Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................5
PART I: BASIC VTHC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.........................6
PART II: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.....................................................12
Quality Improvement in health care..........................................................13
Measuring Quality of health care................................................................15
QI Assessment Tools....................................................................................34
INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL........................................................72
PROCEDURES FOR AWARENESS of INFECTION PREVENTION CONTROL......... 107
PHARMACY MANAGEMENT...........................................................................129
PART III: HEALTH PROMOTION........................................................144
DEFINITION & HISTORY OF HEALTH PROMOTION.....................................145
IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH PROMOTION.............................................153
PART IV: CHART REVIEW CHECKLISTS............................................156
1. Chart Review - Pneumonia.....................................................................157
2. Chart Review - Diarrhea..........................................................................161
3. Chart Review - Malaria............................................................................164
4. Chart Review - DHF.................................................................................167
PART V: SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSIS BASED CHECKLISTS.................170
SYSTEM BASED CHECKLISTS......................................................171
1. Adult CVS History Taking.........................................................................171
2. Adult CVS examination............................................................................175
3. Adult Respiratory System History Taking..............................................179
4. Adult Respiratory System examination..................................................184
5. Adult Gastrointestinal (GI) System History Taking...............................188
6. Adult Gastrointestinal System Examination..........................................192
DIAGNOSIS BASED CHECKLISTS.................................................196
1. Checklist for High Blood Pressure..................................................196
2. Checklist for DIABETES....................................................................202PART VI: REFRESHER COURSE ON COMMON DISEASES...............208
GENERAL APPROACH TO PATIENTS...........................................................209
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES................................................................211
1. ASTHMA.................................................................................................................211
2. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)...................................213
3. HYPERTENSION.....................................................................................................216
4. DIABETES MELLITUS.............................................................................................222
5. POISONING............................................................................................................229
6. ARTHRITIS..............................................................................................................232
7. ANAEMIA................................................................................................................238
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.........................................................................244
1. ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION....................................................244
2. GASTRO-ENTRITIS (GE)........................................................................................250
3. TUBERCULOSIS.....................................................................................................263
4. MALARIA.................................................................................................................271
5. DENGUE.................................................................................................................276
6. INTESTINAL WORM...............................................................................................281
7. SKIN INFECTION....................................................................................................283
8. URINARY TRACT INFECTION.................................................................................292
9. PROSTATITIS.........................................................................................................296
10. HIV/AIDS...............................................................................................................297
11. HEPATITIS............................................................................................................305
PART VII: BASIC EPIDEMIOLOGY......................................................308
EPIDEMIOLOGY................................................................................................309
Infectious diseases.........................................................................................319
Principles of control of communicable diseases.................................................. 321
Investigation of an Epidemic.........................................................................325
Surveillance.....................................................................................................330
PART VIII: HOW TO CONDUCT CME ACTIVITIES..............................336
TOPIC SELECTION..........................................................................................339
CME CONDUCTION METHODS.......................................................................341
REFERENCES......................................................................................352