MSF-Skills List for Paediatricians
Name:
Paediatrics Training ReceivedDuration of TrainingCollege/Hospital-
Date:
1. How many months of hospital paediatric experience do you have?
2. Do you have any experience in paediatric (PICU) or neonatal intensive (NICU) care?
(If NO, proceed to question no. 5)
3. How many months of NICU experience do you have?
4. How many months of PICU experience do you have?
5. What fields of paediatrics (inpatient and outpatient) have you worked in?
Please specify your role and duration in each position.
PAEDIATRIC FIELD
DURATION
ROLE
HOSPITAL
Please write “Yes” in the relevant column for each skill below. Mention comments (if any)
QUESTION
(all for paediatric patients)
Neonatal care
(routine care in delivery room)
Care of sick newborn on a ward
(fluid/feeding/treatment of
complications, etc)
Care of premature babies
Newborn resuscitation
Care of severely ill child (ward)
Basic fluid management
Paediatric TRIAGE
Acute/ER paediatric care
Management of ABC (Airway/Breathing
/Circulation) in critically ill child
Critical neurological management
(convulsions, coma)
IV line in newborn
IV lines in young child
IO line in newborns
IO line in young child
LP in newborn
LP in young child
Nasogastric tube insertion and
orogastric tube insertion
Pleural tap
Pneumothorax chest tube
Wound management
Nerve blocking (femoral, digital...)
Urinary catheter in infants
Supra-pubic aspiration
Interpretation of x rays
Paediatric ultrasound
Paediatric pain management
Growth and development assessment:
No
experience
Training but
little experience
Theoretical +practical
experience/confident
to carry out
Confident
and able to
teach others
Comments
When was the last time you worked on a paediatric ward (month and year)?
Have you done the APLS or PALS course?
If yes, when was the last course you did?
Other Specific Paediatric Skills: (Mention Yes/No)
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Management of paediatric burns:
Management of paediatric trauma:
Management of child abuse:
Adolescent health:
Child psychiatry:
Please specify experience in any other Paediatric or Neonatal specialty (If any) in the space below-
LANGUAGES – (Understand/Read/Write)
English:
French:
Others:
1.
2.
3.
TECHNICAL REFERENCES (2)
1. Name:
Position:
E-mail:
Phone:
2. Name:
Position:
E-mail:
Phone: