Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness Part 2
Topic outline
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Assessment of HIV Infection in Infants and Children
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Testing infants and children for HIV
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Positive HIV test
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Commonly occurring infections in HIV-infected children
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Pneumonia
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Ear discharge
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Malnutrition
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Oral thrush
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Parotoid enlargement
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Lymph node enlargement
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Confirmed symptomatic HIV infection
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Confirmed HIV infection
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Suspected symptomatic HIV infection
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Possible HIV infection
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HIV infection unlikely
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Treating the child with HIV infection
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Give cotrimoxazole prophylaxis
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Initiation of prophylaxis
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Cessation of prophylaxis
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Counsel the mother about HIV testing
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Counselling the mother of a child with confirmed/suspected symptomatic HIV infection
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Infant and Young Child Feeding
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Assessing feeding problems
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Assessing breastfeeding
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Improving positioning and attachment
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Classify feeding
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Feeding problems or low weight (underweight)
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No feeding problems
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Infant and Young Child Feeding Recommendations
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Recommendations for infants up to six months old
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Advantages of breastmilk
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Recommendations for infants from six to 12 months
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Recommendation for children from 12 months to two years
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Recommendations for children aged two years and older
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Feeding recommendations when a mother is HIV-positive
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Assess the child's feeding
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Identify feeding problems
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Immunization and Related Interventions
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The Expanded Programme of Immunization
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Vaccines covered under EPI and their schedule of administration
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How to check for immunization status
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Contraindications to vaccine administration
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Recording the child’s immunization status
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Vitamin A
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Deworming
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Ear Problems and Other Common Childhood Infections
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Ear problems
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Assessing ear problems
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Classify and treat ear problems
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Follow-up care for ear problems
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Throat problems
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Assess for throat problems
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Classify for throat problems
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Follow-up care for eye infection
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Bacterial skin infections
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Assess skin infections
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Classify and treat skin infections
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Counselling Mothers
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Using good communication skills
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Teaching the mother how to treat a child
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Checking the mother’s understanding
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Asking checking questions
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Demonstrate how to measure a dose
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Check the mother’s understanding before she leaves the health facilty
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Teach the mother how to treat local infections at home
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Dry a discharge from the ear by wicking
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Treat mouth ulcers with gentian violet
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Advise the mother to increase fluid during the child’s illness
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Advise the mother when to return to see a health worker
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Immediate return visits
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Next ‘well child’ visit
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Synthesis of IMNCI for a Sick Child up to Five Years: Assess and Classify
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Integrated case management process
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Selecting the appropriate case management charts
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Assess and Classify chart
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Treat the child
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Give follow-up care
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The sick young infant from birth up to 2 months
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Steps of immediate newborn care
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Assess and classify the sick young infant
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Malnutrition and anaemia
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How to assess for malnutrition and anaemia
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How to classify nutritional status and anaemia
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Immunization status
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Other problems
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Synthesis of IMNCI for Children up to Five years: Treatment and Follow-up Care
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Identifying treatment priorities
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How to determine if the sick young infant needs urgent referral
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Identify urgent pre-referral treatment
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When to return immediately
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The types of treatment