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Pediatric Clinical Masterclass (PCM)

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Course Fee $15 / Month
PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA

Pediatric Clinical Masterclass (PCM)

Programme Description

From Rapid Recognition to Safe Pediatric Decision-Making

The Professional Diploma in Pediatric Clinical Masterclass (PCM) is a four-month, practice-oriented programme for healthcare professionals who care for infants and children. It is designed to strengthen rapid assessment, emergency recognition, clinical reasoning, safe initial management, monitoring, referral and caregiver communication.

The programme integrates Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT), Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM), common pediatric emergencies, neonatal care, infectious diseases, respiratory and neurologic illness, fluids and electrolytes, medication safety, procedures and structured case-based learning.

Rather than relying on lectures alone, PCM uses interactive clinical scenarios, algorithms, calculations, demonstrations, quizzes and integrated case workshops. Participants repeatedly apply the same structured approach to increasingly complex cases so that knowledge is translated into safer clinical decisions.

The diploma is delivered online over 16 weeks, with two live evening sessions each week. Successful participants who meet the course and assessment requirements will receive the Professional Diploma in Pediatric Clinical Masterclass awarded by DARA Institute.

Who Should Apply?

  • Medical doctors, general practitioners and medical officers caring for children
  • Pediatric and family medicine trainees or residents
  • Nurses and clinical officers working in pediatric, emergency or inpatient services
  • Healthcare professionals working in hospitals, health centres, NGOs and humanitarian programmes
  • Paediatricians and neonatal clinicians
  • Nutrition and child-health clinicians who require stronger ETAT and IMAM integration
  • Early-career clinicians seeking a structured practical foundation in pediatric care

Why Choose This Diploma?

  • Dedicated ETAT and IMAM learning pathways integrated across the programme
  • Case-based learning focused on real clinical decisions rather than memorization
  • Two live interactive sessions each week designed around working professionals
  • Repeated practice in triage, stabilization, reassessment, escalation and referral
  • Weight-based calculations, fluid planning and medication-safety exercises
  • Integrated respiratory, infectious, neurologic, nutrition and neonatal case workshops
  • Pre-course, mid-course and final assessments to demonstrate learning progress
  • Professional Diploma awarded by DARA Institute after successful completion

Entry Requirements

     Applicants should have:

  • A healthcare background relevant to the clinical care of infants or children
  • Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, clinical assessment and common medicines
  • Basic computer and internet literacy for live online learning
  • Commitment to attend interactive sessions, complete assessments and participate in cases

Learning Outcomes

     By the end of the diploma, participants will be able to:

  • Use a structured pediatric assessment and triage approach and identify emergency and priority signs
  • Apply ETAT principles to airway and breathing problems, impaired circulation, severe dehydration, seizures, coma and hypoglycaemia
  • Assess and initiate management for common respiratory, infectious, neurologic, gastrointestinal and hematologic presentations
  • Calculate and prescribe common pediatric fluids and weight-based medicines using safety checks
  • Recognize sepsis and other time-critical illness and initiate stabilization, monitoring and referral
  • Assess nutritional status, classify acute malnutrition and apply IMAM principles for inpatient and outpatient pathways
  • Recognize and initially manage important neonatal and young-infant problems
  • Describe essential pediatric procedures and monitoring with attention to safety and infection prevention
  • Communicate clearly with caregivers and use structured clinical handover and discharge counselling
  • Integrate assessment, treatment and reassessment through case-based clinical reasoning

$15 / Month

This Course Included

  • Term

    Nov 2026 - Feb 2027

  • Dates

    01 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027

  • Duration

    4 Months (16 Weeks)

  • Duration: 4-Month Intake (16 Weeks)

  • Delivery Mode: Fully Online - Live & Interactive

  • Sessions: 2 Sessions per Week - 2 Hours per day

  • Total Sessions: 32 Interactive Sessions

  • Total Contact Time: 64 Hours

  • Structure: 9 Integrated Modules + Final Assessment

  • Core Pathways: ETAT + IMAM

  • Assessment: Pre-test, quizzes, mid-course, final knowledge and integrated case assessment

  • Language: English; Somali clarification may be used where appropriate

  • Award: Professional Diploma - DARA Institute.

  • Language

    Somali, English

  • Skill Level

Other On going Courses

  • Curriculum Journey
  • Delivery Approach
  • Evaluation Framework
  • Certification
  • Clinical Governance & Safety
  • Core Reference Framework

Curriculum Journey

The 16-week programme progresses from rapid assessment and emergency stabilization to disease-specific management, nutrition, newborn care, safety, monitoring and integrated case practice.

16-Week Session Schedule

 

 

WeekNight 1Night 2
1Orientation & pediatric assessmentETAT I: Triage and emergency signs
2ETAT II: Circulation, shock & severe dehydrationETAT III: Coma, convulsions & hypoglycaemia
3Cough, pneumonia & hypoxaemiaAsthma, wheeze, bronchiolitis & croup
4Pediatric sepsis & feverMeningitis, malaria & severe infections
5Diarrhea & dehydrationFluids & electrolytes
6Seizures & status epilepticusAltered consciousness & weakness
7Severe anemia & transfusionIntegrated pediatric emergency cases
8IMAM I: Assessment & classificationIMAM II: Admission pathways & appetite assessment
9IMAM III: StabilizationIMAM IV: Therapeutic feeding & follow-up
10Essential newborn assessmentResuscitation principles, sepsis & jaundice
11Pediatric TBHIV & the immunocompromised child
12Abdominal/GI presentationsPoisoning, injury & burns
13Pediatric medication safetyEssential pediatric procedures
14Monitoring the hospitalized childCommunication, counselling & discharge
15Respiratory/infectious case workshopIntegrated ETAT/IMAM workshop
16Comprehensive revision & mock assessmentFinal assessment & course closure

 

  • MODULE 1
  • MODULE 2
  • MODULE 3
  • MODULE 4
  • MODULE 5
  • MODULE 6
  • MODULE 7
  • MODULE 8
  • MODULE 9

Pediatric Assessment & ETAT

Weeks 1-2 | 4 sessions

  • Structured pediatric assessment and recognition of the sick child
  • Triage categories, emergency and priority signs
  • Airway and breathing emergencies
  • Impaired circulation, shock and severe dehydration
  • Coma, convulsions, hypoglycaemia and reassessment

Programme Delivery Approach

  • Live online classes: instructor-led teaching with chat, polls and clinical questions
  • Clinical case workshops: participants work through assessment, priorities, treatment and reassessment
  • Algorithm practice: ETAT, dehydration, seizures, respiratory emergencies and IMAM pathways
  • Calculation practice: fluids, weight-based doses and safe prescribing checks
  • Demonstrations: essential procedures and equipment using guided demonstrations or videos
  • Guided self-study: selected readings and local protocol review between sessions

Standard 2-Hour Session Format

0-10 minOpening poll, recap or pre-question
10-70 minFocused interactive teaching
70-105 minClinical case, calculation or demonstration
105-115 minQuiz / rapid-fire questions
115-120 minKey messages and self-study task

Evaluation Framework

AssessmentMethodWeight
Pre-course assessmentDiagnostic baselineNot graded
Weekly quizzes / participationShort quizzes and case engagement20%
Mid-course assessmentMCQs + clinical scenarios20%
Final knowledge assessmentMCQs + case-based questions40%
Integrated case assessmentStructured online clinical case20%

Certification

Participants who successfully meet the attendance, participation and assessment requirements will be awarded the Professional Diploma in Pediatric Clinical Masterclass (PCM), issued by DARA Institute. The diploma confirms successful completion of a structured 64-hour programme covering pediatric assessment, ETAT, IMAM, common childhood emergencies, clinical safety and integrated case-based decision-making.

Awarding Institution

DARA Institute - a multidisciplinary learning, research and consulting organization delivering practical education, skills development and capacity-building programmes.

Course materials planned for the full diploma package include 32 teaching slide decks, participant notes, ETAT/IMAM algorithm handouts, clinical case workbook, question bank, assessment forms and certificate template.

Clinical Governance & Safety

PCM is an educational programme. Teaching should be aligned with current national and institutional protocols. Drug doses, fluid regimens, antimicrobial choices, therapeutic feeds, referral pathways and emergency algorithms must be checked against the most current approved guidance for the learner's setting. Faculty should clearly identify where local protocols differ from international guidance.

Core Reference Framework

  • WHO Paediatric Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) guidance
  • WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children
  • WHO guidance on prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema in children
  • Current national/local pediatric, IMAM, TB, malaria, HIV, antimicrobial and referral protocols
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