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Chip Title: Training of family members and community health care workers in the Identification and management of symptoms of the chronically/terminally
Participant(s): Michael Owusu- Ansah
Efua Owusu- Ansah
Organization: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital( KATH)
Year: 2016
Country: Ghana
Region: Western_Africa

Presentation (PDF) training-of-family-members-and-community-health-care-workers.pdf

CHIP Plan (PDF)

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About the Organization

It is the second largest tertiary hospital in Ghana. The hospital has about 1,200 bed capacity with average annual outpatients flow of over 450,000. It has a current staff population of about 4,000. ServicesIt is the second largest tertiary hospital in Ghana. The hospital has about 1,200 bed capacity with average annual outpatients flow of over 450,000. It has a current staff population of about 4,000. ServicesFamily Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Trauma & OrthopaedicsPhysiotherapy, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Diagnostics, Surgical, Medical, DEENT, Oncology, ResearchTeaching. KATH can found in Kumasi in the Ashanti region and receives referrals from the Upper-West and East, Northern, Brong- Ahafo , Eastern and Western regions 

Current Mission

To provide quality services to meet the needs and expectations of its clients. This will be achieved through well motivated and committed staff applying best practices and innovation.To provide quality services to meet the needs and expectations of its clients. This will be achieved through well motivated and committed staff applying best practices and innovation. 


Proposed New Mission

To train family members and community health care workers to identify and manage the symptoms of chronically or terminally ill patients in peri-urban and rural areas in the Ashanti region to reduce unwarranted clinical reviews without compromising on the quality of care of patients.To train family members and community health care workers to identify and manage the symptoms of chronically or terminally ill patients in peri-urban and rural areas in the Ashanti region to reduce unwarranted clinical reviews without compromising on the quality of care of patients. 


Problem Area

Referring to health care specialists when there is no need for referral. 


Program Goal Statement

To educate and empower family members and community health care workers in the identification and management of symptoms for chronically/ terminally ill patients within one year (1) for five rural communities within the catchment area of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. 


Long Term Outcome Smart Objective

To reduce the Specialists clinical review frequency of the chronically/ terminally ill patients from focus rural areas to 40% by October 31, 2017. 


Measure

To organize two (2) paired training sessions within each focus community for twenty family members and ten community health workers in the identification and management of symptoms of chronically/terminally ill patients by the end of October, 2017.