The theme of the event: Ensuring effective screening for major non-communicable diseases at the community level

Type of event: training

Location of the training: conference hall of the Volyn Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 7 Kyivskyi Maidan St. Lutsk

The training is part of the project ‘Supporting TB Control Efforts in Ukraine’.

Target audience:  medical and non-medical workers of health care facilities (hereinafter referred to as HCFs), general practitioners - family medicine, general practitioners, pediatricians, doctors of health care organizations, epidemiologists, nursing specialists, community representatives.

Purpose of the event: Improving the skills of community representatives in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, effective communication in communities.

List of competences to be acquired or improved (learning outcomes):

• conducting screening for major non-communicable diseases at the community level;
• Identification of the main risk factors for the development of non-communicable diseases and their impact;
• effective communication between all stakeholders at the community level;
• mastering self-regulation methods to maintain mental health;
• mastering skills in the basics of epidemiology of non-communicable diseases.

Description of the event structure:

• Event format: offline;
• Duration of the event: three training days;
• The structure of the event: the theoretical part is presented in the form of reports / presentations by trainers, demonstration of skills; the practical part will include the development of practical skills by participants on specific topics, work with equipment and practical exercises on routes of patients with major non-communicable diseases at the community level, methods of self-regulation to maintain mental health and study the burden of non-communicable diseases.

The total amount of study load: 20 hours.

Forms of organising and holding the event: Implementation of the planned programme, use of active learning methods, involvement of participants in discussions and practical exercises, evaluation of the results achieved (testing, surveys).

Methods of organising and conducting the event: Lectures and presentations, discussions and debates, practical exercises, demonstrations and examples.

Logistical support for the educational event: Multimedia equipment and flip charts are used to demonstrate presentations.
The following equipment is used for the practical part:
- a combined device for determining the level of glucose and cholesterol in the blood;
- tonometer;
- measuring tape;
- algorithms for screening for non-communicable diseases;
- illustrative materials for practical exercises.

Forms of final control: Solving 10 test tasks that cover the entire scope of the event material with one correct answer. To successfully pass the control assessment and receive the appropriate certificate, the trainee physician must correctly answer at least 70% of the test tasks.