INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE

Overview:

Promotinghealthinalowresourceand/orcross-culturalsettingpresents specialchallenges,andrequiresparticularskills.Thiscomprehensivecourse enhances expertise in diseases of poverty, low-resource HIV medicine, maternal-newborn health, clinical skills for low-resource settings, internationalpublichealth,cross-culturalskills,disastermanagement,low- resourcehealthleadership,andhealthcareeducation.

Competency Objectives:

At the completion of the INMED Professional Certificate Course in InternationalMedicine&PublicHealthlearnerswillbeabletodemonstrate using case-studies andsimulation:

•       Management&preventionoftheleadingdiseasesofpoverty

•       Management&preventionofHIVinfection

•       Careforthehealthofpregnantwomenandnewborns

•       Proficiencyinclinicalskillsusefulinlow-resourcesettings

•      Skillincommunity-widehealthpromotionanddeath/disability prevention

•       Culturally appropriatehealthcare

•       Proficiency in disaster mitigation andresponse

•       Designandimplementationofteam-leadhealthcareinterventions

•       Transfer of healthcare skills to other personnel Timeframes:

This Professional Certificate Course includes 8 weeks of structured learning and assignments due each Sunday night. Each week includes a required virtual class with the faculty for discussions, simulations, case studies and final exams. This weekly required virtual class may last up to 120 minutes.

Academic Credit:

Completionofthiscourserequirementsearnstencredithoursofacademic credit.

Admissions Requirements:

•      CurrentlyenrolledinMedical;Pharmacy;Dental;PhysicianAssistant program(or)

•      ActiveMD/DO;PharmD;DDS;orPAclinicallicensethatisingood standing

Computing Requirements:

Thefollowingaretheminimumcomputingrequirementsforparticipating this course. Students must have ready access to and be functionally proficientwith:

•      Apersonalcomputerwithanup-to-dateoperatingsystemandample memory for downloads. A rectangular monitor (desktop or tablet) is highlypreferableforcoursenavigation.

•      Awebbrowser,preferablythemostup-to-dateversionofChrome, InternetExplorer,Firefox,orSafari

•      ApplicationscapableofopeningandeditingMicrosoftWord documentsandofviewingPDFs

•       An Internet connection, preferably highspeed

•       CapabilityofviewingYouTubeandVimeovideos EducationMethods:

Learnerswillachievethecoursecompetencyobjectivesthroughthe following educationalcomponents:

•       Interactiveonlinepresentationsbyexpertprofessionals

•       Case studies providinganalysis

•       Groupdiscussions

•       Projects for exploring personal application

•       Skillstationstodeveloptechnicalfacility ReferenceTexts:

INMED International Medicine & Public Health

Author: Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH

Publisher: Institute for International Medicine, 2012 400 pages

Weekly Assignments:

Required weekly virtual class with course faculty for up to 120 minutes to discuss assigned lessons, chapters, articles, forum discussions andquestions.

Wednesdays at 7pm Central Standard Time https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86420551548?pwd=VW5HOG80VGhpdVZUMFcyb0pPVms0QT09Passcode: INMED

Clinical Health Week One: Diseases of Poverty, Part One Oct 18-24

Learning Content:

LessonOne:IntroductiontoDiseasesof Poverty Lesson Two: Malnutrition

Lesson Three: Enteric Infections Lesson Four: Viral Diseases Lesson Five: Malaria

Lesson Six: Syndrome Management

Virtual Classroom Content:

Fighting the Diseases of Poverty Discussion

F-100            FormulationExercise.Gatherthefollowingsuppliesinadvance:

•       Brown or whiter sugar 100 ml (75 gm)

•       Full-cream(whole)cow’smilk850ml

•       Vegetableoil20ml(20g)

•       Mixing bowl oneliter

•       Measuringcup

•       Spoon formixing

•       Drinkingcup

•       Towel for cleaningspills

Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, on Sunday:

•       ParticipateintheINMEDDiseasesofPovertycontent,Lessons1-6

•       Read AssignedArticles

•       Complete the Discussion BoardAssignments

•       CompleteSyndromeManagementProtocolDevelopmentExercise#1

Clinical Health Week Two: Diseases of Poverty, Part Two Oct 25-31

Learning Content:

Lesson Seven: Tuberculosis Lesson Eight: Bacterial Infections Lesson Nine: Protozoal Diseases

Lesson Ten: Intestinal Helminth Infections Lesson Eleven: Tissue Helminth Infections Lesson Twelve: Chronic Non-Infectious Diseases

Virtual Classroom Content:

Tropical Medicine Case Studies Surgical

Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, on Sunday:

•      ParticipateintheINMEDDiseasesofPovertycontent,Lessons7-12, andcompletethePost-Testforthissubject

•       Read AssignedArticles

•       Complete the Discussion BoardAssignments

•       CompleteSyndromeManagementProtocolDevelopmentExercise#2

Clinical Health Week Three: Low-Resource HIV Medicine Nov 1-7

Learning Content:

LessonOne:IntroductiontotheHIV/AIDSEpidemic Lesson Two: Prevention of HIVInfection

LessonThree:MothertoChildTransmission(MTCT)Prevention Lesson Four: Treatment of HIVInfection

Lesson Five: HIV-Related Opportunistic Diseases Lesson Six: Children & HIV
Infection

Virtual Classroom Content:

Tropical Medicine Case Studies Non-Surgical Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, on Sunday:

•      ParticipateintheINMEDInternationalHIVMedicinecontent,and completethePost-Testforthissubject

•       Read AssignedArticles

•       Complete the Discussion BoardAssignments

•       CompleteyourresponsestotheInternationalHIVExercise

Clinical Health Week Four: Maternal-Newborn Health Nov 8-14

Learning Content:

Lesson One: Surviving Motherhood Lesson Two: Pre & Post Natal Care Lesson Three: Pregnancy Complications

LessonFour:PressingWomen'sDisabilityIssues Lesson Five: Newborn CareOverview

Lesson Six: Healthy Newborn

Lesson Seven: Newborn Problems and Management Lesson Eight: Maternal Newborn Future Vision

Virtual Classroom Content:

High-Risk Low-Resource Maternal Care Presentation Helping Babies Breathe Discussion & Skills Demonstration International Medicine Exam Review

Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, on Sunday:

•       ParticipateintheINMEDMaternal-Newborncontent

•       Read AssignedArticles

•       Complete the Discussion BoardAssignments

•      Completethepost-partumMaternalPostpartumCareandNewborn CareExercise

Public Health Week One: International Public Health Nov 15-21

Learning Content:

LessonOne:IntroductiontoInternationalPublicHealth LessonTwo:HealthandSocialContext

Lesson Three: Strategy for Health

Lesson Four: Effective Health Promotion

Lesson Five: Effective Disease and Injury Intervention

Virtual Classroom Content:

From Rescue to Resilience Discussion

Oral Rehydration Formulation Exercise. Gather the following supplies in advance:

•       1 liter of drinkingwater:

•       Sugar-6levelteaspoons(30ml)

•       Salt-1/2levelteaspoon(2.5ml)

•       Mixing bowl oneliter

•       Measuringcup

•       Spoon formixing

•       Drinkingcup

•       Towel for cleaning spills International Clinical Health FinalExam

Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, on Sunday:

•      ParticipateintheINMEDInternationalPublicHealthcontentand completethePost-Testforthissubject

•       Read AssignedArticles

•       Complete the Discussion BoardAssignments

•       CompletethePersonalHealthRiskAssessmentExercise

PublicHealthWeekTwo:Cross-CulturalSkills,ANDDisasterManagementNov 22-28

Learning Content:

Lesson One: Relevance of Cultures LessonTwo:BasicCross-CulturalSkills

Lesson Three: Healthcare Cross-Cultural Skills Lesson Four: International Cross-CulturalSkills and

Lesson One: Introduction to Disaster Management Lesson Two: Disaster Mitigation

LessonThree:DisasterPreparedness Lesson Four: Disaster Response Lesson Five: DisasterRecovery

Virtual Classroom Content: Cross-Cultural Skills Session

Disaster Management Skills Stations

Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, Sunday:

•      Participate in the INMED Cross-Cultural Skills and Disaster ManagementcontentandcompletethePost-Testforthesesubjects

•       Read AssignedArticles

•       Complete the Discussion BoardAssignments

•       CompletetheselectedCross-CulturalHealthCasesExercise

•       CompletetheCompletethePersonalDisasterPreparednessExercise

Public Health Week Three: Health Leadership Nov 29-Dec 5

Learning Content:

LessonOne:IntroductiontoInternationalHealthLeadership LessonTwo:StrategyforHealth

Lesson Three: Major International Health Initiatives Lesson Four: How to Lead A Health System

Virtual Classroom Content:

Community Health Survey Exercise

Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, Sunday:

•      ParticipateintheINMEDHealthLeadershipcontentandcompletethe Post-Tests for thissubject

•       Read AssignedArticles

•       Complete the Discussion BoardAssignments

•      CompletetheselectedInternationalHealthLeadershipCases Exercises

Public Health Week Four: Health Profession Education Dec 6-12

Learning Content:

Lesson One: Skill Transfer and Empowerment Lesson Two: EffectiveLearning

Lesson Three: Effective Teaching Lesson Four: Feedback and Evaluation Lesson Five: Instructional Design

Virtual Classroom Content:

Launching Your International Healthcare Career Discussion Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, Sunday:

•      ParticipateintheINMEDHealthcareEducationcontentandcomplete thePost-Testforthissubject

•       Read AssignedArticles

•       Complete the Discussion BoardAssignments

•       Complete the Competency Objectives Composition Exercise FinalExam:

AlllearnerswilllogintogetherfortheInternationalPublicHealthFinalExam ontheassigneddateandtime,forupto120minutes.TheofficeClassPhoto will proceed the FinalExam.