About the Course
ABOUT THE COURSE
This course aims to increase your skills to implement nutrition training activities at field level when opening a nutrition programme or when new nutritional activities starts, when new staff are recruited, or as a refresher at any point in a project lifecycle. It will provide you the complete training materials and resources which are well harmonized and aligned with the existing MSF Intersectional Nutritional protocols and guidelines. You will also learn the methodology and guidance on how the trainings should be implemented.
The training will have one part of Training of Trainers based on the use of the Nutrition Field Training Package available in TEMBO and another part about nutrition strategies for helping in the decision-making.
PREREQUISITE:
Before enrolment it is mandatory to do the training: “Basics of a nutrition programme”
HOW TO ENROL
Manual enrolment. Students selected by course coordinator.
CERTIFICATION
No certification awarded.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
Medical and paramedical staff of Emergency Pool and the medical and paramedical staff in stand by waiting for a mission.
DURATION OF THE COURSE
16 hours
This is a 4 days course (4 hours each day) that will take place the 26th, 28th, 29th and 30th of September 2022. From 9:00am to 12:pm (Spain time)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the sessions the participants will be able to:
· Be familiar with the learning tools and packages ready to use that is available (Nutrition Field Training Package)
· Provide training to the MSF clinical staff who will be involved in nutrition programmes in the field.
· Describe the different nutrition strategies and the key elements to support the decision-making.
LIST OF CONTENTS
Overview of the Nutrition Training Package (NTP)
· Introduction to the Nutrition Training Package
· Description and session elements
Interpretation of the anthropometric measurements (S2 NTP)
· Interpretation of the WHZ index, MUAC cut-offs and severity of bilateral oedema;
· Definition and classification of the types of malnutrition according to WHZ, MUAC and/or oedema.
Patient Flow (S6 NTP)
· Steps a patient flow must follow, from arrival until they are admitted (or not) into a nutrition programme
· Description of how sugar water is prepared
Treatment Phases (S11 NTP)
· Phases of nutritional treatment
· Objective of each phases
· Criteria to move from one phase to another
Systematic Medical Treatment in PLW (S17 NTP)
· What is the systematic medical treatment for PLW
· When should the systematic medical treatment for PLW be delivered in a nutrition programme (ITFC, ATFC, TSFP or whichever health facility is delivering their nutritional treatment)
Nutritional Treatment: Breastfeeding & Non-Breastfeeding infants 0-6m (S21 NTP)
· Breastfeeding and supplementary milks used of the nutritional treatment of infants 0-6m in a nutrition programme.
· How to prepare the different types of milk.
· How to administer the milk according to weight and stage of treatment.
Maternal support (S22 NTP)
· Systematic medical treatment for non-malnourished lactating women (Multiple micronutrients, calcium, vaccination) and anaemia management
· Nutrition screening for Lactating Women (LW)
· Counselling and support actions for breastfeeding
Key discharge activities (S27 NTP)
· Information that should be given when a patient is discharged/exits an ATFC or ITFC
· Activities that should be done when a patient is discharged/exits an ATFC or ITFC
Health Promotion (HP) Nutrition products (S32 NTP)
· General HP messages regarding nutrition products in nutrition programmes
· Specific HP messages regarding nutrition products in ATFC
· Specific HP messages regarding nutrition products in ITFC.
Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC) measures for therapeutic milk preparation, distribution and storage (S35 NTP)
· IPC measures in milk station/kitchen: Frequency of cleaning and disinfection, How to clean kitchen utensils, location and characteristics of the area, Hygiene rules during food/milk preparation
· IPC measures during meals including: HP messages for caregivers and patients, e.g. hand hygiene and cleaning of the feeding equipment (cups and spoons)
· IPC measures for food storage conditions including: Organization/storage and temperature requirements.
Nutrition strategies
· Description of the different nutrition strategies and type of nutrition programs in MSF
· Case study Nigeria
METHODOLOGY
This is a syncronic on-line course based on group activities and dynamic Powerpoint presentations. The participants will prepare some of the sessions and will train the rest of the group.
EVALUATION
Non applicable