Day 5
There is so much to write and explain about our project in Addis Ababa. There are many groups working together: The Asociation of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI), CDC-Atlanta, CDC-Ethiopia, The Clinton Foundation, and American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP). Our training site is at EHNRI. For this training participants had to submit an application, have earned at least their first degree (in Medical Technology) and have several years of experience working in a laboratory. Our participants are extremely qualified. This training is referred to as a TOT, or the Training of Trainers; we (the ASCP consultants) present material to the participants and in turn, they will each return to their respective labs and train other laboratorians.
There are, however, problems or gaps in resources and necessary supplies to run and report lab results. The Lab System is working to improve the courier system to allow transport of patient specimens in a timely manner to labs for analysis. Prior to this training, all lab analysis was done using manual methods and all reporting was by transcribing results onto blank peices of paper with the patient's identifying information. Most labs in Ethiopia are now receiving an automated hematology and clinical chemistry instrument. Our training includes actual hands-on training on the new instruments and discussion of the principles behind the automation.
I have had trouble getting online to share information due to fluctations in electricity and internet connections. This morning seems to be a good time?
There are, however, problems or gaps in resources and necessary supplies to run and report lab results. The Lab System is working to improve the courier system to allow transport of patient specimens in a timely manner to labs for analysis. Prior to this training, all lab analysis was done using manual methods and all reporting was by transcribing results onto blank peices of paper with the patient's identifying information. Most labs in Ethiopia are now receiving an automated hematology and clinical chemistry instrument. Our training includes actual hands-on training on the new instruments and discussion of the principles behind the automation.
I have had trouble getting online to share information due to fluctations in electricity and internet connections. This morning seems to be a good time?
posted by medtechtravel | 10:36 PM
6 Comments:
You are part of a elite group and have an wonderful opportunity to train others. Automation and improvement in transportation will surely reduce the time to get results and benefit professionals and patients.
It is great to hear that ya'll are making progress. I'm glad to hear that you have the opportunity to train other people and are able to pass on your knowledge. It sounds like a truly fulfilling experience.
It is great to hear that ya'll are making progress. I'm glad to hear that you have the opportunity to train other people and are able to pass on your knowledge. It sounds like a truly fulfilling experience.
Lyndsey,
I am part of the Clinical Chemistry Training Team. Specifically, I am teaching how to set up a quality control program, how to record their control results, and then how to statistically evaluate if their controls are within acceptable range- ie...mean, Std. Dev, mode, median, % C.V.. We also are teaching them how to evaluate their patient results and how to decide if an error is pre-analytical, analytical, or post-analytical. Another lesson concerned changing mg/dL to mmol/L and how to construct a concentration/ABS curve and determine slope and Y-intercept values.
JADA said...
It sounds like your having lots of fun teaching. I know they others will learn lots of things from you because your very good at what you do. they couldn't have picked a better instructor. Don't forget to take lots of pictures. You probably have to show me pictures because you are using some medical terms that are WAY over my head.!!!!! Have fun. And be cautious and careful.
JADA I posted my comment on the wrong picture Sorry.
1:51 PM
It sounds like were really lucky to have technology and money in America. It sucks that people in other places are alot worse off than we are
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