Conditioning Ice Packs for Cold Chain

About the course

This self-paced e-learning by OCA will guide medical and logistic staff in learning how to correctly condition ice packs for safe and effective management of vaccines and other cold chain items in MSF projects. It is aimed at all staff who use Ice Packs or are involved in vaccine storage and administration. The activities are in English. 

Target audience 

This course is for all medical and supply logistical staff from IRFFG L4 upwards involved in vaccine storage, distribution or administration. Line Managers of these staff at L8 and L10 would also benefit from taking this course to support them in the technical supervision of their staff undertaking cold chain management. 

Duration

This short e-learning should take approximately 15 mins to complete.

Learning objectives 

By the end of this e-learning you should feel able to
  • Value why correct conditioning of ice packs is an essential step in the good distribution process of cold chain items. 
  • Differentiate between a badly conditioned icepack and a well-conditioned ice pack 
  • Identify how best to condition icepacks in your context and workplace 
  • Demonstrate to your colleagues the process of ice pack conditioning and explain why it is important for good patient care 
  • Good quality cold chain
  • Ice pack conditioning 
  • How to condition ice packs 
  • The Do's and Don'ts of ice pack conditioning 

Methodology 

Reading, interactive images, video, quiz Evaluation No assessment 

Certification 

After completion of this course learners will receive a Badge 

Release & update 

This course was released in November 2024 OC 

Validation 

This course is validated for use by all OCs