NIHFW to conduct Online Training Course on Basic Infertility Management

New Delhi: The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) is going to conduct for Online Training Course on Basic Infertility Management for Healthcare Professionals from 10th-12th November 2021.

The training course is designed to enable the health care professionals in developing the competencies in basic management of infertility at the healthcare facilities. The learning will upgrade their skills and will be helpful in the capacity building of health care professionals. 

All the interested candidates can take the participate in the online training course by registering themselves from the mentioned link below:

Click here for the Registration Form

The Institute has released a brochure regarding the online Training Course on Basic Infertility Management for Healthcare Professionals. All the concerned can view the details below:

Course Coordinating Team

Course Coordinator: Dr.Renu Shahrawat

Course Co-Coordinators : Dr. Chetna Chouhan

Dr. Geetanjaly Singh 

About the Institute

The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare is a premier autonomous Institute, funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It has kept pace with the new thinking and substantially contributed to the health human resource development in the country.

NIHFW serves as an apex "technical institute" as well as a "think tank" to promote national health and family welfare programmes in the country through education and training, research and evaluation, consultancy and advisory services, specialised projects, etc. 

Introduction

According to the Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction, infertility currently affects about 10 to 14 percent of the Indian population, with higher rates in urban areas where one out of six couples is impacted. Nearly 27.5 million couples actively trying to conceive suffer from infertility in India. This training programme is proposed to build the capacity of health care providers to provide the basic management of infertility.

General Objectives 

To enable the health care professionals in developing the competencies in basic management of infertility among infertile couples at the health facilities. 

Specific Objectives

At the end of the training course, the participant would be able to:

o Enumerate important points in couple history

o Describe and identify male and female factors responsible for infertility

o List the steps in the clinical evaluation of infertility

o Describe the management of most common causes of male & female infertility and counselling of the infertile couples for stress management.

Course Fee

There is a course fee of Rs. 1000/- per participant which can be paid by online banking only. The bank details are:

Name of the beneficiary: Director NIHFW

Bank Name & Branch : SBI, NIHFW,

Munirka, New Delhi

Account No. : 10932790787

IFSC Code No. : SBIN0010439

Branch Code No. : 10439

MICR Code No. : 110002429 

The Last Date for receiving Nominations is 8th November 2021

Further Correspondence to be addressed to:

Dr Renu Shahrawat Course Coordinator The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Munirka, New Delhi-110067 Email: ctrg@nihfw.org Phones: 2616 5959/2616 6441/2618 8485/ 26107773 Ext. 230/104, Fax 91 11-2610 1623 Email: director@nihfw.org Web Site: www.nihfw.org 

Course Contents

o Female and male reproductive physiology

o Understanding infertility and its causes

o Clinical work-up of infertile couple

o Basic management of infertility including the ovulation induction protocols and counselling for stress management 

Methodology

The course will be conducted online in real-time. After payment of Course Fee & Registration, a Google Meet link will be shared with the participants to join the session. The course consists of interactive learning through lectures, discussions and video demonstrations. 

Duration

Three days (The programme duration/time commitment is 2 hours 30 minutes per day in the forenoon and 1 hour 15 minutes in the afternoon). 

Nature of Participants

Service providers (MBBS and/or postgraduates) employed in the state health facilities at district level and below, faculty/ residents/ medical officers in Medical College or Central Government health facilities from departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology/ Medicine/ Surgery/ Pathology, health care professionals working in the Defence forces (Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guards), Paramilitary Forces (CRPF, CISF, ITBP, BSF, SSB, BSF, AR) of India and other organizations such as ESI, Railways, etc.

Pre-requisite for Training

The registered participants must have dedicated access to Computer/Laptop with web cam, microphone, speaker and internet facility. 

Training Outcome

The training will be helpful in the capacity building of health care professionals in developing the competencies in basic management of infertility.

To view the official notice click on the following link:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/announcementonlinebimnov2021-161710.pdf

The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), was established on 9th March 1977 by the merger of two national level institutions, viz. the National Institute of Health Administration and Education (NIHAE) and the National Institute of Family Planning (NIFP). The NIHFW, an autonomous organization, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, acts as an 'apex technical institute' as well as a 'think tank' for the promotion of health and family welfare programs in the country.

The Institute addresses a wide range of issues on health and family welfare from a variety of perspectives through the departments of Communication, Community Health Administration, Education and Training, Epidemiology, Management Sciences, Medical Care and Hospital Administration, Population Genetics and Human Development, Planning and Evaluation, Reproductive Bio-Medicine, Statistics and Demography, and Social Sciences.

For more details log on to the official website: http://www.nihfw.org/WAboutUS.html