UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

Institute of Tropical & Infectious Diseases (UNITID)

UNITID EBOLA LABORATORY TRAINING SCHEDULE

DATE AND TIME / TOPIC / SUB-TOPICS / PRESENTER
DAY ONE

TUESDAY
DAY TWO / INTRODUCTIONS- UNITID STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS / ALL
COURSE OBJECTIVES / ·  Objectives
·  Course outline / ALL
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE/EBOLA / ·  Ebola virus over view
·  History
·  Infectious agent
·  Reservoir
·  Transmission, period of communicability, carriers and immunity .
·  Modes of transmission
·  Period of communicability
·  Carriers
·  Immunity
·  Sensitivity of the virus
·  Incubation period
·  Pathophysiology
·  Clinical symptoms / FRED/ERNEST/PROF NYAGA
PPE / ·  Principles of Biosafety
·  Types of PPE used in Ebola
·  Proper Donning of PPE
·  Proper Doffing of PPE
·  Disinfecting and Disposal of PPE. / ERNEST
Sampling in Ebola / ·  Biosafety precautions to ensure before sampling, during sampling and after sampling.
·  Types of samples to be taken
·  Quantity of samples to be taken
·  Storage of samples for Ebola testing / PROF NYAGA / ERNEST
Packaging and shipment of Ebola samples / ·  Triple layer packaging fr ebola samples
·  SOP for transport of Ebola samples
·  The documentations to accompany Ebola samples / ERNEST /FRED
Laboratory Diagnosis of Ebola / ·  Introduction
·  Molecular Diagnosis of Ebola
·  ELISA technique
·  Laboratory Biosafety Measures to put in place.
·  Analysis of samples other than for Ebola diagnosis for patient management / PROF NYAGA / FRED
Day three / Sterilization/Disinfection of equipment/surfaces / ·  Introduction
·  Types of Chemicals used in Ebola lab
·  The sop for disinfecting / ERNEST/PROF NYAGA
Accidental Exposure to Ebola / ·  Definition of exposure
·  Actions to be taken on the spot
·  Degrees of risk
·  Evacuation
·  Spill disinfection procedure / PROF NYAGA /ERNEST
Waste management / ·  Ebola Laboratory waste management
·  Ebola suspected dead bodies disposal / FRED /ERNEST
Course Overview / ·  Discussions
·  Questions and answers
·  Resourses
·  Clossing