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Organization: The Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Makerere University
Region: Uganda
Title: Improving the capacity for primary hearing care in the clinic setting by piloting a 2-day Otoscopy course
Description: The theme for World Hearing Day 2023 was ‘Ear and Hearing care for all! Let’s make it a reality!’ Many medical professionals in several health facilities within Kampala lack confidence to look into the ear, let alone know what they are seeing. We sought to pilot a 2-day course providing the ear and hearing basics for primary health providers starting with interns and first year ENT residents. We used the WHO Primary ear and hearing care training manual for health workers and general practitioners for basic otoscopy and hearing testing in the clinic setting. As a six-member team (4 ENTs and 2 a
Live Event: No
Hearing Screening: No
Social Media: No
Authorities or policymakers: No
Influencers or celebrities: No
Demonstrating basic ear anatomy
Participants practicing otoscopy on each other
Lecture sessions with quizzes on endoscopic ear images
Equipment and supplies used in the course