Table 3 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HEALTHY CHILD
Competencies | Module Objectives: Student should be able to | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
Knowledge | Describe routine care of a baby immediately after birth | MCQs, SAQs |
| Â | Describe neonatal examination and common skeletal and other deformities detectable at birth (TEV, DDH, etc.) Describe APGAR scoring | MCQs |
| Â | Describe mechanism of breastfeeding and its advantages. | MCQ, IPE |
| Â | Define malnutrition and describe its classification Discuss methods of assessing child growth and use of growth chart | IPE |
| Â | Describe Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) program and its relevance to Pakistan | MCQs |
| Â | Describe EPI program of Pakistan | MCQ |
| Â | Define the terms Infant Mortality and Infant Mortality Rate | MCQ |
| Â | Describe causes of infant mortality and discuss preventive strategies | MCQ |
Skill | Counsel about vaccination benefits and side effects | IPE |
| Â | Counsel about rehabilitation techniques used in care of special children | IPE |
| Â | Perform routine neonatal care | IPE, in SCIL Lab MCQ |
| Â | Perform neonatal resuscitation | SCIL Lab, on a dummy neonate |
| Â | Plot anthropometric measures on growth chart | IPE |
Scholarship | Perform research and present papers | Â |
| Â | Draw on research for patient care | Â |
Community Health Advocacy | Describe importance of good nutrition, proper vaccination, disease prevention, and problems of malnutrition | MCQ |
| Â | Describe importance of breastfeeding and appropriate weaning practices | Â |
Reflective medical Practice | Be aware of extreme vulnerability of neonates and take measures to decrease their morbidity and mortality | Viva station, SCIL Lab |
Professionalism | Offer punctuality and empathy; respect patient's rights | Â |
Communication skills | Counsel mothers regarding infant nutrition | IPE |
| Â | Counsel mothers regarding vaccination | IPE |
| Â | Counsel mothers regarding danger signs; guide mother and midwife for prevention of asphyxia in subsequent babies | MCQ |
Collaborative skills | Collaborate in healthy upbringing of child (proper follow-up visits, monitor weight gain and development) | MCQ |
Ethical practice | Assist in family planning issues | Â |
| Â | Empower the mother | Â |
Evidence-based lifelong learning | Perform literature search on ways to decrease infant mortality | Â |
| Â | Incorporate the results to decrease mortality and morbidity of children in the community | Â |