Posted April 25, 20168 yr I am seeking help to receive responses to a strategic review that is being conducted by the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health of the World Health Organization, and to which I am making a contribution. The objective of this review is to conduct a rapid, high-level assessment of diagnostic and treatment guidelines used at hospitals, in frontline health facilities, and by community health workers. I am looking for other pediatricians/neonatologists with practical experience in low and middle income countries to complete this survey. PLEASE respond to this message or send a message to my inbox if you are able to contribute to this survey. Your contribution will be acknowledged in the final report. Please see the text below. Best regards, Azadeh Farzin, MD, MHS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and International Health Johns Hopkins University Associate Director, International Center for Maternal & Newborn Health azadeh@jhu.edu Dear Colleagues, I'm writing to you today in relation to a strategic review that is being conducted by the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health of the World Health Organization, and to which I am making a contribution. The strategic review will take stock of child health programming in the past two decades, with specific attention to integrated management of childhood illness as a key global strategy promoted by WHO and UNICEF to address major childhood conditions. The aim is to learn from the past and inform the future in terms of guidelines, protocols, delivery approaches and program management in order to increase access, use and coverage of effective case management of sick children. The objectives of the review cover a comprehensive assessment of clinical guidelines, including Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM), and the Pocketbook of Hospital Care for Children. iCCM: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/44398/1/9789241548045_Manual_eng.pdf IMCI: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/42939/1/9241546441.pdf (+2014 version of chartbook - http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/104772/16/9789241506823_Chartbook_eng.pdf?ua=1 Pocketbook: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/81170/1/9789241548373_eng.pdf For this strategic review, we are conducting a rapid, high-level assessment of diagnostic and treatment guidelines used at hospitals, in frontline health facilities, and by community health workers. Specifically, we would like to understand: 1. If there are any new diagnostic devices, management algorithms, or treatments that are ready for integration into a revised set of clinical guidelines and for implementation at scale, for any of the five major childhood conditions: a. newborn illnesses b. pneumonia c. diarrhea d. malaria e. severe malnutrition 2. We also welcome information on promising innovations that are not yet ready for implementation, although our priority is to identify innovations that can be readily implemented and have supporting evidence. I am reaching out to you because of your extensive experience in newborn illnesses. We are requesting that you complete a short survey at the link provided below (please copy and paste into your browser): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WHOIMCI Please note that when you access the survey, you will also be able to provide recommendations or comments for other disease areas where you have experience. We also request for you to be available for a separate, brief follow-up telephone call (if necessary) to address any outstanding questions or clarifications we may need on our end after reviewing the survey responses. For your participation in this exercise you will be listed as a key informant on the final report produced for this activity. Would it be decided to produce a peer reviewed publication on the findings of this survey, you obviously will be consulted and offered the option to be listed as a co-author. Can I also please request that you email me the contact information of any colleagues with expertise in these pediatric global health areas whose input you think would be important for this review? Our deadline is unfortunately tight and we would request that you complete the survey by Friday April 29 5pm EST. We like to extend sincere thanks in advance for participating in this very important activity and we look forward to working with you to jointly impact the conclusions of the WHO strategic review that will have important implications for how global child health programming will evolve in the next decade. Best regards, ---------------------------------- Azadeh Farzin, MD, MHS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and International Health Associate Director, International Center for Maternal & Newborn Health Johns Hopkins University 615 North Wolfe Street Room E8644 Baltimore, MD 21205 Office: 410-502-8950; Cell: 513-885-7865 Fax: 410-614-1419 Email: azadeh@jhu.edu Skype: afarzin57
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