People are the key in any humanitarian response, and the ability to manage people is vital for the success of any programme.
Date: 15-21 July 2009
Length: 7 Days
Location: Kano Nigeria
Suitable for: Humanitarian personnel, but also applicable to anyone who is in the development or charity sectors. Participants are likely to be in their first managerial role or are managers with some on the job experience but without formal training. All participants are seeking an opportunity to explore managerial theory and access new tools and techniques to fulfil their management role successfully.
Course covers:
This two-day module will give participants an overview of the skills required for managing people in emergencies, and will look at topics such as
the role of a manager
building a team
communication skills
conflict management
human resource issues in an emergency context
This course aims to improve the management of humanitarian assistance programmes by providing the opportunity to identify, develop and share skills.
The location for this course: Kano Nigeria.
Registration will take place at 09.00 hrs and training will begin at 09.30 hrs. Each day will finish at 17.00 hrs.
Course outcomes:
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
Describe the role of the field level manager in humanitarian programmes.
List the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to manage effectively in the context of humanitarian emergencies.
Demonstrate techniques for building and leading teams.
State ways to motivate individuals and maximise their potential.
Demonstrate how to negotiate to achieve a WIN-WIN outcome and how to resolve conflict in teams and between individuals.
List human resource issues that face managers in the field and demonstrate ways to tackle them.
Identify personal strengths and weaknesses in relation to managing in emergencies, and draw up an action plan to manage effectively.
Cost:
The fees include all training and training materials, morning and afternoon breaks and lunch on each day. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel to and from the venue, and accommodation if required.
Fees
$ 210
Event: Ultrasound & HIV/AIDS Diagnosis
Date: 9-11 July 2009
Venue: AHRO Continental office
Details to follow
Event: Imaging for Non-trauma & Imaging for Trauma
Date: 12-19 July 2009
Course Description: These 2 modules are aimed at enhancing the knowledge of radiographic anatomy including common normal variants and a range of traumatic or non-traumatic processes which affect the musculo-skeletal system.
Emphasis on image appearances
Techniques utilized to obtain the skeletal images explored
Overview of trauma or non-trauma pathologies
Who can attend?
The course is suitable for health care professional working with radiographic images.
Course Fee: $200 per each module.
For further information or to apply, please contact: Caudelia-Hudson Odoi, Events Administrator, Africa Health Research Organization PO Box NT31 Accra New Town
Event: Hypertension for Nurses
Venue: British Council, Kano Nigeria
Date: 20th August, 2009
Course Description: An update on the importance of high blood pressure, its causes and prevention. Topic will include investigation, treatment with and without drugs, treatment of different condition and cardiovascular risk factors.
Fees: $50 (including coffee & lunch)
Event: Update on HIV/AIDS
Coordinator: DR. ABUBAKAR YARO
Partners: ICEHA (UK)
Dates: December, every year (7-11, 2009)
Venue: AHRO Continental Office, Accra Ghana
Overview:
The annual HIV/AIDS update in Sub Saharan Africa will be held in Accra, Ghana and it promises to be an exciting and very informative event which will provide essential updates on the latest developments in the area of HIV pathogenesis, diagnosis, pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral agents and management as well as prevention.
Objective
After the event, participants should be able to:
Discuss the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Sub Saharan Africa
Discuss the modes of transmission of HIV and list methods of prevention and transmission
Discuss and Review clinical management of HIV/AIDS
Review important aspects of recently approved ART agents
Discuss the interaction, contraindication and side effects of the classes of drugs used in HIV/AIDS.
Discuss how best to treat people living with HIV.
Discuss current issues and future trends in the Global HIV epidemic
Discuss new ideas on how to overcome barriers in HIV managements
Discuss management of specific co-infections in HIV infected patients such as TB, Malaria, etc.
Discuss management of HIV in pregnant HIV positive women
Who can attend?
Physicians, Scientists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Social Workers and other clinical decision makers.
Fees:
$200.
The fees include all training and training materials, morning and afternoon breaks and lunch on each day. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel to and from the venue, and accommodation if required.
Events: Training in Clinical Research
Partners: Vienna Clinical Research Institute, Austria.
Details: Coming up soon
Future Courses:
Communicable Disease Control
Research Methods
Diagnostic Tests
Advanced Statistical Methods
Interventional Epidemiology Training
Managing Health Improvements Programmes
Enhancing Effective Practice in Health care
Critical Appraisal and Systematic Review Training
Good Clinical Practice
Randomised Controlled Trials Update
Promoting Public Health
Applied Social Science Techniques
Disaster Risk Management
Genital Skin Condition and the Dermatology of HIV/AIDS
PID: Diagnosis and Medical Management
Updates in CA Pneumonia
Clinical Management of Porphyria
Workshop on Updates in Automation in Haematology
Update in Molecular Methods in the Clinical Laboratory
