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Medical Devices Reprocessing Course

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Effective Communication Skills in Healthcare

Description:

In this course, we look at communication as an essential skill for developing a good doctor-patient relationships. We will explore factors that block communications and how to overcome them. We will also demonstrate effective communications skills and use them in various clinical encounters.

Objectives:

    • Define communication and explain its importance in the healthcare settings
    • Explain the common communication frameworks used in healthcare settings
    • Describe common communication barriers
    • Explore ways of conducting an effective clinical interview
    • Identify means of communication during challenging interactions and conflict
    • Critically think about effective communication tools and techniques

Target group: Healthcare professionals

Duration: 13 hours and 45 minutes


Research Methodology I

Description:

This is an Online course aims to simplify the initial steps in research. It is designed for all healthcare professionals who are considered as beginners in research.

Objectives

By the end of this course, attending participants will be able to develop good research questions, conduct a literature review and describe requirements of research proposals.

Target Audience & registration:

All healthcare professionals interested in health research. (You need to register to Hakeem before accessing this course), click here.

Duration:

Around 3-4 hours.

Research Methodology II

Description

This is an Online course that aims to simplify research designs and methodologies. It is designed for all healthcare workers who are interested in health research.

Objectives:

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to finalize study designs, sampling and sample size, data collection methods & tools, and statistical analysis concepts for their research projects.

Target Audience & registration

It is designed for healthcare professionals who are considered as beginners in research. You need to register to Hakeem before accessing this course, click here.

Duration:

Around 4-5 hours.


Research Methodology III

Description

Research Methodology III course is an online course that includes two main parts; online modules and a virtual discussion meeting. The modules part is a 3-hour task that aims to simplify some important issues related to research methodologies. It is designed for postgraduate healthcare professionals who are considered as beginners in research. However, other candidates may enroll in this course as well.

Online workshop Outline

Module 1: sampling and sample size

Module 2: data collection methods & tools

Module 3: basics of bias in research

Module 4: basics of confounding and chance in research

Module 5: basic concepts of data analysis

The Virtual discussion meeting: this is a three-hour online meeting designed for the three Methodology courses (Research Methodology I, II, & III) in which participants are guided to apply the knowledge gained from the modules of the three Research Methodology courses in their research idea/projects. 

The outlines for the Virtual discussion meeting includes:

Discussing goodness of the participants' research ideas/questions

Discussing study designs related to participants' projects

Discussing sampling and sample size related to their projects


Target Audience & registration:

Mainly OMSB Residents in early residency (preferably R1) who have not gotten ethical approval yet. OMSB trainers & Other health professionals may also be considered and can register thru the OMSB e-platform, or contacting the Research Section at OMSB (research@omsb.org).


Time:

This course is organized in every block (rotation) across the year. The online modules must be finished within the third week of each block, and the virtual discussion is conducted in the fourth week. OMSB residents are enrolled in this workshop during their first research block according to their master rotation. Residents who are assigned late research block can contact the OMSB Research section to undertake this workshop during R1. OMSB trainers and other health professionals should contact OMSB Research section for details at (research@omsb.org)

Duration:

The online modules part is around 3-4-hours task and can be finished within one day or scattered in different days within the one week period. In addition, this is accompanied by an online forum (for questions and answers) that extends for the corresponding week period. The Virtual discussion is a three-hour activity

Course authors

Dr. AbdulHakeem Al-Rawahi ( MD, MRSC1, MSc, PhD )

Course Instructors

Dr. AbdulHakeem Al-Rawahi ( MD, MRSC1, MSc, PhD )


Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)


Description:

This page is intended to gather all documents and educational materials about Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

This course is for all healthcare workers who want to update knowledge and share trusted information about the disease to the community towards better awareness of Public Health.

Infection Prevention and Control

Infection prevention and control (IPC) is one of the crucial concerns in today’s health care system. It is considered as an essential standard of quality and safety for all health care facilities. Performing infection prevention and control measures within the healthcare services is vital to provide safe and effective care.
Objectives:
    Understand the principles of standard precautions and its components
    List the main practices to be followed in transmission-based precautions
    Recognize the importance of rational use of antibiotics
    Understand occupational health safety management
    Recognize the different reprocessing methods for medical devices
    Classify healthcare associated infections and management strategies
    Recognize the correct methods of hand hygiene, donning & doffing of personal protective equipment including N95
Target group: Healthcare Professionals
Duration: 3-4 hours