Table 1 Courses developed by Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health (D4H) Initiative at the University of Melbourne (UoM)
From: Addressing critical knowledge and capacity gaps to sustain CRVS system development
Course | Description |
|---|---|
ANACONDA | Builds capacity and confidence in participants to use and apply results from the ANACONDA tool; participants learn how to assess mortality data quality using basic epidemiological and demographic concepts, and to interpret and apply the results |
ANACONDA Plus | Expands on the concepts of the ANACONDA course, including how to adjust and analyse data to improve their value for policy |
CRVS Bootcamp | Provides an overview of CRVS systems and the work taking place under UoM D4H, and often includes presentations by visiting Fellows |
Data analysis and use (developed in partnership with Vital Strategies)a | Trains participants to effectively analyse and present CRVS data to provide evidence for policy and planning |
Enterprise architecture, process mapping (developed in partnership with Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute) | Introduces the basic principles of enterprise architecture business process mapping and helps participants develop the skills needed to apply this system analysis approach to CRVS systems |
Estimating the completeness of registration | Improves participants’ ability to utilise a range of methods to estimate the completeness of birth and death registration as a means of generating reliable fertility and mortality measures from the CRVS system |
ICD-10 coding for clerks and coders | This course is offered for mortality coding staff working in healthcare or civil registration offices that use the ICD-10 health classification system |
Iris coding for experienced coders | This course is offered to meet the needs of mortality coding staff working in institutions where the automated coding software Iris is being introduced |
Medical certification of COD | A ‘training of trainers’ programme for doctors on ICD-10-compliant death certification practices |
VA | Covers the importance of VA for COD data, roles and responsibilities of VA interviewers and supervisors, ethics and sensitivity, the SmartVA questionnaire, and how to collect information using a tablet |