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ICOM – Training Malaria Trainers (TMT) Standing Committee on Public Health

Global Vision… … Local Action!. ICOM – Training Malaria Trainers (TMT) Standing Committee on Public Health International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations www.ifmsa.org March 6 2006, Pucon, Chile. The Project. IFMSA Campaign on Malaria (ICOM) – Training Malaria Trainers (TMT)

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ICOM – Training Malaria Trainers (TMT) Standing Committee on Public Health

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  1. Global Vision… … Local Action! ICOM – Training Malaria Trainers (TMT) Standing Committee on Public Health International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations www.ifmsa.org March 6 2006, Pucon, Chile

  2. The Project • IFMSA Campaign on Malaria (ICOM) – Training Malaria Trainers (TMT) • IFMSA AM 2006, Serbia, pre-GA workshop • International Organising Committee

  3. Facts and Figures • 2.3 billion people at risk • 300 million cases • 2.7 million deaths • Africa, Asia, Americas • Importance in MDGs

  4. Contact Details Organisation • International Coordinators • External Affairs and Partnerships (Ayodeji Adewunmi, Hanne Heggland) • Internal Affairs (Valerie Cote) • Director Human Resources • IFMSA Committees (Mari Sipila) • Medical Students Worldwide/Training Director • Director Finances • Director Projects (Reza Nosrani) • Director Communications • Official Publications (Jenny, UK) • Webmaster (Florian Stigler)

  5. Executive Summary • Hold a Training Malaria Trainers Workshop at the pre-GA in Serbia • Speakers, trainers, panel discussion, interactive sessiosn, lectures on malaria • Expand the ICOM network in order to ultimately train on malaria all medical students worldwide going to endemic countries

  6. Introduction • August 2001, Denmark : IFMSA Policy Paper on Malaria is drafted on the occasion of the 50th General Assembly • October 2003 : IFMSA Campaign on Malaria is born • March 2004, Venezuela : Blueprints of the Campaign are laid at the March Meeting following discussions of a small working group on malaria • December 2004, Ghana : First African Regional Training on Malaria takes place at the African Medical Students’ Training Congress • July 2005, Egypt : First International Workshop on Malaria takes place and permanent working teams are defined to lead the campaign • February 2006, Santiago, Chile : Second International Workshop on Malaria

  7. Introduction • Clinical exchanges : • Medical students are often ill-prepared for their electives abroad in endemic countries • Goal : Empower students with clinical skills and teaching methods to make a difference in the communities visited • Result : A worldwide network of students tackling down malaria

  8. Organise a “Training New Trainers” Type of Workshop on Malaria as a pre-GA, Serbia, August 2006 NMO Delegates attending pre-GA on malaria Going back to their countries, organising malaria training in national meetings Local officers bringing back malaria knowledge and material to their universities Organisation of a mandatory training session on malaria (Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, educational tools) REACHING THOUSANDS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS WORLDWIDE… AND HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITIES

  9. Introduction • Vision: A world with efficient malaria control • Mission: Make medical students worldwide active participants in achieving efficient malaria control • Goals: • 1) Educate medical students worldwide about malaria • 2) Equip medical students worldwide with skills to become active participants in achieving effective malaria control

  10. Proposed Schedule Day 1: Introduction to the ICOM TMT Pre-GA History of Malaria Motivation, guest speakers Day 2: Icebreaker (playing with equipment, i.e. mosquito nets) Lecture on Microbiology and transmission of Malaria Lecture on research by an external speaker Break Lecture on campaigns Lecture on the economics of Malaria Panel discussion (SC)

  11. Proposed Schedule Day 3: Icebreaker TMT: Gaining training skills through practical exercises Cross cultural lectures Role of national coordinators/TMT trainers (SWG) Presentation of results from SWG´s Day 3/4: Discussion of the future of ICOM Evaluation Comments

  12. Vision • A world with efficient malaria control

  13. Mission • Make medical students worldwide active participants in achieving efficient malaria control

  14. Goal • 1) Educate medical students on malaria and equip them with skills to actively participate in achieving malaria control

  15. Objectives • Arrange a three-day workshop on malaria consisting of lectures, discussion panels, small working groups, and trainings in both presentational skills and in the equipment used in malaria prevention. • Recruit participants to become malaria trainers in the ICOM campaign and setting up similar workshops in their own NMOs. • Timeline: This workshop, called Training Malaria Trainers (TMT) will take place at the pre-GA of the 56th General Assembly of the IFMSA, in Serbia from 28th – 31th July 2006.

  16. Activities • Present ICOM and current projects on malaria prevention. • Lectures on: • Basic microbiology of malaria • Transmission • History • Economics of malaria • Guest speakers on: • In field experience of malaria by MSF or RC • Current research on malaria • Cross cultural lecture by WHO

  17. Activities • Panel discussions between representatives of the Standing Committees of IFMSA. • TMT: Training presentational skills for future trainings on malaria by TNT-team of IFMSA. • Demonstration of equipment used in malaria-control, i.e. insecticide treated nets by WHO • Workgroup on how to enable medical students to convey the message of malaria control to local communities in endemic countries of the world.

  18. Activities • Present participants with written material on malaria and malaria prevention provided by WHO. • Encourage participants to set up a similar workshop in their own NMOs. • Discussion of the future of ICOM. • Evaluation.

  19. Preparations to the TMT • Preparations to the TMT will include gathering informational material (leaflets, books, posters) and equipment used in malaria prevention (insecticide, insecticide treated nets) from WHO. • Creating a CD with the resources used in the TMT: Powerpoint presentations, in-depth material, training-material – to enable participants to set up a similar workshops in their NMOs.

  20. Outcomes • Educated malaria trainers (max 20 from different NMOs). • National coordinators committed to the ICOM-campaign.

  21. Evaluation • Questionnaire at the end of the workshop • Post-workshop meeting for the IOC • Online feedback mechanism for training done at the university level

  22. Finances • WHO / RBM • Fundraising • World Swim

  23. Thank You!

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