Early Childhood Health Care Management

Background and Rational

The period of early six year after birth is important to develop children’s quality of future life.  Their growth and development are rapidly progress include physical, cognitive, emotional, social and moral.  The progress will be optimized under effective early childhood health care management that required nurses and health personnel with ample background knowledge of child development, management and community collaboration.

Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing Prince of Songkla University with support from the Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs is aware of the importance of the early childhood health care management and knowledge transferring to developing countries.  The training program on the childhood health care management was developed.  The knowledge will be strengthening health personnel capability to care and promote early childhood health. The final outcome of providing effective management for early childhood health care will be a better quality of life of young children who will become desirable manpower in each nation in the future, and therefore serve the needs of the governmental sector.

Duration:                                   March 4 - 30, 2013

Closing Date for Application:         December 10, 2012

Number of Participants:              17 persons

Invited Countries:

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, China, CARICOM Member Countries, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, FEALAC Member Countries, Gabon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, OAS Member Countries, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, PIF Member Countries (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Cook Island, Solomon Island, Marshall Island, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu), Republic of Seychelles, Senegal, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Vietnam, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia and Thailand

Qualification:

Participants for this course should:

• be nominated by their respective government;
• not be over fifty (50) years old at the day of application;
• be educated equivalent to bachelor degree of university or technical college;

• have at least two (2) years of profession experience in nursing, public health, and relevant areas;
• adequate proficiency in English speaking, reading, and writing;
• be in good health both physically and mentally, and should have a health certificate provided by an authorized physician.  This form must be attached together with the Nomination Form. Pregnancy is regarded as a disqualifying condition for participation in the course.

Objectives:

·  On completion of this course, the participants will be able to: increase knowledge and experience relating to early childhood health care   management;

·  gain more skills in early childhood health care management;

·  propose a project relating to early childhood health care management for their countries;

·  exchange their knowledge and experience, and establish their early childhood health care networks in Asian, African and Pacific Island countries.

Course design:

This is a 4-week training program designed for professional nurses, registered nurses, public health officers, or officers in relevant areas.  Classroom lecture and discussion, self reflection and group reflection, individual and group assignments are training activities used to gain basic theoretical knowledge and experience on early childhood growth and development and childhood health care management from facilitation of the instructors.  Case studies and project proposals based on field trips observation are used to enhance experiential training.

Course Contents:

1. Lectures

      1) Current situation of early childhood health.

      2) Concept of early child care management

      3) Strategic planning for early child health care

      4) Ecological system theory

      5) Partnership in early childhood health care system and management

      6) Community participation in early childhood health care

      7) Family participation in early childhood health care

      8) Writing a project proposal

      9) Roles of pediatric nurse in early childhood health care

       10) Early child growth and development

      11) Early childhood health care management in primary setting

      12) Child day-care health management

      13) Development a project proposal relating to early childhood health care management for each country.

        2. Study Trips/ Field trips

      Participants are assigned to

·       Observe for early childhood health care management in child care centers run by multi sector organization.

·       Identify problems and give appropriate suggestions for better management in given localities based on situation analysis.

·       Case study report and presentation as a group work.

        3. Advance Assignments

·       Country Report

           All participants are requested to prepare their country report regarding to introduction, general information of the country (e.g., geographical status of the country, climate, population, official language, social, educational and economic conditions, Per-capita income, environmental situation, etc.), historical background of the participant related to the training course, health policy relating to early childhood health care management in their own setting.  The report should be presented by slide power point or other audio-visual aids for 10-15 minutes.  It should be typed and submitted to the Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing on the first day of the program.

        4. Closing Ceremony

        To present their culture, all participants are requested to bring their national costume as well as to show one cultural performance (e.g., national dance, sing a song, etc.) for closing ceremony.

Venue:

        1. Place of Organization

             Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing

             Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand

        2. Accommodation

            Hotel in Hat Yai, Songkla, Thailand

Expected Results:

After completion of the training, all participants will be more knowledgable and gain more experiences from classroom learning, group working, and experiential training.

Evaluation:

          -  Examination

          -  Discussion

          -  Report

Institution:   

The course will be conducted by:

Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing,

Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand

Contact Person

          1. Asst. Prof. Dr. Rachtawon Orapiriyakul

          2. Dr. Kullatat Hongchayangkool

          Telephone: 66-74-286506

          Facsimile: 66-74-286421

          E-mail: [email protected]

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