UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
Institute of Tropical & Infectious Diseases (UNITID)
UNITID EBOLA LABORATORY TRAINING SCHEDULE
DATE AND TIME / TOPIC / SUB-TOPICS / PRESENTERDAY 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