Organization: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Registration deadline: 20 Nov 2017
Starting date: 21 Nov 2017
Ending date: 24 Nov 2017
At least 80% of all maternal deaths result from five complications that are well understood and can be readily treated: haemorrhage, sepsis, eclampsia, complications of abortion and obstructed labour. We know how to prevent these deaths ? there are existing effective medical and surgical interventions that are relatively inexpensive.
To reduce maternal mortality it is important that all women have access to maternal health care services, particularly skilled attendance at birth and timely access to Essential (or Emergency) Obstetric Care (EOC) when an obstetric complication occurs. Two levels of EOC can be distinguished BEOC and CEOC:
Basic Essential Obstetric Care (BEOC) - 7 signal functions:
- Parenteral Antibiotics
- Parenteral oxytocics
- Parenteral anti-convulsants
- Manual removal of a retained placenta
- Removal of retained products of conception by Manual Vacuum Aspiration
- Assisted vaginal delivery (vacuum extraction)
- Resuscitation of the newborn (using bag and mask)
Comprehensive Essential Obstetric Care (CEOC) - 9 signal functions:
- All 7 BEOC functions (above)
- Caesarean Section
- Blood Transfusion
Course Content
The course is designed to cover the five major causes of maternal death (haemorrhage, sepsis, eclampsia, complications of obstructed labour and abortion) as well as Newborn Resuscitation and Early Newborn Care. It focuses on the signal functions of CEOC (9) and BEOC (7). There are a number of core modules which include the following:
- Communication, triage and referral
- Resuscitation of mother and newborn
- Shock and the unconscious patient
- Severe pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia
- Haemorrhage
- Obstructed Labour
- Sepsis
- Assisted Delivery
- Other Common Obstetric Emergencies
- Complications of Abortion
- Early Newborn Care
- In addition, there are sections on specific surgical skills including:
- How to deal with a difficult Caesarean Section
- Conduct a perineal repair
- Manual vacuum aspiration
- Venous cut down
- B-Lynch suture
How to register:
Apply online - http://www.lstmed.ac.uk/study/courses/life-saving-skills-essential-obstetric-care - please click the "Apply" tab