Training on Epi-Info

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Dear All

Greetings from I-TECH India!

 

The International Training and Education Center on HIV (I-TECH), a collaboration

between the University of Washington and University of California San Francisco,

is a global AIDS training programme working at the invitation of ministries of

health and the U.S. government to increase human and institutional capacity for

care and treatment in countries hardest hit by the HIV and AIDS epidemic.

You may also visit www.go2itech.org for more information on I-TECH

I-TECH has been working in India since 2003 to equip health workers with

enhanced knowledge and skills to care for people with HIV. I-TECH aims to

enhance human capacity for HIV care and support in high-prevalence states in

India through trainings and skill building.

 

I-TECH's primary activities include:

 

Assessing needs and capacity for training and clinical care.

Designing management and workforce training systems.

Supporting knowledge transfer through instructional design and on-site training.

Strengthening organizational capacity through development assistance and

strategic planning.

 

As part of its primary focus on training, I-TECH has developed a series of short

training workshops mainly focusing on Training Programme Development &

Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation, Facilitation Skills and the ADDIE model

for Curriculum Development.

As a prelude to the Monitoring and Evaluation training, we are happy to announce

the commencement of a Training Programme on Epi Info.

This training will be conducted in two phases: Basic level for beginners and an

Advanced level.

First Phase - Basic Level : 12th and 13th March 09

Second Phase - Advanced Level  : 30th and 31st March 09.

Participants may choose to attend both sessions depending on their requirements.

Objectives of the training:

 

To provide an introduction to Epi Info as a tool to facilitate data collection

and analysis

To gain an understanding of how to practically utilize Epi Info as a

research/data analysis/monitoring & evaluations tool through case-study exercise

 

Teaching Process:

 

Two days training programme with 6 hours per day of formal instruction followed

by 1-2 hours of individual instruction as required.

Attendees will also be asked to bring a dataset from their own program that will

be used to demonstrate specific aspects of Epi Info (import, analyze, reports,

etc.)

 

Training Methodology:

The training methodology would include hands on training, using a case study

based approach (CDC-developed case study on Cholera in Rwenshama).

Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops for the training, but if

they require a system, I-TECH would organize it on prior intimation.

Evaluation instruments will be used to measure the efficacy of the training

(pre/post assessment, final course evaluation, daily course evaluation).

Participant Handbooks including session objectives, handouts and worksheets will

be provided to all participants.

 

Who Should Attend This Workshop?

 

Programme Managers.

Project Managers.

Monitoring & Evaluation Leads.

Documentation specialists

MIS specialists

Researchers

Statisticians

 

Logistics

 

The registration fee is Rs.1000/- per participant for each of the trainings

payable via Cheque/DD drawn in favor of " AROGYAAN " . All participants (from

Chennai and outside Chennai) will have to make their own arrangements for travel

and accommodation.  

 

Timings: 9 AM -5 PM

Venue:

GHTM Training Center

Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine

Tambaram Sanatorium

Chennai- 600 047

Phone: 044-22414200

 

Interested participants should send the participant registration form on or

before March 9, 2009 to sudha@....

 

With warm regards,

 

Sudha

98402 61201

e-mail: sudha@...