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Table 2 Summary of the CMEs held during the study period

From: Factors influencing performance of health workers in the management of seriously sick children at a Kenyan tertiary hospital - participatory action research

Quarter, Year

Participants

Topic (number of CMEs)

Q3, 2008

Combined ward staffa

Supportive careb (n = 4)

Q4, 2008

PEU staff

Use of pulse oximeter (n = 1)

Q1, 2009

ETAT+ trainers

Use of pulse oximeter and skills of teaching the procedure (n = 1)

 

Ward nurses

Supportive care (n =11)

 

Cliniciansc

Management of acute asthmatic attack (n = 1), Acid–base disorders (n = 1), Rational use of antibiotics (n = 1)

Q2, 2009

Ward & PEU nurses

Fluid therapy (n = 1)

 

Cliniciansc

Fluid therapy (n = 1)

 

Ward nurses & nutritionist

Severe malnutrition (n = 1)

Q3, 2009

Ward nurses

Fluid therapy (n = 1), pneumonia (n = 1)

 

PEU staff

Severe malnutrition (n = 2), pneumonia (n = 2), fluid therapy (n = 1)

 

Cliniciansc

Severe malnutrition (n = 3) pneumonia (n = 1)

Q4, 2009

Ward nurses & nutritionists

Severe malnutrition (n = 1)

 

Biomedical staff

Oxygen therapy (n = 1)

 

PEU staff

Management of acute asthmatic attack (n = 1)

  1. aAll the front-line service providers (nurses, clinicians and nutritionist).
  2. bOxygen therapy, intravenous fluid therapy, prevention of hypoglycaemia, interpretation of patient’s vital signs.
  3. cClinicians – trainee paediatricians and the clinical officers.