Since adequate faculty interaction is critical for effective learning and skill acquisition, the BBNC short course was designed with didactic lectures in the morning, followed by interactive, problem-based discussion and hands-on practicums in the afternoon.
In 2014, we added a weekly hands-on practicum for reinforcing learned course elements.
Training was followed by hands-on practicum demonstration for 6 hours duration each on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and different steps of infectious waste management.
Out of 275 health care workers enrolled for the study, 138 workers were assigned for intervention group for 3 months trainings, hands-on practicum and reminders on infectious waste management; whereas 137 workers were assigned to the control hospital where routine activities on infectious health care waste management were performed.
We aimed (1) to compare the knowledge gain among participants with hands-on practicum vs. control, (2) to assess 6-month implementation of quality improvement (QI) projects based on ICAT/HHSAF results, and (3) to determine user acceptance of the electronic format of ICAT/HHSAF tools.
Our interventional study was conducted through implementation of a new training model comprising deductive training, hands-on practicum and a reminder service in a tertiary care hospital with the objective to assess its effects on knowledge, attitude and practices of health care workers vis-à-vis infectious waste management in tertiary hospitals in Pakistan.
This will include increasing the percentage of time spent on practicum training to 40% across all programs.
The development of hands-on laboratory practicums to facilitate the acquisition of skills by surgical residents lessens learning curves and hastens familiarity with tissue and instrument handling.
It is approximately 20%% for year-end examinations and varies for practicum, depending on the number of sessions achieved over the academic year.
Significantly, portfolio is a kind of progress tool to make prospective teachers to report on teaching practicum.
Complete an on-site teaching practicum.
