Module 7: Science, skills and sepsis

This module took place in November 2014 and includes the topics and discussions below:

• Introduction to Microbiology 
• Viruses 
• Chlamydia Trochomatis 
• Antibiotics 
• Tuberculosis 
• Prevention: sterilisation/clean hospital: Malawi MoH Policy 
• WHO Surgical checklist 
• Critical appraisal of a paper 
• Critical appraisal skills programme: Cohort study checklist 
• Critical appraisal skills programme: Diagnostic checklist 
• Critical appraisal skills programme: Clinical trial checklist 
• Critical appraisal skills programme: Review checklist 
• Sepsis 
• Septic pathways 
• Early warning scores 
• Protozoa and nematodes 
• Syphilis 
• Providing equity of critical and maternity care  
• Acute abdomen Part 1: diagnosis 
• Acute abdomen Part 2: management 
• Surgery of sepsis 
• Prevention of sepsis 
• Caesarean section