Tools for Trainers: Model Breast and Pelvic Exam Course Schedules

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MODEL BREAST AND PELVIC EXAMINATION SCHEDULE FOR REFRESHER COURSE^a (4 SESSIONS, 1 DAY)
SESSION 1^b	SESSION 3
Introduction Course Overview Goals and learning objectives Schedule Learning materials Group Discussion Review purpose and significance of regular breast and pelvic examinations Preventing infections in healthcare workers Precourse Skills Assessment: Breast examination Pelvic examination	Demonstration: Pelvic examination video Trainer demonstrates pelvic examination with model Classroom Practice: Divide into groups of two or three people to practice pelvic examination on the model Participants assess each other's performance using learning guides Exercise: Recording breast and pelvic examination findings
SESSION 2	SESSION 4
Demonstration: Breast examination video Trainer demonstrates breast examination with model Classroom Practice: Divide into groups of two or three people to practice breast examination on the model Participants assess each other's performance using learning guides Discussion: Teaching breast self-examination	Group Discussion: Making breast and pelvic examinations pleasant for women Classroom skills evaluation and feedback: Breast examination Pelvic examination Course Summary

^aEach session in this schedule ideally should take approximately 2 hours, but can be modified according to the needs of the participants. Each session should include presentations of the material and practice with the models.

^bParticipants should have reviewed the appropriate sections of the Guidelines for Performing Breast and Pelvic Examinations prior to beginning the course.

MODEL BREAST AND PELVIC EXAMINATION SCHEDULE FOR BASIC COURSE (6 SESSIONS, 3 DAYS)
DAY 1	DAY 2	DAY 3
AM Welcome Introduction Course Overview Goals and learning objectives Schedule Learning materials Participant's Expectations Precourse Questionnaire and Results Exercise: "How People Learn" Identify individual and group learning needs Group Discussion: Review purpose and significance of regular breast and pelvic examinations Precourse Skills Assessment: Breast examination Pelvic examination	AM Warmup Agenda Presentation/Discussion: Preventing Infections in Healthcare Workers Strategies for IP Review basic IP practices Discussion: Making pelvic examinations pleasant for the woman Demonstration: Trainer demonstrates pelvic examination Small Group Activity: Classroom and clinical work Group 1: Classroom practice using pelvic models Group 2: Clinic practice with women	AM Warmup Agenda Discussion: Making breast examinations pleasant for the woman Demonstration: Trainer demonstrates breast examination Small Group Activity: Classroom and clinical work Group 1: Classroom practice using breast models Group 2: Clinic practice with women Clinical Conference: Review clinical practice Discussion: Teaching breast self-examination
LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH
PM Presentation/Discussion: Anatomic landmarks Key points in breast and pelvic examination Abdominal and groin Genital Speculum Bimanual Rectovaginal Exercise: Using a Learning Guide Demonstration: Pelvic examination video Trainer demonstrates pelvic examination with model Classroom Practice: Divide into groups of two or three people to practice pelvic examination on the model Participants assess each other's performance using learning guides Tour of clinical facilities Review day's activities	PM Clinical Conference: Review clinical practice Demonstration: Breast examination video Trainer demonstrates breast examination with model Classroom Practice: Divide into groups of two or three people to practice breast examination on the model Participants assess each other's performance using learning guides Midcourse Questionnaire Discussion of Questionnaire Results Review day's activities	PM Exercise: Recording Breast and Pelvic Examination Findings Clinical skills evaluation: Breast examination Pelvic examination Discussion: Trainer reviews clinical evaluations with participants individually Group Discussion: Planning for supervised clinical practice Course Evaluation Closing
Reading Assignment: Review appropriate sections of Guidelines for Performing Breast and Pelvic Examinations and IP appendix; Review learning guides for breast and pelvic examinations	Prepare for Clinical Skills Evaluation: Review practice checklists for breast and pelvic examinations

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