Objectives:
1. To strengthen the capacity of participating national programs in implementation of TBIC, to prioritize effective TB-IC measures, and to develop TB-IC plans for national, subnational and health facility levels based on a situational analysis and facility risk assessment
2. To provide the participants with the necessary knowledge on how to do a TB-IC assessment at facility level and TB-IC situation analysis at program level
Expected outcomes:
1. Participants have the necessary technical and programmatic knowledge and skills of TBIC to:
a. conduct TB-IC country situation analysis,
b. lead the process of finalizing and implementing national TB-IC strategic plans in their countries.
2. Participants have the necessary knowledge to:
a. Conduct the health facility TB-IC assessment
b. Implement the package of infection control interventions in health care settings
3. Participants can list the components of the national TB-IC Policy
Target participant:
- Key staff involved in Infection control policy development and implementation, national Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) trainers, or other specific professionals (e.g. hospital engineers, program staffs), recognized or potential trainers in TB or general IPC.
- Ministry of Health staff and representatives of partners providing support to the National Tuberculosis Control Program (in particular trainers, engineers or architects) for the implementation of TB control activities.
The participants shall meet the following criteria :
- Have not attended a similar course in the past three years;
- Involved in the implementation or support of TB or general IPC training programs;
- Are working in the national department of the Ministry of Health that coordinates and leads infection control policies and strategies in health facilities, or in the National TB or HIV/AIDS program, or in a non-governmental organization that is actively collaborating in national programs;
- Have sufficient mandate and competency to actively participate in current and new training program activities and its implementation in close collaboration with other partners.
The Ministry of Health of countries may be consulted on the selection process to ensure the participant have the necessary mandate in development and implementation of TB-IC strategic plans.
Participants will be encouraged to read the basic materials before departure and bring along data and information which will be requested from them.
Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Language: English
HOW TO ATTEND?
o The application form in English can be found on the website at http://tbcta.med-gmu.org.
In addition, this course requires applicants to provide curriculum vitae, a scanned of passport, and a letter of recommendation from supervisor.
o Workshop fee is 1000 Euros per person which includes course materials, faculty fees, lodging, breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks during the course. The fee should be installed by May 18, 2010 at the latest.
o Send your application package to: yudhistia.hs@gmail.com with a copy to sealvy_kris@yahoo.com
o Applications may also be faxed or mailed to:
The TBCTA ReTraC Asia Secretariat:
Research & Collaboration Unit, Centre for Tropical Medicine 2nd Floor
Gedung PAU - UGM, Jl. Teknika Utara, Barek, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia
Fax: (+62) 274 547147
o Application must be submitted by the deadline: April 27, 2010.
o Selection will be made based on the suitability of applicant teams
o Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements, including visa application.
o It is strongly recommended that participants take out adequate medical, travel and personal insurance prior to commencement of travel.
TBCTA ReTraC Asia have received funding from TB-CAP to sponsor a limited number of teams from the Asian region. Others are welcome with own funding sources.
Where will this course be organized?
The Special Region of Yogyakarta, one of the smallest provinces in Indonesia, has been widely known as a center of Javanese culture as well as a center of learning. Its designation as a center of learning is marked by the existence of 120 state and private tertiary educational institutions, with a student population of over 300,000. Yogyakarta is a city with outstanding historical and cultural heritage with numerous thousand-year-old temples as inheritance of the great ancient kingdom, such as Borobudur temple. Besides the cultural heritage, Yogyakarta has beautiful natural panorama. These major attractions are situated on Yogyakarta’s doorstep, comfortably accessible by day tours.
TBCTA Regional Training Centre (ReTraC) Asia
The Faculty of Medicine Universitas Gadjah Mada (FM UGM) is an internationally top-ranked academic institution in medicine and health sciences with considerable expertise and experience in training, research and consulting in TB control. Following a request of applications in May, 2007, FM UGM in Yogyakarta, Indonesia has been selected as regional training centre for TB control in Asia by the The Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance (TBCTA) - a coalition of the major international organizations in TB control. The aim of this TBCTA Regional Training Centre (ReTrac) Asia is to deliver high-quality trainings in support of national, regional and global plan to stop TB 2006-2015. The target group for these trainings are middle level managers and upper level managers.
Further Information
Further information can be found on TBCTA ReTraC Asia website at: http://tbcta.med-gmu.org/
Contact person:
Yudhistia Hertati Sudibya
Email: yudhistia.hs@gmail.com
Sealvy Kristianingsih
Email: sealvy_kris@yahoo.com
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Telephone/Fax +62 274 547147
