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Improvement in knowledge of healthcare professionals attending Neonatal Life Support (NeoLiS) training workshop
Zeeshan Munir1, Sikandar Hayat2, Bushra Fatima1
1Department of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital and The Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan.
Objective:
To assess the improvement in knowledge of healthcare professionals after attending Neonatal Life Support training workshop.
Methods:
The interventional study with secondary data was conducted in the Neonatology Department of the Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan, using 2-year data of all the training workshops from 2017 to 2018. The participants were consultants, post-graduate residents, nurses, lady health visitors, lady health workers and rescue workers. Knowledge was tested through a true/false questionnaire regarding resuscitation skills both before and after the hands-on workshop. The score of each candidate was recorded on a results sheet. Baselines scores were compared with respective post-workshop test. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.
Results:
Of the 52 workshops, 35(%) were conducted in 2017 and 17(%)in 2018, and of the 1350 particpants, 1080(81%) were doctors, 257(18%) were nurses and 13(1%) were paramedics and rescue workers. Mean overall baseline score was 71.96±8.38 compared to 86.60+/-5.48 post-intervention (p<0.001).
Conclusions:
The Neonatal Life Support training workshop resulted in significant gain in knowledge about neonatal resuscitation by healthcare professionals.
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