Clinical Officer
Birth Defects
Course from Bettercare
Birth Defects is for those who work with patients with birth defects. It covers modes of inheritance, medical genetic counselling, birth defects due to chromosomal abnormalities, single gene defects, teratogens and multifactorial inheritance.
Care of the Cord
Video from Global Health Media Project
This video shows how to care for the cord of the newborn.
9 mins
Taking a venous blood sample
Video from Global Health Media Project
This video shows how to draw blood from a baby in 3 different ways: with a needle, with a syringe and needle, and with a butterfly.
8 mins
Eye Infections
Video from Global Health Media Project
This video shows how to identify and manage eye infections in the young baby.
7 mins
Keeping the Baby Warm
Video from Global Health Media Project
This video shows ways to protect the baby from becoming too cold or too hot during the first days of life.
6 mins
Examining the Placenta
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film teaches how to examine the placenta for any missing pieces.
5 mins
Giving Good Care During Labor
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows ways to help a laboring woman and contribute to a feeling of trust.
8 mins
Feeding with a Gastric Tube
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows the correct and safe way to feed a baby with a gastric tube. It highlights involving the mother and features a chart that shows the volume of milk to give at each feeding according to the day ...
4 mins
Breathing Problems
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows how to evaluate a baby with a breathing problem. It includes footage of rapid breathing, chest in-drawing, and nasal flaring. It advises to give these babies oxygen if possible and refer them to a higher-level facility.
7 mins
The Position of the Baby
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film demonstrates how to feel where the baby is within the uterus and how to measure the station of the baby.
8 mins
Danger Signs in Newborns
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film features 8 major danger signs that will help health workers with early recognition of serious newborn problems–key to getting timely care and saving babies’ lives.
9 mins
Basic Skills
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film covers the basic skills of taking a temperature, counting the breathing rate, and weighing a baby.
6 mins
Breast Engorgement
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows a mother with engorged breasts and suggests ways she can try to resolve the condition.
5 mins
Giving an Intradermal Injection
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows how to draw up the BCG vaccine and the correct technique for giving an intradermal injection.
4 mins
Inserting a Gastric Tube
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film teaches how to determine if a gastric tube is needed in a baby and how to safely insert one. It covers gathering supplies, how to measure, inserting the tube, checking placement, and taping the tube in place.
6 mins
Inserting an IV Line
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows how to insert an IV into the tiny vein of a newborn. It illustrates gathering supplies, finding a good vein, applying a tourniquet, the insertion technique, taping and splinting the IV, and administering medication.
7 mins
Jaundice
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows how to check for jaundice, how to help normal jaundice clear, and how to recognize when jaundice needs urgent referral.
7 mins
Sepsis
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows the baby with sepsis: what to look for to determine if the baby is sick and needs referral, or, in cases where there is no referral option, how to treat the baby. The film includes examples of ...
6 mins
Setting Up an IV Line
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows the procedure to set up a micro-dropper IV giving set.
3 mins
Skin Infection
Video from Global Health Media Project
This film shows a baby with a mild skin infection and how to treat it, and how to determine if a baby has a severe skin infection and needs referral (or, in cases where there is no referral option, how ...
6 mins
