In-Person Professional Qualification Courses
All INMED Professional Qualification Courses are a hybrid experience that combines online preparation followed by a one-day, in-classroom event to master hands-on skills and assess achievements. These courses also qualify for one academic elective credit.
2023 - 2024 Course Offerings
PQC – USPC 801 | $395
Quality medical care in low-resource settings is often hampered by lack of objective clinical information. ultrasonography is a useful technology in such settings, providing vital data to support patient care decision-making. This course enhances performance and interpretation for ultrasonography of carotid, thyroid, heart, lung, aorta, abdomen, urinary tract, DVT screening, joint and venous access, and eFAST exam.
At the completion of the Professional Qualification Course in Ultrasound for Primary Care, learners will be able to:
- Apply the basic principles of ultrasonography to clinical settings
- Perform basic ultrasonography of carotid, thyroid, heart, aorta, abdomen, urinary tract, DVT screening, and joint and venous access
- Interpret basic ultrasonography of carotid, thyroid, heart, aorta, abdomen, urinary tract, DVT screening, and joint and venous access
- Perform eFAST (Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) Exams
- Interpret eFAST (Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) Exams
PQC – USPC 806 | $495
Obstetrics care requires critical information about the mother and baby. Ultrasound is an essential technology to supply such vital information. This course develops skills in early pregnancy ultrasound (confirmation, location) and third trimester ultrasound (parity, pulse, pocket, placenta, presentation, postpartum evaluation). This course requires that participants already have attained basic obstetrics skills and experience.
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Confirm early pregnancy diagnosis and location
- Identify common gynecological pathology
- Identify the 6 Ps of late pregnancy: parity, pulse, pocket, placenta, presentation, postpartum evaluation
PQC – USPC 805 | $295
The INMED Professional Qualification Course in Hands-On Skills for Low-Resource Healthcare is designed to provide learners a review of most commonly needed clinical skills in settings with a shortage of specialists. Included are hands-on sessions covering wound care and suturing, extremity trauma and immobilization, complicated obstetrics, newborn resuscitation, tropical fever evaluation, and community health survey techniques.
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to demonstrate:
- Wound evaluation and urgent management including repair
- Extremity trauma evaluation and management including immobilization
- Tropical fever evaluation and management
- Management of common obstetrics complications
- Newborn resuscitation techniques
- Community health survey techniques
PQC – USPC 802 | $445
Professional Qualification Course in Helping Babies Breathe
The INMED Professional Qualification Course in Helping Babies Breathe (HBB Master Trainer Course, 2nd Edition), is an evidence-based program to teach basic neonatal resuscitation techniques in low-resource locations, developed on the premise that straightforward newborn care can save many lives.
At the completion of this course, learners will be able to demonstrate using case-studies and simulation how to:
- Identify delivery risks for mothers and newborns
- Mitigate delivery risks for mothers and newborns
- Provide for the healthcare needs of newborns at delivery, include ventilatory support when appropriate
- Transfer newborn healthcare skills to other providers
PQC – USPC 803 | $295
Professional Qualification Course in Essential Care for Every Baby and Small Babies
The INMED Professional Qualification Course in Essential Care for Every Baby and Small Babies (ECEB-ECSB Master Trainer Course) is an evidence-based program to prepare learners to teach basic baby care techniques in low-resource locations to benefit midwives, mid-level providers, and community health workers.
At the completion of this course, learners will be able to demonstrate using case-studies and simulation how to:
- Provide essential care needed by every newborn
- Identify danger signs in newborns who require special care
- Provide feeding for small babies
- Educate parents in home care
- Transfer baby healthcare skills to other providers
PQC – USPC 804 | $295
Professional Qualification Course in Helping Mothers Survive
The Helping Mothers Survive (HMS) Master Trainer Course is designed to improve the results of pregnancy and delivery by equipping healthcare professionals and learners the most essential, evidence-based skills in pre-natal and obstetric care. HMS skills are especially applicable for low-resource and cross-cultural healthcare settings. HMS is an educational experience created by Jhpiego.
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to demonstrate:
- Proficiency in essential care for labor and birth
- Management of bleeding after birth
- Management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
- Management of threatened preterm birth
- Management of prolonged labor
Outcomes
Graduates
Graduates are applying their skills on behalf of patients throughout the North America, and at INMED Training Sites, including those in Angola, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, and Haiti.
Last updated June 8, 2023 in Kansas City, MO
Ultrasound for Primary Care
Obstetrics Ultrasound
Hands-On Skills for Low-Resource Healthcare
Helping Babies Breathe
Essential Care for Every Baby and Small Babies
Helping Mothers Survive