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Facilitating the case studies

Facilitating the case studies. Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) district surveillance officers (DSO) course. Learning techniques used in the two-week IDSP course for district surveillance officers. Case studies used. Mini warm-up case studies Analysis of surveillance data

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Facilitating the case studies

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  1. Facilitating the case studies Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) district surveillance officers (DSO) course

  2. Learning techniques used in the two-week IDSP course for district surveillance officers 2

  3. Case studies used • Mini warm-up case studies • Analysis of surveillance data • Malaria in Darjeeling • Chikungunya in Kadapa • Outbreak investigations • Cholera in Parbatia 3

  4. Case studies used • Mini warm-up case studies • Analysis of surveillance data • Malaria in Darjeeling • Chikungunya in Kadapa • Outbreak investigations • Cholera in Parbatia 4

  5. Mini warm-up case studies • 3-4 slides at the beginning of a lecture • Get the participants to reflect on data • Solutions provided in the next slides • Instructions in lecture notes • Example: • Interpret the incidence of fever in a village of Bhutan (Lecture on setting up a surveillance system) 5

  6. Number of blood slides tested for malaria in Phuentsholing, Bhutan, 2001-2004 600 500 400 2004 Number of slides tested for malaria 300 2003 200 2002 100 2001 0 6 Warm up 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 Weeks

  7. Case studies used • Mini warm-up case studies • Analysis of surveillance data • Malaria in Darjeeling • Chikungunya in Kadapa • Outbreak investigations • Cholera in Parbatia 7

  8. Malaria in Darjeeling • Half a day • Objective: • Analyze surveillance data by time, place and person • Level • Conceptual • Count, divide, compare • Fetch denominators • Time, place and person 8

  9. Case studies used • Mini warm-up case studies • Analysis of surveillance data • Malaria in Darjeeling • Chikungunya in Kadapa • Outbreak investigations • Cholera in Parbatia 9

  10. Chikungunya in Kadapa • Full day • Objective: • Analyze surveillance data by time, place and person • Level • Practical aspects • Troubleshoot practical obstacles 10

  11. Case studies used • Mini warm-up case studies • Analysis of surveillance data • Malaria in Darjeeling • Chikungunya in Kadapa • Outbreak investigations • Cholera in Parbatia 11

  12. Cholera in Parbatia • Two days • Eight sessions of 2 hours • Objective: • Manage all aspects of an outbreak response • Level • Sequential, from alert to response • Detailed on generating hypotheses with descriptive epidemiology • Conceptual on testing hypotheses with analytical epidemiology 12

  13. Case study modus operandi • Stand-alone: No facilitator’s guide (except Chikungunya) • Answers to questions provided in following section • Participants take turns reading it out loud, paragraph by paragraph • Everyone can quickly participate • Go beyond the inhibition of having voice in room • Time given to class to understand and think answers • The participant reading the question may try to answer it if s/he can propose an answer 13

  14. Case study facilitation • Prepare yourself • Prepare the room • Introduce • Go through the case study • Catalyze the dynamic • Handle difficult situations 14

  15. Prepare yourself • Know the case study well • Know your audience • Estimate timing • Decide the learning approach for each question • Think up good examples • Coordinate with other instructor 15

  16. Prepare the room • Arrange tables and chairs in a circle or square, so that everyone will be able to see everyone else • Draw table shells on flip charts as needed • Put the instructors' names on the board 16

  17. The introduction • When its time to begin, introduce yourself and briefly describe your background • Ask students to introduce themselves, if they have not already met • If this is the first case study activity, outline the philosophy and process used to teach the classroom case study 17

  18. Teaching the case study • Have enthusiasm! • Read objectives, keep them in mind and read again at the end • Keep it simple • Involve all • Use various backgrounds of participants • Bring in the quieter person softly • Wrap up discussion with take home messages 18

  19. Group dynamic • Listen attentively and use eye contact effectively • Don't be condescending • If possible, do not directly correct or contradict what a participant says • Instead, ask other participants what they got for an answer, or ask the participant to review how he/she came up with that answer in order to identify the source of the error (e.g., does anyone agree? Disagree?) • You do not need to comment on every statement made by a participant • Rather, try to have participants react to what the others say. Likewise, if a student asks a question, direct it back to the group 19

  20. Challenging situations Few tips 20

  21. One person is monopolizing the group • When the trainee stops for breath, thank the person, refocus the attention and then move on • Ask the person to clarify the direction • Take blame (“Something I’ve said has led us off track, let’s get back to discussing___”) • Set expectations at the beginning • Let the group know that you will try and help everyone participate 21

  22. One person is not involved or is still thinking about the previous topic • Put trainees in groups of two or three for discussions or practice exercises • Spend time at the beginning of class allowing trainees time to get acquainted to prevent this • Take a break and rearrange the chairs • Summarize and restate purposes 22

  23. One person looks interested but never talks • Divide the group into smaller groups for discussion • Find out about her or his experience • Give everyone a chance to write down their responses to an answer and then go around the room • Gain his/her confidence by talking with him/her before and after the session and during breaks • Thank her/him for contributions to discussions • Respect her/his wishes not to talk 23

  24. A couple of people continue to carry on private conversations, arguing points with the person next to them • Stop everything and silently wait for the group to come back together • Remind everyone that you will not be able to complete the work efficiently unless only one group member is heard from at a time • Break the group into smaller groups and use a technique to separate the distracters • Rearrange chairs at the break • Ask those in private conversation to demonstrate a skill you are teaching 24

  25. A group of people is antagonistic and causing discomfort to the group • Establish some group rules for the disagreement, ask others to serve as observers and encourage them to air the issues so others can be involved • Note that “It seems you two disagree on this issue, how do the others of you feel on this topic?” • Thank the persons by saying, “You have highlighted this issue for us. Break into small groups and discuss it.” 25

  26. The whole class is sharply divided on an issue • Put the groups in pairs and mix the groups • Have a formal debate, give each group a specific amount of time to prepare their arguments • Do not lose your temper or get drawn into the controversy • Talk with the group about problem solving, what are the methods to resolve this problem • Ask to group for permission to move on even though the issue is unresolved 26

  27. One person is openly hostile, criticizes and blames others, or interrupts • Paraphrase the issue that the person says to make sure you understand • Do not lose your temper • Bring the issue to the group: What do others think? • Agree with his or her right to have an opinion • Do not get in a long discussion with the person, ask to speak with him later so you do not take time away from the rest of the trainees • Agree with the parts of her comments that are true and disagree with the rest by providing simple, clear facts 27

  28. Participants seem bored and indifferent • Change activities • Ask the bored person for his/her opinion • Take a break, suggest fresh air, check temperature, stretch • Pose a controversial question • Acknowledge that you may not be meeting the group’s needs; ask for ideas, give options • Rearrange the room • Assign specific tasks to individuals to get more people involved • Remember, you cannot change people 28

  29. Summary for difficult situations • Use the learning objectives as your excuse: If side-tracked, ask the group if the current process is contributing to the learning objectives • If disrupting behaviours occur, assess the problem and consider your possible responses • Remain calm no matter what happens and do not lose your temper • When handling a problem behaviour, maintain the self-esteem of the person (s) involved 29

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