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What is mentorship?
Mentorship is the process where-by an experienced, highly regarded and empathetic person (mentor) guides another individual (mentee) in the development and reexamination of their own ideas, learning and personal and professional development.
What is mentorship?
Mentoring is a challenging task that requires flexibility, excellent communication and relationship-building skills and the ability to cope with rapid change of direction, in addition to possessing up-to-date clinical knowledge and teaching skills Different from traditional supervision
Mentorship Design
1) Trained team of 16 Mansa District mentors in:
Mentoring skills IRH Supervisory Tool & EmONC Skills Checklists Anatomic models to guide on-site clinical simulations Data collection and support Reporting
Mentorship Visits
At each visit, mentors:
1) Set objectives for the mentorship visit 2) Assist the health center to service any back-up of clients in order that the providers have time to sit with the mentor 3) Review the SM Register, delivery client files and partographs and discuss with the providers what is going well and challenges experienced
Mentorship in Action
Mentor demonstrates HBB Mentee conducts return demo
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Impact of Mentorship
Immediate & sustained application of skills learned during EmONC training Improved provider confidence and morale HCs now managing complications which previously were referred (e.g., manual removal of placenta, MVA)
Improved outcomes for pregnant women Reduced pressure on emergency transport systems
Impact (contd)
Increased use of the partograph (0.06% to 29%). 78% correctly filled Improved documentation in service delivery registers AMTSL applied in 88% of deliveries, even with 3-fold increase in number of facility deliveries since October 2011.
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Keys to Success
Strong ownership by Mansa DHO Involvement and collaboration of many district partners DHO, PHO, Mansa GH, ZPCT II, ZISSP and UNFPA Proper training in mentorship skills Use of anatomic models for on-site clinical simulations
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