Human resources development in the integrated disease surveillance

project

IDSP training module for state and district surveillance officers

Module 13

Learning objectives

• List different types of training planned • Describe the people involved as trainers • List the quality assurance activities• Describe the induction trainings

Types Duration Site of training Curricula of different types Time line

Principles for human resources development in the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project

• No additional staff to be employed• Existing personnel will be provided

training • Training will be provided locally • Public private partnership • Quality assurance process in the

training of the trainers process

Categories of trainees

I. State and district surveillance teamsII. Medical officersIII. Clinical medical officersIV. Sub-block staffV. State and district level laboratory staffVI. Laboratory staff at sub district levelVII. Data entry operatorsVIII.Statisticians at district and state level

Level 1 trainers

• National network of training Institutions• Selected on the basis of definite criteria• Responsibility for training state and

district surveillance teams • Coordination by the central surveillance

unit functioning under the ministry of health and family welfare

Level 2 trainers

• Members of the district and state surveillance team

• Trained by the level 1 trainers• Primary responsibility of training

District personnel Sub-district personnel

Level 3 trainers

• Block medical officers • Will train the sub block staff

Induction training courses

1. State and district teams (The trainers)2. Medical officers - Primary efferent arms

• PHC / CHC / Urban Health services / Medical colleges

3. Medical officers - Important afferent arms• Private sector

4. Peripheral workers 5. Microbiologists and technicians - State and

district 6. Laboratory technicians at sub district level 7. Data entry operators - State/ district/ sub district8. Data managers - District and State

Course 1 for state and district teams

• Overview and introduction to surveillance• Basic epidemiology pertaining to surveillance• Collection and transmission of data• Laboratory• Analysis of data• Response to outbreaks• Supervision, monitoring and evaluation• Feedback• Training• Inter-sectoral collaboration

Course 2 for medical officers in primary and community health

centres • Introduction to surveillance• Collection and transmission of data• Laboratory• Basics of analysis and interpretation of

data• Response to outbreaks• Supervision, monitoring and evaluation

Course 3 for other medical officers

• Introduction to surveillance• Collection and transmission of data• Basics of laboratory confirmation

Course 4 for health workers

• Introduction to surveillance• Syndrome description• Filling up forms• Transmission of data• Collection of specimen• Biosafety• Basic response to outbreaks

Course 5 for state and district laboratories

• Introduction to surveillance• Hands on training on diagnosis of

specific diseases Culture Sensitivity Serology

• Quality assurance• Biosafety

Course 6 for laboratory assistants

• Introduction to surveillance• Testing for specific techniques

Sputums for acid-alcohol fast bacilli Malaria smears Typhi-dot test

• Biosafety

Course 7 for data entry operators

• Introduction to surveillance• Data entry

Course 8 for data managers

• Introduction to surveillance• Extracting data from computers• Analysis of data

Location and duration of the training

Target audience Site Duration

1. Trainers Region / state 6 days

2. Medical officers

District headquarters 3 days

3. Other officers District headquarters 1 day

4. Health workers

Community health centre 2 days

5. Microbiologists

Region / state 6 days

6. Lab assistants District headquarters 3 days

7. Data operators

District headquarters 2 days

8. Data managers

Region / state 3 days

Quality assurance through mixed model series and parallel mode

• 25% faculty for health worker training at the sub-district level will be from state and district surveillance team (2 levels higher)

• 25% of the faculty for district level training will be from the selected national institutes of training

• Independent external evaluation • Continued funding for training

determined for institutions and groups

Points to remember (1/2)

• 112,000 personnel of different category will need to be provided training during the induction phase Phased approach allowing completion in 3-6

months for nine states in first phase

• Most of the personnel will be trained for performing tasks at the sub-district and district levels in 2-3 days

Points to remember (2/2)

• Quality assurance: Mixed model of series Parallel system where core trainers are represented

in the lower order training sessions Random external evaluation and feed back

• Retraining and continuous medical education is provided through: On-the-job supervision and training Web based training – credit system Regular refresher training Annual peer interaction - continuous medical

education