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Background

When KHI was created, it had among other things the mission to ensure continuing education for health professionals.
It is within this context that KHI established the Continuing Education Centre (CEFOCK).
The CEFOCK exists since March 2001.

Mission

The CEFOCK has the mission to contribute to the improvementof health services in Rwanda through:
1. the continuing training of health professionals (nurses and paramedicals),
2.  the development of professional competences; the aim  is the promotion of the well being of Rwandan people.

OBJECTIVES

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

◘ To identify the  training needs in health  area.
◘  To plan  annual training and semester operational plan.
◘ To  Elaborate the modules and  training programs according  to the user’s needs.
◘  to organize and to implement the training of  trainers.

STRATEGIES
◘  To have a plan of action according to national needs in health domain.
◘  To have the updated  data base of training needs.
 ◘ To promote partnership with  MINISANTE , MINEDUC  and other  national and international potential partners.

◘  To elaborate the appropriate  modules according to the real needs and update the existing ones.
◘ To adapt the trainings in the context of entreprise  and the participants’s background skills and  needs.
 ◘To organize training taillor-made and right up to date.
◘ To promote operational research in health domain.

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TEACHING  APPROACH

  • Resort to the active methods involving the participation of all the actors
  • Training  based on the andragogic methods (interactive methods adapted to the concern of the learning adults)
  • Brainstorming
  • Co-animation
  • Talk-debate
  • Study of the concrete cases
  • Simulation or role play
  • Experience sharing
  • Visit on field
  • The regular presence of the students is necessary to allow the debates, work in group and the concentration with personal work

Achievement

◘   Survey on the identification of training needs in 10 health sciences schools (nursing schools) (Kilinda, Kibogora, Kigeme, Kabgayi, Byumba, Groupe Scolaire St André, Groupe Scolaire Butare, Rwamagana, Ruhengeri, Gisenyi)
◘National survey: Needs assessment for the training of paramedicals in Rwanda

◘    Prepared modules :

  • Foundation courses and medical semiology
  • Introduction to Pedagogy and Teaching Methodology
  • Quality assurance
  •  Pediatric nursing care
  • Nursing care in Medical and Surgical Pathology
  • Nursing care in gynaecology and obstetrics
  • Clinical Training Supervision
  • Health  Management
  • Health and Reproduction
  • Ethics and Medical Deontology
  • Médical Psychology
  • Intensive Care and Resuscitation
  •  HIV-AIDS
  • Sexual and reproductive health of the young people and Adolescents.
  • Modules of Management of health establishments.
  • Module on  HIV and AIDS.
  • Quality assurance revised.
  •  Andragogy.
  • Infectious and tropical pathology.
  •  Bio-statistical methods , epidemiology and operational research in medicine and public health.
  • Adaptation of module on diagnostic technics of laboratory in Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV - AIDS

◘ Organization of seminars for various groups (supervisors of clinical training for nurses, final year students, district officials, …)
◘ Training of trainers in the area of behavioral change in the context of the fight against AIDS