Learning Objectives:

IMCI

• Describe the rationale for the WHO evidence-based syndromic approach to case management as described in the IMCI.
• List the clinical illnesses included in the IMCI program and their relevance in situations associated with disasters.
• Assess and classify the condition of a child to determine its severity and establish the relationship between this classification and the subsequent management.
• List the danger signs that should be routinely checked in all children.

Influenza Infections

• Understand the influenza virus pathogenesis and epidemiology.
• Describe clinical symptoms of influenza and diagnostic and treatment options.
• Evaluate treatment and prevention methodologies for influenza and incorporate them into preparedness plans.

Measles

• Explain why measles infection can be so devastating in displaced populations.
• Design a measles immunization campaign in an affected area and establish priority target populations for the provision of measles vaccine based on the availability of vaccine supplies and prior levels of measles vaccine coverage among the pediatric population.
• Recognize Koplik spots and the classical measles rash; describe variations of the classical measles rash and the circumstances in which they are seen.
• Describe the evolution of the clinical manifestation of classic measles over time and name the three complications of measles that contribute most to mortality.

Acute Respiratory Infections

• Know the 3 key clinical signs used to assess a child with cough or difficult breathing and based on these signs classify acute respiratory clinical illness into 3 categories.
• Diagnose and develop a treatment plan (medications, supportive care and monitoring) using available resources for patients with:
• Severe pneumonia
• Pneumonia
• Upper respiratory infection
• Ear problem without pneumonia