VA NGO Network Health Education Initiative – November 2011

VA NGO Network Health Education Initiative (HEI)
2011 Fall PedFACTS-Vietnam Training Course

Hue: Monday – Tuesday, November 7-8, 2011 – 8:00am-5:00pm
Center for Humanity Education Hue City, Nguyen Sinh Sac Street, Hue, Vietnam

Ha Noi: Wednesday – Thursday, November 9-10, 2011 – 8:00am-5:00pm – Ha Noi Training College, 67B Cua Bac Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi

REGISTER NOW: http://bit.ly/nlr7dl Deadline: November 1, 2011
The VA NGO Network Health Education Initiative (HEI) PedFACTS-Vietnam is a collaboration between Project Vietnam Foundation, American Academy of Pediatrics and VANGO Network focusing to provide the Pediatric First Aid Training for caregivers and teachers based on PedFACTS for which the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has granted Vietnamese copyrights to Project Vietnam Foundation (PVNF). Over the next three (3) years, the goals of the Health Education Initiative (HEI) are to reach:

  • Over 200 PedFACTS-Vietnam instructors
  • Over 2,000 providers
  • At least 30,000 children towards a safer environment

HEI PedFACTS-Vietnam Training Course

  • PedFACTS-Vietnam Instructor Development Course is aiming to provide the necessary skills for instructors to teach pediatric first aid. (2 day)
  • PedFACTS-Vietnam Provider First Aid Training provides caregivers and teachers the basic first aid skills and confidence that they need to effectively care for children. (1 day)

Course Objectives

  • Improve knowledge of child care givers
  • Reduce injury and emergency events for children in the school/childcare setting
  • Introduce training on First aid for preschool/school teachers, for proposed adoption into national standards

Who should attend?

  • Pediatric doctors and nurses working for VANGO Network member organizations and local hospitals, schools and childcare centers
  • Kindergarten teachers and caregivers working for VANGO Network member organizations and local schools and childcare centers

Certification
Participants will receive the Instructor or Provider Certificate American Academy of Pediatrics AAP & the VA NGO Network provided they have successfully completed the course.