Introductions of participants and their ongoing/planned implementations of DHIS 2

Time

Topic

Description

Facilitator(s)

Presentations, notes, summaries

Monday

 

09.00-10:00

 

Welcome

Objectives, agenda, practical details

Ola

Notes/Summaries

10:00-11:00

Introductions

 

All

11:15-13:00

Setting up a DHIS 2 database

How to set up a new DHIS 2 database/system?

- Steps needed, possible approaches, best practices etc. 

Edem, Yusuph, Ola
13:00-14:00 Lunch IFI 2 cafeteria (kantine), 1st floor in the other end of the building  
14:00-15:30 DHIS 2 update What is new, what is planned for? Presentation of new features.  Lars
15:45-18:00 Practical session: documenting best practices, working on country databases

In groups

The lab will be open 24/7, so stay as long as you like

All

Tuesday

 

9:00-11:00

Design of data elements and data sets

From paper to computer, indicator-driven approach, using dimensions, harmonising forms, dealing with programmes and politics

Mahundi and Ola

Presentations

 

Notes/Summaries

 

11:30-12:30

DHIS 2 mobile

 

Kristin

12:30-13:30 Lunch IFI 2 cafeteria (kantine), 1st floor in the other end of the building  
13:30-14:30 GIS How to set up, administer, and use Jan Henrik

14:00-18:00

Practical session: documenting best practices, working on country databases

In groups

All

19:00 Social Event: Dinner Olympen, "Lompa", Grønlandsleiret 15  Kristin

Wednesday

 

09:00-12:00

Reporting functionality in DHIS 2

Walk through of functionality, discussions on use, aggregation strategies, new data mart approach etc.

Lars

 
12:15-13:00 DHIS 2 patient module Introduction and walk through Abyot

13:00-14:00

Lunch

IFI 2 cafeteria (kantine), 1st floor in the other end of the building

 

14:00-18:00

Practical session: documenting best practices, working on country databases

In groups

The lab will be open 24/7, so stay as long as you like

All

Thursday

 

09:00-13:00 Practical session: documenting best practices, working on country databases In groups All

Presentations

 

Summaries

13:00-14:00

Lunch

IFI 2 cafeteria (kantine), 1st floor in the other end of the building

 

14:00-16:00 Deployment strategies Central server vs offline installations, hybrid approaches, making use of mobile Internet connections,  when to use, requirements etc. Lars, Mohamed, Romain

16:00-18:00

Practical session: documenting best practices, working on country databases

In groups

The lab will be open 24/7, so stay as long as you like

All

Friday

 

09:00-11.00

User training and training material

Approaches, available material, levels of users, skills/human resources needed to run DHIS in a country

Edem, Yusuph, Ola, Jens

 
11:15-12:00 Excel pivot tables - new pivot updater tool Updating "offline" pivot files against an online server. Bob

12:15-13:00

Practical session: documenting best practices, working on country databases

In groups

All

13:00-14:00

Lunch

IFI 2 cafeteria (kantine), 1st floor in the other end of the building

 

14:00-18:00

Practical session: documenting best practices, working on country databases

In groups

The lab will be open 24/7, so stay as long as you like

All

Saturday

       
10:00-12:00 Regional/national capacity building for implementers  Discuss plans, the way forward, possible approaches, coordinating DHIS 2 support globally and regionally Lars, Ola. Albert, Edem, Jørn  
12:15-14:00 Summary of all implementation topics Work on final document of best practices for DHIS 2 implementation (Implementers manual)  
14:00-15:00 Lunch In the lunch area outside the lab  
15:00-18:00 Practical session: documenting best practices, working on country databases

In groups

All
20:00 Social Event: Dinner and Party! Place to be announced  

Sunday

       
10:00-16:00 Winter sports and sightseeing

Skiing or skating + sightseeing at Holmenkollen ski jump / world championship arena.

More details will come later.....

All!