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A qualitative process evaluation of training for non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (NPCs/ACs) in emergency maternal, neonatal care and clinical leadership, impact on clinical services improvements in rural Tanzania: the ETATMBA project

OBJECTIVES: The Enhancing Human Resources and Use of Appropriate Training for Maternal and Perinatal Survival in sub-Saharan Africa (ETATMBA) project is training non-physician clinicians as advanced clinical leaders in emergency maternal and newborn care in Tanzania and Malawi. The main aims of this...

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Autores principales: Ellard, David R, Shemdoe, Aloisia, Mazuguni, Festo, Mbaruku, Godfrey, Davies, David, Kihaile, Paul, Pemba, Senga, Bergström, Staffan, Nyamtema, Angelo, Mohamed, Hamed-Mahfoudh, O'Hare, Joseph Paul
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762120/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26873045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009000
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author Ellard, David R
Shemdoe, Aloisia
Mazuguni, Festo
Mbaruku, Godfrey
Davies, David
Kihaile, Paul
Pemba, Senga
Bergström, Staffan
Nyamtema, Angelo
Mohamed, Hamed-Mahfoudh
O'Hare, Joseph Paul
author_facet Ellard, David R
Shemdoe, Aloisia
Mazuguni, Festo
Mbaruku, Godfrey
Davies, David
Kihaile, Paul
Pemba, Senga
Bergström, Staffan
Nyamtema, Angelo
Mohamed, Hamed-Mahfoudh
O'Hare, Joseph Paul
author_sort Ellard, David R
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description OBJECTIVES: The Enhancing Human Resources and Use of Appropriate Training for Maternal and Perinatal Survival in sub-Saharan Africa (ETATMBA) project is training non-physician clinicians as advanced clinical leaders in emergency maternal and newborn care in Tanzania and Malawi. The main aims of this process evaluation were to explore the implementation of the programme of training in Tanzania, how it was received, how or if the training has been implemented into practice and the challenges faced along the way. DESIGN: Qualitative interviews with trainees, trainers, district officers and others exploring the application of the training into practice. PARTICIPANTS: During late 2010 and 2011, 36 trainees including 19 assistant medical officers one senior clinical officer and 16 nurse midwives/nurses (anaesthesia) were recruited from districts across rural Tanzania and invited to join the ETATMBA training programme. RESULTS: Trainees (n=36) completed the training returning to 17 facilities, two left and one died shortly after training. Of the remaining trainees, 27 were interviewed at their health facility. Training was well received and knowledge and skills were increased. There were a number of challenges faced by trainees, not least that their new skills could not be practised because the facilities they returned to were not upgraded. Nonetheless, there is evidence that the training is having an effect locally on health outcomes, like maternal and neonatal mortality, and the trainees are sharing their new knowledge and skills with others. CONCLUSIONS: The outcome of this evaluation is encouraging but highlights that there are many ongoing challenges relating to infrastructure (including appropriate facilities, electricity and water) and the availability of basic supplies and drugs. This cadre of workers is a dedicated and valuable resource that can make a difference, which with better support could make a greater contribution to healthcare in the country.
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spelling pubmed-47621202016-02-25 A qualitative process evaluation of training for non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (NPCs/ACs) in emergency maternal, neonatal care and clinical leadership, impact on clinical services improvements in rural Tanzania: the ETATMBA project Ellard, David R Shemdoe, Aloisia Mazuguni, Festo Mbaruku, Godfrey Davies, David Kihaile, Paul Pemba, Senga Bergström, Staffan Nyamtema, Angelo Mohamed, Hamed-Mahfoudh O'Hare, Joseph Paul BMJ Open Medical Education and Training OBJECTIVES: The Enhancing Human Resources and Use of Appropriate Training for Maternal and Perinatal Survival in sub-Saharan Africa (ETATMBA) project is training non-physician clinicians as advanced clinical leaders in emergency maternal and newborn care in Tanzania and Malawi. The main aims of this process evaluation were to explore the implementation of the programme of training in Tanzania, how it was received, how or if the training has been implemented into practice and the challenges faced along the way. DESIGN: Qualitative interviews with trainees, trainers, district officers and others exploring the application of the training into practice. PARTICIPANTS: During late 2010 and 2011, 36 trainees including 19 assistant medical officers one senior clinical officer and 16 nurse midwives/nurses (anaesthesia) were recruited from districts across rural Tanzania and invited to join the ETATMBA training programme. RESULTS: Trainees (n=36) completed the training returning to 17 facilities, two left and one died shortly after training. Of the remaining trainees, 27 were interviewed at their health facility. Training was well received and knowledge and skills were increased. There were a number of challenges faced by trainees, not least that their new skills could not be practised because the facilities they returned to were not upgraded. Nonetheless, there is evidence that the training is having an effect locally on health outcomes, like maternal and neonatal mortality, and the trainees are sharing their new knowledge and skills with others. CONCLUSIONS: The outcome of this evaluation is encouraging but highlights that there are many ongoing challenges relating to infrastructure (including appropriate facilities, electricity and water) and the availability of basic supplies and drugs. This cadre of workers is a dedicated and valuable resource that can make a difference, which with better support could make a greater contribution to healthcare in the country. BMJ Publishing Group 2016-02-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4762120/ /pubmed/26873045 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009000 Text en Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/ This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt and build upon this work, for commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
spellingShingle Medical Education and Training
Ellard, David R
Shemdoe, Aloisia
Mazuguni, Festo
Mbaruku, Godfrey
Davies, David
Kihaile, Paul
Pemba, Senga
Bergström, Staffan
Nyamtema, Angelo
Mohamed, Hamed-Mahfoudh
O'Hare, Joseph Paul
A qualitative process evaluation of training for non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (NPCs/ACs) in emergency maternal, neonatal care and clinical leadership, impact on clinical services improvements in rural Tanzania: the ETATMBA project
title A qualitative process evaluation of training for non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (NPCs/ACs) in emergency maternal, neonatal care and clinical leadership, impact on clinical services improvements in rural Tanzania: the ETATMBA project
title_full A qualitative process evaluation of training for non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (NPCs/ACs) in emergency maternal, neonatal care and clinical leadership, impact on clinical services improvements in rural Tanzania: the ETATMBA project
title_fullStr A qualitative process evaluation of training for non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (NPCs/ACs) in emergency maternal, neonatal care and clinical leadership, impact on clinical services improvements in rural Tanzania: the ETATMBA project
title_full_unstemmed A qualitative process evaluation of training for non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (NPCs/ACs) in emergency maternal, neonatal care and clinical leadership, impact on clinical services improvements in rural Tanzania: the ETATMBA project
title_short A qualitative process evaluation of training for non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (NPCs/ACs) in emergency maternal, neonatal care and clinical leadership, impact on clinical services improvements in rural Tanzania: the ETATMBA project
title_sort qualitative process evaluation of training for non-physician clinicians/associate clinicians (npcs/acs) in emergency maternal, neonatal care and clinical leadership, impact on clinical services improvements in rural tanzania: the etatmba project
topic Medical Education and Training
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762120/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26873045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009000
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