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Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) jointly with the College of Computing and Information Sciences -Makerere (CoCIS) most especially the School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) are offering a Masters degree in Health Informatics (MHI) as a fulltime program. The program is designed for individuals who desire to be trained to identify constraints in health information flow, design innovative automated systems to solve them in the shortest time possible in order to inform decision and policy making.
Mission: To produce practical, gender sensitive health Informaticians who are able to evaluate health systems, and develop innovations to improve information management and utilization in health.
Goal: To produce gender sensitive graduates with skills and competences in application of information and computer science to improve health practice.
The program is open to both Ugandans and non-Ugandans, whether living within Uganda or outside the borders of Uganda, who fulfill the minimum admission requirements and should preferably be graduates from Universities recognized by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).
The MHI training will take two academic years, consisting of four semesters and one-recess term. Each semester is 17 weeks, of which 15 weeks are used for teaching and two weeks for examinations. There will be a recess term taking 10 weeks after the first year.
The students will start with the cross over courses at the beginning of the first semester. These are intended to bring the students of different backgrounds, at par. Those with an IT background will study health care courses and those with a healthcare background will take the basic IT courses. These will be followed by core courses. In second year, students will select from 2 tracks Public health informatics and general Health Informatics.
The program consists of didactic courses, practicum and dissertation. The courses in first year will all be compulsory while in second year students will select tracks.
Core courses
Year I Semester I
Introduction to Health Care & Health Systems
Introduction to Information Technology
Foundations of Health Informatics
Information Systems Development
Principles of Public Health
Applied Epidemiology I
Research Methods in Health Informatics
Year I Semester II
Applied Biostatistics I
Health Information Systems
Health Informatics Standards and Terminology
Enterprise Architecture for Health Info. Systems
Gender, Law, Ethics, Equity, Policy and Governance in relation to informatics
Scientific Writing & Communication Skills
Year I Recess Term
Practicum and Field Report
Year II Semester I
Track Specific Courses
Track 1 – Health Informatics Track (General)
Clinical Informatics
Security in Health Information Systems
Advanced Programming
Health Analytics
Clinical Decision Support Systems and Workflows in Health
Seminar Series I
Track 2 – Public health informatics track
Applied Biostatistics II
Applied Epidemiology II
Health systems Management and health Informatics
Occupational health and Informatics
Environmental Health and Informatics
Seminar Series I
Year II Semester II
Seminar Series II
In addition to the track specific courses, trainees will elect to take any course of their choice from courses offered in any track
A multifaceted approach will be used, employing mainly those methods that encourage a student-centered approach, active learning and acquisition of practical competencies. Integration of knowledge with practical skills and the transfer of concepts from one situation to the other will be emphasized. Professional identities, Attitudes and Teamwork skills will be developed by working as members of multi-professional teams with graded responsibilities. Competencies will be developed through practical exposure and discussions (experiential learning), reflecting on their own experiences and role modeling.
Other teaching and learning methods shall include; Didactic lectures; tutorials and small group discussions; Seminars and Large group presentations; practical sessions and computer/skills laboratories; Computer Assisted Learning & Practicum Attachment.
The programme will be run on a multidisciplinary basis using specialists from within the School of Public Health (SPH) and School of Computing and Informatics Technology (SCIT) and outside Makerere University. For example, under Norwegian NORHED health informatics collaboration the two Schools at Makerere University will work with Moi University in Kenya and University of Bergen to share staff who will teach different courses. SPH plans to continue utilizing existing expertise in the entire College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) and Ministry of Health (MoH).
Tuition fees are: Ug. Shs. 5m/= per year for Ugandans, or US $5000 per year for foreign students. Makerere University reserves the right to revise tuition fee rates whenever found necessary. In addition to the tuition fees, students must also meet all other expenses related to: registration fees to the university, examination fees, library and administration, travel and accommodation, a personal computer, stationery, books, field studies, and research costs for the dissertation.
Application forms and guidelines can be obtained from the Makerere University School of Graduate Studies, or downloaded from their website.
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
Makerere University School of Public Health,
P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel. 256-414- 543-872
Introduction and Overview to the MPH Programme:
The challenge of the Health System in Uganda is to promote, improve and maintain the health of the Ugandan people equitably, and to the optimum level possible with the resources available. Following the introduction of decentralisation in 1993, the increased demand for public health practitioners was recognised. The demand for practitioners has continued to grow as a result of the creation of more districts and further decentralisation to lower levels (the health sub-districts) now numbering about two hundred.
Since the 1994/1995 academic year, Makerere University School of Public Health, the Ministry of Health and Rockefeller Foundation, assumed a joint commitment to implement a Master of Public Health Degree Programme. The philosophy of this programme is to develop high quality and sustainable training strategies that will produce public health leaders and workers prepared to address public health challenges at the national, district and community levels in Uganda.
The current 22-month MPH training programme consists of an academic component with compulsory courses that are mainly conducted at the School. The programme also has a field component covered during field placements at the selected district training sites, under the supervision of the respective District Directors of Health Services (DHO), MakSPH faculty and Ministry of Health Officials.
The two year MPH curriculum is run in conformity with the University semester system. Each academic year consists of two semesters of 17 weeks duration foreach semester and a recess term of ten weeks duration.
Coordination of programme activities is the responsibility of the Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management.
The MPH programme is multidisciplinary in nature and students from a wide range of backgrounds and experience are admitted to it. So far, the background of graduates of the programme include medical doctors, veterinary doctors, dental surgeons, pharmacists, social scientists, science teachers, food scientists and nurses. This situation provides an opportunity for sharing experiences and competencies in public health during the learning process.
Facilitation of the programme courses is also multidisciplinary in that specialists from various fields of expertise from within and without the University take part in the teaching of various programme courses.
Makerere University School of Public Health has only fiften established staff who teach the academic courses, with the assistance of other experts in the relevant fields from MOH, and other departments in the University.
The DHO of the identified training sites supervise and guide the students during their field attachments. A number of University lecturers supervise the students' dissertations in the areas of specialisation. The number of MakSPH faculty is expected in the near future.
The MPH is a full-time programme and officers' involvement in outside work during the training period isn't expected.
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Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) offers a Masters degree in Public Health by Distance Education (MPH-DE). The program is designed for individuals who desire graduate public health training while they continue to work. The program is modeled on the same objectives of the MPH Fulltime Program and covers exactly the same academic content.
The Program Goal
The goal of the program is to produce practically oriented public health professionals who possess the knowledge, skills and professional attitudes required to assume leadership roles within the public health systems and to meet the current and future challenges of public health.
The specific objectives of the MPH Distance Education Program are to:
Who can apply?
The program is open to both Ugandans and non-Ugandans, whether living within Uganda or outside the borders of Uganda, who should preferably be employees in a health service institution (such as a District Health Service or a health sector NGO), and fulfill the minimum admission requirements.
Admission requirements
The courses offered are:
Core courses
Year I Semester I
Biological Basis of Public Health
Applied Epidemiology I
Applied Biostatistics I
Health Promotion, Health Education & Behaviour
Change Communication
Year I Semester II
Research Methods
Communicable & Non-communicable Disease Control
Health Ethics and Law
Scientific Writing & Communication Skills
Year I Recess Term
Field Study I
Year II Semester I
Family and Reproductive Health
Public Health Nutrition
Health Planning and Management
Environmental and Occupational Health
Track Specific Courses
Track 1 – Applied Epidemiology
Applied Epidemiology II
Applied Biostatistics II
Interventional Epidemiology Methods
Advanced Disease Surveillance and Outbreak
Health Database Organization & Analysis
Track 2 – Health Systems
Health Policy & Primary Health Care
Health Economics & Finance
Monitoring & Evaluation
Leadership & Managing Human Resources
Quality Assurance of Health Care
Economic Evaluation & Decision Making
Communicating Research Findings for Policy
Track 3 – Reproductive Health
Maternal and Child Health
Gender and Health
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Demography and Population Dynamics
Track 4 – Environment Health
Diseases of Public Health Importance
Environmental Sanitation
Occupational Health and Safety
Food Hygiene
Year II Recess Term
Field Study I
Year III Semester I and II
Seminar Series I and II
Elective Courses
In addition to the track specific courses trainees, will
elect to take any course of their choice from courses
offered in any track
How is the program organized?
This is a distance learning program therefore students enrolled into this program are expected to study mostly on their own, using learning materials provided to them at the beginning of each semester, plus other computer/Internet based learning materials.
The program is organized so that in each academic year there are 3 on-campus face-to-face sessions.
i. An orientation face-to-face session at the start of the academic year in August lasting one week (Monday – Friday). During this period, students are also introduced to reading
materials for courses offered in Semester I,
ii. End of Semester I face-to-face sessions in January that also last one week (Monday – Friday). During this period, students do their end of Semester I exams, and are also
introduced to reading materials for courses offered in Semester II.
iii. End of Semester II face-to-face sessions in June, that also last one week (Monday – Friday). During this period, students do their end of Semester II exams.
All intending applicants must therefore plan to be in Kampala three times a year, for the face-to-face sessions mentioned above.
Facilities available for MPH learning students:
– MAKSPH has 15 training centers under the MPH Fulltime Program. These are stocked with books and other reading materials relevant to the MPH.
They are located in the offices of the District Health Offers in the districts of Arua, Bushenyi, Busia, Hoima, Jinja, Kabarole, Kampala, Kumi, Mbarara, Moroto, Mpigi, Mukono, Rakai, Rukungiri and Tororo.
-The Institute of Adult and Continuing Education Centers located in Mbale, Gulu, Arua, Lira, Kabale, Jinja and Fort Portal may also be accessed.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are: Ug. Shs. 1.5m/= per semester for Ugandans, or US $2500 per semester for foreign students. Makerere University reserves the right to revise tuition fee rates whenever found necessary.
In addition to the tuition fees, students must also meet all other expenses related to: registration fees to the university, examination fees, library and administration, travel and accommodation while in Kampala, a personal computer, stationery, books, field studies, and research costs for the dissertation.
It is estimated that over the 3 years' training program, these additional costs may total up to Ug.Shs. 8 – 10m/=; or US $5000 – 7000, depending on the location of the student. It is the responsibility of each intending applicant to identify funds for all these expenses.
How to apply:
Application forms and guidelines can be obtained
from the Makerere University School of Graduate
Studies, or downloaded from their website.
MPH (DE) Program Administrator,
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
School of Public Health,
College of Health Sciences, Makerere University
P.O. Box 7072,
Kampala, Uganda.
Tel. 256-414- 543-872
Disasters are common worldwide and their aetiologies include natural, man-made (technological) and a hybrid of factors. The Great Lakes region of Africa,including Uganda, is prone to several man-made disasters, such as conflicts and warfare and natural disasters including droughts, floods, landslide and disease outbreaks.
Despite the high incidence of a variety of disasters, the capacity to minimise risks and effectively respond to/manage, and mitigate the effects of disaster remains limited in Uganda and several developing countries.
To develop capacity for effective public health disaster management and risk reduction in Uganda and Africa
To train and develop public health disaster managers with:
1) Knowledge and skills for forecasting disasters and risk reduction
2) Expertise to manage and implement effective public health disaster response interventions at district, nationaland international levels
3) Capabilities for impact assessment after implementation of disaster response
4) Capacity to carry out public health disaster related essential research and training.
Who can Apply?
The programme is open to Ugandans and Non-Ugandans who fulfil the admission requirements.
Only graduates from Universities recognized by the National Council for Higher Education will be considered for admission to the MOM training Programme.
All applicants must satisfy Makerere University admission requirements for graduate programmes.
Admission Requirements
1) A bachelor degree in health sciences, e.g. human medicine or nursing, from a recognised institution and at least two years' relevant field experience.
2) A degree in biological sciences from a recognised institution,e.g.food science and technology,human nutrition,environmental health,and at least two years' relevant field experience
3) A degree in social sciences from a recognised institution, e.g.community psychology, SWASA, Law, and at least two years' relevant experience.
Short listed candidates will be interviewed prior to selection
The programme duration is two (2) years; Full Time
Year One: Semester 1
Year One: Semester II
Year One: Recess Term
Year Two: Semester I
Ugandans 4,500,000/= and International Students US $6,000
Makerere University reserves the right to revise tuition fee rates whenever necessary
MDM Program Administrator,
Department of Community Health & Behaverial Sciences School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University
P. 0. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda. Tel: +256-41-4-5438721031-2-263158
Fax: +256-41-531807
In 2007, Makerere University, through the Makerere University School of Public Health, MakSPH, developed a training programme leading to the award of a Master of Health Services Research (MHSR) to address some of the challenges faced currently by.• the health care systems in Uganda and beyond. The program is designed for individuals who desire postgraduate training in public health research. Developed by experts from the MakSPH, in collaboration with the School of Medicine, Division of Health Services Research; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Health services research (HSR) is a multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, and ultimately our health and well being. Its research domains are individuals:, families, organizations, institutions, communities, and populations.
The Program Goal
The general purpose of this programme is to produce practically oriented graduates capable of providing leadership for improved planning and delivery of health services in the most effective and efficient manner.
Specific Objectives of the MHSR Program are to:
The specific purpose of this programme is to:
Equip students with skills/knowledge and practical ability to identify health service delivery problems, conceptualize a research strategy and
analyze the problem identified.
Equip students with skills to measure and evaluate health service delivery problems such as: access to health care, cost of health care, cost-effectiveness, equity and quality of health care, and produce evidence-based solutions.
Provide students with the skills to utilize evidence from health services research to design and propose interventions at project, programme and organizational levels.
Disseminate evidence-based information for policy development and health care practice.
Equip students with competencies in monitoring and evaluation of health services.
Who Can Apply?
The programme is open to Ugandans and Non Ugandans who fulfill the admission requirements. The requirements described below are only the minimum academic conditions for admission and only make one eligible for consideration. Only graduates from universities recognized by the National Council for Higher Education will be considered for admission to the MHSR training programme. All applicants must satisfy Makerere University admission requirements for graduate programmes.
Admission Requirements
A candidate is eligible for admission if he/she satisfies any of the following:
A degree in the health sciences; e.g. , medicine (human and veterinary), nursing , pharmacy, dentistry, and at least two years' relevant field experience in the health sector, OR
A degree in social sciences; e. g., social work , sociology, economics, demography and at least two years' relevant field experience in the health sector, OR
A degree in biological sciences; e. g., statistics, environmental sciences, biology, or laboratory sciences and at least two years' relevant field experience in the health sector.
HSR Programme Duration
Two years, Full time
Courses Offered
Year One: Semester 1
Year One: Semester 11
Year One: Recess Term
Field Attachment I & II
Year Two: Semester 1
Year Two: Semester 11
Facilities available for MHSR Students:
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are: Ug. Shs. 5.0 m/= per year for Ugandans, or US $5000 per year for foreign students.
Makerere University reserves the right to revise tuition fee rates whenever necessary.
In addition to the tuition fees, students also meet all other expenses related to: registration fees to the university,
examination fees, travel and accommodation while in Kampala, stationery, books, and expenses related to Master's research projects and the dissertation. Possession of a personal computer is strongly recommended. It is estimated that over the 2 years' training program, these additional costs, excluding tuition fees, may total up to Ug. Shs. 5.0m/= or US $3000.
It is the responsibility of each intending applicant to identify funding sources to cover these expenses. This is a full time program and students should not expect to continue working while attending the program.
How to apply:
Application forms and guidelines can be obtained from the Makerere University School of Graduate Studies, or downloaded from our website at the website address given below.
OR contact the:
MHSR Program Coordinator OR
MHSR Academic Coordinator,
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
Makerere University School of Public Health,
P.O. Box 7072,
Kampala, Uganda.
Tel. 256-312-263158/9
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Dr. Simon Kasasa is a Senior Lecturer, in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Makerere University School of Public Health in the College of Health Sciences. He holds a PhD (Epidemiology) from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, a masters of science (EPI/BIO) from Case Western Reserve Univeristy and a bachelors in Statistics from Makerere University. His PhD work focused on Bayesian modeling and mapping the relationship between mortality and malaria transmission intensity using community data from two Health and Demographic Surveillance sites (HDSS) in West and Southern Africa.   Dr. Kasasa is involved in the teaching and research activities at the school and the entire College. His teaching areas include; research methods, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and M&E. As a research scientist, Dr. Kasasa has been involved in a number of research activities in areas of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, pneumonia, TB and other areas. He is currently working as an Epidemiologist on the on-going national TB prevalence survey. He is also part of the team finalizing mapping HIV high risk places in Uganda (PLACE Team). As a Senior lecturer and the Field Coordinator for the Masters of Public Health (Distance Education) program, Dr. Kasasa is contributing directly to the increasing pool of public health professionals in the country and beyond. He is a member of the higher degrees, Research and Ethics Committee (HDREC) at the School of Public Health and a board member of the Makerere University Lung Institute.Read more
Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho is a Ugandan Female medical doctor who holds two masters degrees in public health and Health Economics MPH (HE), as well as a doctorate in health systems research from Trinity College Dublin. She has worked at the Makerere University School of Public Health for close to twelve years. Prior to this she worked at a rural hospital in Uganda.
Her exposure to a rural hospital enabled her to understand the context in which health services in Rural Africa are delivered. She has gained vast experience in managing, conducting, and analyzing health related research in a variety of fields. She has specific training and expertise in key research areas that include health systems, health financing, performance based financing, costing, economic evaluation, maternal and newborn health. Furthermore she has been the principal investigator in several research projects that seek to better understand and influence implementation processes while demonstrating their impact on maternal and neonatal health in a robust way, based on integrated and realistic strategies that rely on local institutions and contexts and reasonable cost base.
Her academic responsibilities at the school of public health include lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of health economics, health policy and health systems research and management. In addition she is also an active mentor and supervisor to undergraduate, postgraduate and PHD students.Read more
Dr. Henry Wamani MBChB MPhil PhD is Lecturer, Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences and Academic Coordinator, Master of Public Health Nutrition at the School of Public Health, Makerere University College of Health Science, Kampala. Henry trained as a Medical Doctor (MBChB) from Makerere University, Uganda in 1993.
He later did Master of Philosophy in Health Sciences (Public Health Nutrition), 2003 and PhD (Nutrition Epidemiology and Health Inequities), 2005 at the University of Bergen, Norway. Henry previously worked with disease control programs with the Ministry of Health, World Health Organisation and as the Resident Advisor of A2Z, the USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness project, before becoming fulltime faculty member at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences.He has vast experience in child health, malaria, nutrition, HIV/AIDS and community research with publications in peer-reviewed journals.Read more
Dr. David Lubogo (MBChB, MPH) is a Lecturer at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and Master of Public Health (MPH) from Makerere University. He has attended several post graduate trainings in areas such as HIV/AIDS prevention and care, Nutrition, Public Health in Complex Emergencies, Community Risk Assessment and Maternal and Child Health.
He has taught, supervised and examined both undergraduate and graduate students and coordinated a number of courses at Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) including Field Study for the MPHN program. Prior to joining MakSPH as a Research Fellow, he worked as a Medical Doctor in two rural Ugandan hospitals namely Kiboga Hospital, Kiboga district and Ngora Freda Carr Hospital, Ngora district, where he gained rich and valuable experience in public health and clinical medicine.
Dr. Lubogo has published in peer reviewed journals, co-authored a scholarly book chapter and has made oral and poster presentations at both local and international scientific meetings/conferences. He has served as a Peer Reviewer for some international journals and as an Abstract Mentor (2016) for the International AIDS Society.
He has worked as a Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, Project Coordinator and Technical Team Supervisor for a number of collaborative research projects in Public Health. He has also participated in writing technical research reports for some international organizations. He is an active member of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) and a Disaster and Climate Resilience Fellow.
His current interests are in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, Non Communicable Diseases, Maternal Child Health and Community Risk Reduction.Read more
Dr David Musoke is a Lecturer in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health. He holds a Bachelors degree in Environmental Health Sciences from Makerere University, MSc in International Primary Health Care from University of London (UK), and PhD in Public Health from Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK). Besides teaching and student supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels including coordinating the research dissertation of the Bachelors of Environmental Health Sciences programme, he is involved in vast research in Uganda which has been published and presented at conferences extensively. He is Coordinator of the short course in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and was instrumental in its development. Part of his research is on diseases (such as malaria and cervical cancer), environmental health (including water quality, sanitation and hygiene), and health systems/services (such as health-seeking behaviour and human resources for health). Currently, he is conducting research on integrated malaria prevention among rural communities in Uganda, and community health workers (CHWs) who are a key human resource for health. He has also used photovoice, a community based participatory research methodology, in his research including among youth and CHWs. He spearheaded the organisation of the first-ever International Symposium on CHWs held in Kampala in 2017. He is a member of many professional associations including the Environmental Health Workers' Association of Uganda (EHWAU), Health Systems Global (HSG), and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), UK. Currently, he is the Secretary of the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) Africa group, as well as Co-chair of the HSG Thematic Working Group on CHWs. He is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at Nottingham Trent University (UK) as well as External Examiner at the University of Malawi, and National University of Science and Technology (Zimbabwe).Read more
Dr. Justine N. Bukenya (MBChB, MPH) is Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences. She has Medical training from Makerere University Medical School and Public Health training from The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Justine has extensive work experience in clinical medicine, and public health. In terms of health service management, she has rich experience in planning, implementing, supervising, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating of Health Care services/ activities at community, district and national levels.
Justine has been involved in conducting research among vulnerable populations especially women in Kampala, with both clinical and coordination roles and has made numerous presentations at International scientific meetings. Her recent work with vulnerable women includes a publications : the "HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Cohort of Women Involved in High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Kampala, Uganda" She is interested in ensuring that monitoring and evaluation findings are used in health program design, implementation and policy review.Read more
Chrispus Mayora is currently an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management (HPPM), School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University-Kampala. Mr. Mayora Joined the School of Public Health in 2008. He graduated as an Economist with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree from Makerere University (2006), and a Master of Arts in Economics (2010), also from Makerere University Kampala – specializing in Health Economics & Environmental Economics. In 2011, Mr. Mayora joined the Australian National University (ANU), Australia where he pursued and completed a Graduate Certificate in Economic Policy. In 2012, Mr. Mayora joined the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, where he completed a Master of Health Economics (MHEC). Mr. Mayora is involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, such as Health Economics, Health Financing, Health Policy, Economic Evaluation and Decision Making, and cost-effectiveness Analysis. Mr. Mayora has done research and consultancy work in areas of costing maternal and child health interventions such as voucher schemes, cost-effectiveness of targeted health interventions, performance-based financing, health systems performance assessment, Economic Evaluation of HIV care strategies, among others. Mr. Mayora is currently a PhD Fellow (2015-2018) at the University Of Witwatersrand School Of Public Health, Johannesburg, South Africa. His PhD work is in the area of working with private informal health markets to improve child health in Uganda.Read more
Dr. Richard K. Mugambe (PhD) is currently an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health. He holds a PhD in Global Health from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (2014), a Masters in Environmental Sciences and technology from Wageningen University, the Netherlands (2007) and a Bachelors degree in Environmental Health from Makerere University (2003).
Richard has been involved in teaching and research at the School of Public Health for over 10 years. His research areas are: water and sanitation (especially for vulnerable groups of people and for healthcare facilities); food safety, waste management and environmental monitoring. His recent work on water and sanitation for vulnerable groups includes a publication: Access to and perceptions towards water, sanitation and hygiene: a case of HIV/AIDS affected and non-affected households in rural Uganda.
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Ruth Mubeezi Neebye is Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health. She has training from Makerere University School of Public Health where she obtained her Bachelors degree in Environmental Health and from Wageningen University (Netherlands) where she obtained her Masters degree in Environmental Sciences with specialization in Environmental Health Policy.
Ruth has extensive experience in teaching and research in the fields of Safe water Management, Solid waste Management, Health risk assessment, Human Environment, Climate change, Environmental Health Laws and Legislations, Occupational Health and Environmental Disaster Management among others . She teaches on the Bachelor of Environmental Health Science program and on graduate programs like the Masters of Public Health and Masters of Disaster Management which are both hosted at the school of Public Health.
To the school's student community she has made a contribution by being a founding member (2003) and current Patron of the Makerere University Environmental Health Students' Association since 2007. Through this association she has initiated community outreaches alongside the students to provide health related activities like community cleaning and health sensitization. This association has provided mentorship opportunities for a number of students.Read more
Dr Geofrey Musinguzi is a Fellow at Makerere University School of Public Health in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health (DCEH). Dr. Musinguzi holds a Post Doc Research position in the department of Primary and Interdisciplinary care at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He holds a Doctor of Medical Science (PhD) from the University of Antwerp (2015) and a Master of Medical Science with a major in Public Health (2011) from Lund University, Sweden. His first Degree is Bachelor of Environmental Health Science from Makerere University. His academic and research interest is epidemiology of HIV and cardiovascular disease risk factors in the community, environmental Health and preparedness of health systems. The acronym SPICES stands for Scaling up Packages of Interventions for Cardiovascular disease Prevention in selected sites in Europe and Sub-saharan Africa.
He is also involved in teaching and academic supervision of both undergraduate and graduate students' thesis at Makerere University School of Public Health. Dr Musinguzi is an Academic Editor and a member of the Public Library of Science (Plos One) editorial Board. He is also a reviewer for several international journals including the journal of clinical hypertension, BMJ Open, North American Journal of Medical Science and the BMC family among others.Read more
Mr. Aloysius Mutebi is a Research Fellow in the department of Health Policy, Planning and Management at the School of Public Health, Makerere University. He holds a Bachelor of statistics degree and Masters Degree in Public Health of Makerere University plus s post graduate diploma in development planning with computer techniques of Erasmus University, Netherlands. He received additional training in National Accounts from Munich, Germany. Aloysius's specialized areas of interest include: Health Information Systems, Human Resources for Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, family planning and maternal and child health. He has worked with various local and international consultancies on different programs funded by international organizations for over 15 years. Aloysius worked on willingness to pay for HIV drugs studies, service voucher studies in hard to reach areas, the recent project monitoring and accountability.Read more
Dr. Raymond Tweheyo is a Public Health Physician with a PhD in Medicine from the University of Manchester, UK. He is currently a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Makerere University School of Public Health and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Division of Population Health, University of Manchester, UK. He has also been a part of the reviewers for the International Center for Systematic Reviews (ICSR) – Makerere University School of Public Health. Dr. Raymond has led work on community interventions for Maternal and Child Health, Multi-country Cohort on Family Planning, and Human Resources for Health. Raymond has led a systematic Review on regulatory Mechanisms for Health Workforce Absenteeism (published) and a narrative synthesis on Attributes of Health Workforce Absenteeism. He has also conducted scoping reviews on Global Health Workforce Policies, and Theories of Absenteeism from various sectors (Health, Education and Manufacturing industry).Read more
Ms. Susan Babirye is a research Fellow in the department of Health Policy, Planning and Management at the School of Public Health, Makerere University. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Health, and Masters Degree in Research and Public Policy. Susan also received additional training in Monitoring and Evaluation from Uganda Management Institute. Susan has extensive experience in research coordination, data collection and analysis. Susan's specialized areas of interest include: family planning, HIV/AIDS, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and maternal and child health. She has over five years' experience in development work in the area of sexual and reproductive health. Susan has conducted similar research work and her most recent similar assignment was the baseline evaluation of the Cross Border Health Integrated Partnership Project across the E. African borders.Read more
Ms. Lydia Kabwijamu is a Research Fellow in the Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management at the School of Public Health, Makerere University. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Health. She has over five years' experience in implementing programs aimed at improving Maternal and Child health at community and health facility level. Currently, she works at the Centre of Excellence for Maternal, Newborn and Child health as an Assistant Coordinator and on the Early Childhood Nutrition and Development project. Lydia's research interests include Maternal, newborn child and adolescent health.
Mr. Moses Tetui is a research fellow at the department of health policy planning and management at the Makerere University School of Public Health. Moses has an implementation science and systems research experience that spans over 8 years. In addition to his other research responsibilities, he is currently in the last semester of his PhD studies registered at Umea University, Sweden. His research focus is in building health systems that are responsive to the needs of the vulnerable poor in resource-limited settings. He is an expert in Qualitative and Participatory action research (PAR) practice aimed at improving health systems research, practice and management. He is currently a co-principal investigator of the PERFORM2 Scale project aimed at designing a scale up strategy for a health management strengthening intervention at district level in Uganda. He has worked several projects both as a team member but also in management positions. He therefore carries with him great project coordination skills and a rich experience in undertaking robust research. These include the recently concluded MANIFEST project which aimed at increasing access to quality maternal and neonatal services in rural parts of Uganda using a PAR approach in order to increase chances of sustainability (http://tandfonline.com/toc/zgha20/10/sup4?nav=tocList). The others include the Africa Hub project (http://www.africahub.org) which comprised of seven African Schools of Public Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The hub was dedicated to enhancing the leadership and capacity of public health institutions in health systems research. Under this, he contributed to the design of a short course in health systems research among other achievements. He has also been involved in the knowledge translation network which worked across several Africa countries to make research findings more relevant to its end users (http://ktnetafrica.net). He has been involved in several other maternal and neonatal projects within and without Uganda. Lastly but not least, Moses offers academic support to the Makerere University School of Public health and more recently to the Epidemiology and Global Health unit, Umea University. Activities undertaken include; lecturing both post and under graduate students, reviewing project concepts and proposals, supervising student research projects, and examining students among others.Read more
Dr. Aloysius Ssennyonjo is a Research Fellow in the Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, at MakSPH He currently coordinates an EU-funded Supporting Policy Engagement for Evidence-based Decisions (SPEED) for Universal Health Coverage in Uganda Project, a project hosted by HPPM Department. Aloysius has broad interest in critical appraisal and analysis of complex health systems and policy issues at global, national and subnational levels. He is particularly interested in governance and health financing for universal health coverage. He is also passionate about building expertise and capacity in the Ugandan health sector such that appropriate innovations, health policies and management approaches are developed and implemented. Aloysius is a medical doctor and public health expert with an MSc. in Global Health from the University of Edinburgh, UK and Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) from Uganda Management Institute. His work experience includes ccoordinating several research and capacity building projects. He has consulted for several agencies including the MOH, World Bank, IntraHealth Uganda, WHO, BTC, UNFPA, Rutgers WPF and Cordaid. He has received several academic awards such as Best student in Uganda, UCE (2003) & UACE (2005), Government of Uganda Scholarship and Commonwealth Shared Scholarship.Read more
Phyllis Awor is a Ugandan Public Health Physician with over 10 years of experience conducting health systems and operational research. Her research has focused on: improving both the public and private health sector in low income settings; quality of care for children in rural communities; maternal and child health policy analysis; and social innovation in health care. Dr. Phyllis led an innovative introduction of the WHO/UNICEF supported integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea strategy within drug shops in Uganda from 2010 – 2017, which earned her an award for professional performance in public health and sustainable development; and her research group recognition for social innovation in health care delivery. She regularly works as an external health systems and child health expert advisor for various international agencies.Read more
Joseph Akuze is a research fellow at the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in the department of Health Policy Planning and Management (HPPM) where he is involved in teaching and supervising of students pursuing their masters of public health and masters of health services research.
He is the Technical Coordinator of the Every Newborn Action Plan Measurement Improvement Roadmap within the INDEPTH Network and also the coordinator for the INDEPTH Maternal Newborn Working Group.
Prior this he was the statistician on the Maternal and Newborn research projects; MANeSCALE, REFNET, EQUIP, MANEST, Unlocking Community Capabilities and UNEST.
He is a prospective PhD candidate at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has Masters in Public Health from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Masters of Statistics (candidate) and bachelors of Statistics (Honours) from Makerere University.Read more
Rawlance Ndejjo is a Research Associate in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health at Makerere University School of Public health. He holds an MSc Environmental Health degree from the University of the West of England, United Kingdom and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health Science from Makerere University, Uganda. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Public Health at Makerere University.
At the School, Rawlance engages in teaching and supervision of undergraduate and post graduate students, public health research and community service, and also co-coordinates the short course in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. He has done research in several areas of environmental health including occupational health, pollution, and water, sanitation and hygiene. His other research is in the areas of: malaria, cervical cancer, cardiovascular diseases, HIV, and health systems. For more about his research and publications, check his ResearchGate profile
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Mr. Kakaire Ayub Kirunda is a communication for development specialist. Working as a Communications Specialist, he oversees communication activities that support the implementation of a couple of maternal and newborn health projects under the HPPM Department and ensures impact of research activities with communities, sub national and national policy makers and international audiences.
A former senior health writer and deputy news editor with Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper, Kakaire's entry into public health came in 2009 when he resigned his newspaper job to pursue the two-year Makerere University School of Public Health-Centres for Disease Control fellowship programme.
Although he is now largely into research communications and uptake, Mr Kakaire is an award-winning science journalist, with so many journalistic works and media fellowships to his name. He is also a media mentor and trainer. Kakaire holds a Bachelors of Mass Communication and an MA in Communication for Development. He is currently pursuing another MA, in Health Promotion, Education and International Development.
Ms Nakisita holds a Masters of Public Health in Disaster Management from Makerere University. She has a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences from Makerere University and a Diploma in Project Planning and Management from Makerere University. She has attended several short courses and has expertise in Monitoring and Evaluation, Planning for sustainable development, Disaster resilience leadership, Public Health in complex emergencies and project planning and management.
Mrs. Enid Kemari Ahimbisibwe holds Bachelor's Degree in Arts (majoring in Organizational studies), Masters in Public Administration and Management, certificate in Financial Accounting and Management for Non Finance Managers, Grant Management, and several certificates in Ethical review process and best practice. Enid Kemari works with Department of Health Policy Planning and Management, School of Public Health Makerere University College of Health Sciences as Program Manager for Master of Public Health Program. Kemari has 15 years' experience in the management and coordination of academic program (MPH Program). In addition Kemari has experience in survey administration and events management of projects/programs. She has skills and knowledge in financial management and accounting; project management, and Grant management of sponsored projects.
In 2011 Enid Kemari was part of the team that conducted Health Systems Assessment for Uganda and 2010, she provided administrative support to the ENGAGE Project (Eliminating National Gaps, Advancing Global Equity by organizing and mobilizing district leaders in over 70 districts to attend regional meetings and national level meetings that included stakeholders and the parliaentarians.
In 2013 to July 2014 she worked as survey administrator and budget expert for the Priorities for Local AIDS Control Efforts (PLACE) for which she provided logistical support to survey activities, budget tracking, organize district and national level events and support the project director with stakeholder communications, reporting and supporting the Country Director to manage district level collaborations. She is also working with a dynamic, highly-motivated multi-country team as Administrator in charge of Engagements on the Supporting Policy Engagement for Evidence-based Decisions (SPEED) project; a five-year EU-funded initiative.
Currently she is working as Administrator on Cross-Border Health Integrated Partnership Project (CB-HIPP) being implemented by School of Public Health in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. This is a regional project funded by the regional health office of the USAID Kenya and East Africa Mission and is implemented by a consortium of partners led by FHI360.
Ms. Rebecca Racheal Apolot is a research fellow in the department of health policy, planning and management. She obtained both a bachelors degree in Environmental Health Science and a master of Public Health from Makerere University School of Public Health, and she is also a trained field epidemiologist. Rebecca has training in climate change mitigation and adaptation from SMHI- Sweden. Currently she is the program coordinator for the Future Health Systems study at Makerere University School of Public Health and an investigator in RinGs-FHS study in Uganda looking at accountability in MNH among the physically disabled and adolescent mothers. She is also involved in other studies; on costs of illness of Vaccine-preventable diseases in Uganda (JHU-MakSPH collaboration) and of Value of Health in Uganda (UNC-MakSPH). As a field epidemiologist, she has excelled in investigating and responding to many disease outbreaks including Ebola in West Africa in 2014 in Sierra Leone where she was crown and given honorary titles of Mummy Queen in two different chiefdoms of Gbendembu Ngowahun and Sanda Teindaren for successfully and speedily controlling Ebola in the chiefdoms. Rebecca played a technical advisory role in field epidemiology-Community based disease surveillance in the Uganda Red cross that responded and controlled cholera in 7 districts of Eastern Uganda in 2016. Her innovation in using community structures to respond to Ebola in Bombali-Sierra Leone has worn scientific innovations award in the world of Science. Her research area of interest and passion is Community based and driven innovations in health systems
Steven Ssendagire is currently working as a Senior Resident Mentor with the Health Policy Planning and Management (HPPM) Department of Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH). His primary responsibility with MakSPH is to socialize Master of Public Health (MPH) officers into the world of Public Health Practice. Steven has also been and is still involved in writing and managing a number of research related projects implemented by MakSPH. Steven Ssendagire is a Pharmacist by undergraduate training with a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Previously, Steven has worked with the International Medical Group (IMG) as a Pharmacist, MakSPH as an academic mentor and project coordinator, with International Organization for Migration (IOM) as a training coordinator and most recently as an Epidemiologist with the Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (ESD) at the Ministry of Health Headquarters in Uganda.
Steven Ssendagire has extensive interest and practical experience in multi-country project management, Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR), capacity strengthening for outbreak preparedness and response, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of infectious disease surveillance systems, implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR), Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) assessment, coordination of infectious disease preparedness, outbreak investigation and coordination of disease outbreak response using the Incident Management System (IMS). Steven's current research interests include collaborative governance and coordination of resources for responding to infectious disease outbreaksRead more
Dr. Denis Akankunda is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Makerere University School of Public Health. His research centers on generating evidence to inform the development of interventions for safe delivery and child survival among expecting women within the Sub-Saharan Africa region. He is an expert in research and program evaluations relating to HIV and AIDS, nutrition, environmental health, behavioral change and communication, malaria control and child immunization. Earlier, Denis worked with Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health - New York as a Deputy Director for a health systems strengthening and an emergency care program in Ghana and Rwanda. He earned his Dr.PH in Health Policy Management from the State University of New York at Albany. He is familiar with the monitoring and evaluation framework for the USAID Feed the Future nutrition program in Karamoja region. In 2015 Denis led a World Bank team to conduct a national mapping exercise on Social Enterprises contributing health care delivery in Uganda to explore their synergies and the partnership challenges that can be addressed by the World Bank and other stakeholders. He has offered consultancy services to the World Bank - Uganda where he conducted and evaluation exercise on Uganda's HIV/AIDS health information systems and has published a book offering statistical methods to examine factors that undermine a functional HIV/AIDS health system. Previously, he managed two Centers for Disease Control projects in Nigeria and South Africa that offered voluntary counseling and testing of HIV and other maternal and newborn health services. He has authored and co-authored a number of research publications and has written news articles on a variety of health topics with a goal of impacting health policy.
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LEVEL 1 – Beginning
Beginning Decorating Techniques
Course Description:
Your cake has been baked, leveled, crumb-coated and iced – and it is now ready to be decorated! This course will teach you the fundamentals of decorating techniques, including planning your cake design elements; proper handling of pastry bags; coloring your icings; uses of different tips in your designs; basic piping and writing techniques,; making stars, dots, shells, drop flowers and leaves; basic borders; and how to roll fondant and use it to cover a round cake. Students in this class will have the option of choosing to create one of the following cake designs:
Course Prerequisite:
Completion of Course #101 – Cake Preparation, or equivalent knowledge and experience of the elements of that course.
Course Objectives
- By the end of this course, students will have gained the basic knowledge of cake design and use of cream icings to create many design elements.
- Students will learn how to work with and roll fondant to cover a basic round cake.
- How to pre-plan and execute your cake design, learning the different piping techniques for each section of your cake; rules of color and structure.
Lesson Plan
This 5-hour course will cover the course objectives as outlined above.
Course Completion
Students will take home their completed and decorated cakes at the conclusion of this course.
Please Note: The class outline as described above is general in nature to the skills taught and includes different items and techniques that are planned for this course. However, please keep in mind that due to small size of our classes, the differing skill levels of each student, and the intimate teaching methods utilized – some of the above-described items may not be taught in every class. If there are items listed above that are of specific interest to you, please be sure to advise the instructor or notify us with a note in your registration documents so that we can be certain to accommodate you with training on your requested topics .All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided by Pastry Palace for participation in this course.

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Up to 1 year
10 days to 1 year
1 to 5 years
Fines and Penalties
$100 to $500
$400 to $1,000
$400 to $5,000
License Suspension
2 to 18 months
1 to 2 years
2 years min.
IID** Required
Lookback Period: 5 years (Period of time that prior DUIs are relevant for sentencing. Also known as a "washout" period.)
Under 21
.02% - Persons under 21 with BAC greater than .02% but less than .1% can be convicted of "driving while impaired" and have their license suspended for 1-3 months (first offense), 3-6 months (second offense), plus fines and community service. Persons under 18 have mandatory license suspension until age 21.
21 or older
** BAC = blood alcohol content
How many drinks does it take? Check the BAC chart.
You may want to try our BAC Calculator, however I wouldn't let any results encourage you to drink and drive.
Rhode Island has an implied consent law. That means that if you refuse to submit to a chemical test you will be subject to a fine and automatic license suspension. Learn more about Rhode Island's implied consent law.
1st Offense
2d Offense
3rd Offense
Refusal to take test
6 month license suspension, 10-60 hours community service, $200-$500 fine
1 year license suspension, 60-100 hours community service, $600-$1,000 fine, possibly jail
2-5 year license suspension, 100 hours community service, $800-$1,000 fine, possibly jail
Disclaimer: We try to keep the information provided here up to date. However, laws often change, as do their interpretation and application. Different jurisdictions within a state may enforce the laws in different ways. For that reason, we recommended that you seek the advice of a local attorney familiar with DUI cases in your area.
A defendant might receive a "wet reckless," or a conviction of reckless driving involving alcohol, as a result of a plea bargain in which a charge of drunk driving is reduced to a case of reckless driving. There is no statutory provision on whether a wet reckless plea bargain will be accepted in Rhode Island, but it's possible a lawyer may be able to create a plea bargain for you.
It is illegal in the State of Rhode Island to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or above. The .08 percent limit is the standard measurement used by all states for the "impaired" driver. The State of Rhode Island has lower BAC limits for drivers under the age of 21 and commercial drivers. The Rhode Island DUI law also includes driving under the influence of controlled substances such as marijuana, cocaine, inhalants and other drugs.
How many drinks does it take to reach the legal limit in Rhode Island? This question is usually asked by people who want to know how many drinks it would take to reach the .08 limit. There are charts and calculators to help you determine the number of drinks it would take to reach the .08 BAC limit, however these tools do not factor in all variables that contribute to the BAC equation. It is safe to assume that each drink consumed puts you another step closer to becoming an impaired driver.
The best answer is not to drink and drive. The State of Rhode Island has strict laws for drunk driving, and when you drink and drive in Rhode Island, you risk your freedom, finances and your future.
If you are convicted of your first DWI with a .08-.10 BAC, you will receive a fine between $100-$300. You will also be ordered to perform from 10-60 hours of community service and you may be sentenced up to 1 year in jail. Your drivers license will be suspended from 30-180 days and you may be ordered to attend a driving while intoxicated course.
The second time you are arrested for a DUI in the State of Rhode Island within 5 years of the first conviction, you will be subject to a mandatory fine of $400. Your drivers license will be suspended from 1-2 years and you will be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 10 days up to 1 year in jail. You may also be ordered to attend a alcohol and/or drug treatment program and install a ignition interlock device on your vehicle for a period of 1-2 years following the completion of the sentence.
If you are arrested for a 3rd DUI within a 5 year period, you will be guilty of a felony and receive a mandatory $400 fine. Your drivers license will be suspended for a period of 2-3 years and you will be sentenced to no less than 1 year in jail. You will also be required to attend a alcohol or drug treatment program and the judge may require you to install a ignition interlock device on your vehicle for a period of 2 years after the completion of your sentence. At the discretion of the judge, your vehicle may be seized and sold by the State of Rhode Island.


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Our beliefs
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The Bruyère Centre for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care delivered a province-wide webinar on "Using data to improve quality of care for LTC residents in Ontario" on February 11, 2016.
This webinar provided an overview of the value of health administration data at the provincial and local (i.e. long-term care home) levels. We learned how to better understand the "alphabet soup of acronyms" and how to embrace long-term care (LTC) data as we strive to improve care and to make evidence-informed decisions.
PART 1: Dr. Tanuseputro guided participants through the world of provincial data, giving clear examples of how large health administration databases can help the LTC sector and each LTC home to improve quality of care. He discussed where key data are housed and how they inform sector planning and enable provincial benchmark development. He also showed how linking data across provincial databases and with individual LTC homes can help the sector better understand the characteristics of current and future LTC residents.
PART 2: Ms. Greene focused on data use at the local level. She discussed how individual LTC home level data can help measure quality outcomes over time and in comparison with peers. She then drew on a case study to further illustrate how a LTC home is using its MDS data to develop a plan of action for the prevention of falls.
Peter Tanuseputro, MHSc, MD, CCFP, FRCPC Peter is trained as a Public Health and Preventive Medicine physician, and as a Family Physician (University of Toronto). His research includes using linked health administrative databases to develop population perspectives on health care use, and cost associated with aging and end of life in Ontario. At the Bruyère CLRI, Peter is using routinely collected data held at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences to follow all Ontarians prior, during, and after admission into LTC.
Kathy Greene, BScOT, MPA Kathy attained a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy and a Master of Public Administration. She worked as an OT before becoming an Admission Coordinator and Coordinator for the NRS System, later transitioning to the position of Clinical Manager for Bruyère's Geriatric Rehabilitation Service. Today, Ms. Greene is Bruyère's Director of Decision Support, Admissions, Health Records and Staff Scheduling.
Click on the link above to watch the webinar (mp4 file).
Click on the link above for a copy of the presentation slides (PDF).


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California Lawyers for the Arts empowers the creative community by providing education, representation and dispute resolution.
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Artists and arts organizations serve as agents of democratic involvement, innovation, and positive social change, and the growth of an empowered arts sector is essential to healthy communities. California Lawyers for the Arts' leadership and services strengthen the arts for the benefit of communities throughout California.
Thank you for being there for all us artists! The attorney was simply an amazing person and lawyer. She helped me every step of the way, and responded right away to my correspondence.


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Title, Associated Form, and OMB Number: Application for Trusteeship.
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- Romance with Comedy
- Subcultures
- Fictional Stories
- Graphic Novels Based on True Stories
- Conclusion
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Romance with Comedy
徒然つれづれチルドレン (Children in Idleness*)
Author: 若林稔弥(わかばやしとしや)
Vocabulary Level: Intermediate
Description: His work is a collection of short romance and comedy stories. It's easier to read than others and the quality is very high.
Author: ヤマダ
Vocabulary Level: Intermediate
Description: Suzuki is the name of the heroine. She looks conservative and introverted in school, but one day the hero of the story found something unexpected. The story begins with some romance and comedy. Note: the table of contents is not easy to find, but it's just on the left.
Author: 藍(あい)
Vocabulary Level: Upper-intermediate
Description: The author herself is a pop-star from otaku and the manga features the real world of otaku. Every reader is surprised by how realistic it is. She also explains otaku vocabulary at the end of the books. You'll get to know the real otaku people, and what they do in Japan.
ネト充じゅうのススメ (Encouragement from an Internet addict*)
Author: 黒曜燐 (こくようさん)
Vocabulary Level: Upper-intermediate
Description: This is a story about a woman who quit her job and is enjoying a virtual life on an online game while pretending to be a good looking man. Note: if you are going to read this one via your smartphone, you'll need to download an application.
Fictional Stories
Author: 橋本(はしもと)チキン / Chikin Hashimoto
Vocabulary Level: Advanced
Description: There is a pandemic of the strange disease, Cagaster, which changes people into monsters. In the beginning of the story, a man who gets rid of the monsters helps a girl escape from them. How interesting! This comic is published in French as well.
Graphic Novels Based on True Stories
原爆に遭あった少女の話はなし (The story of a girl who survived an atomic bomb)
Author: さすらいのカナブン (Wandering Drone Beetle*)
Vocabulary Level: Upper-intermediate
Description: This is a story about The Women's Domestic Science School of the Hiroshima Electric Railway Company, founded during WWII. It's purpose was to fill up the vacancies of male workers with women and was completely erased by just one atomic bomb. Hiroshima dialect is sometimes used in the story, but you may understand it by using the English translation.
*These are not the original English names. We have translated them for the sake of easy understanding.
Reading manga is not only fun, but learning Japanese with manga is a really good idea because you can learn natural Japanese expressions with pictures, which enables you to get to know the real usages. It is also convenient to be able to learn on your own. Moreover, I am a fan of the above manga, so I can ensure its quality. Let's give this a try!
Recommended Links
Materials for Japanese Lessons: Intensive Reading with Manga
(This post is reblogged from Wasabi, Learn Japanese Online.)
"Wasabi" is a new online Japanese language learning service that started in June of 2015. They match the needs of those who want to communicate with foreigners, with those who want to study and learn the Japanese language.


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Recently had to spend a day baby-sitting an A.T. & T crew and contractor at a combined FM/cell site. 220 ft. guyed tower, with 4 bay FM non-com & several cell services at the top of the tower. Carriers in the 700~1900~2100~2300 bands plus other equipment operating in 800 mhz. Seems the FM signal was combining with a 700 mhz. carrier to produce wideband noise around 830 mhz-- interfering with two broadband receivers, one at 827, the other at 831. I was there because my company takes care of the college-owned non-com, the college also owns the site.
What I learned from the tower crew may explain some of the problems reported about FM (and even AM) "interfering" with cell.
The new LTE equipment has most of the electronics up at the top of the tower. Data runs up to each transmitter by fiber, while each transmitter is powered from the shelter by multi-pair cables carrying -48 volts (three hot leads, three returns). In this installation, several 6 conductor 8 gauge cables with an external shield. Now each cable's shield is carefully "grounded" to a buss bar in the shelter, but not so up top. The cables up at the top of the tower go into a junction box they call a "squid." Probably because it looks like one. From there, separate hot leads and returns are fed to each transmitter by short lead-in wires. Twelve total transmitters in this installation--three for each band arranged around the top. Four shielded 6 conductor cables going into the "squid." Care to guess what is happening?
The first time the crew was there, they were convinced that the problem was caused by re-radiation, so the tower crew went up top, banging various junctions, looking for something to change. I had my doubts..for one thing, on their spectrum analyzer (really a wide-band receiver), dropping transmitter power from 4500 down to around 500 watts made no difference to the level of this wide-band noise. Killing the transmitter caused the noise to disappear--and the frequency relationship clearly indicated that the FM signal was mixing with the 700 MHZ. transmitter. My guess was that the FM RF was getting into low-level stages of the 700 mhz transmitter, creating that wideband mess up around 830 MHZ. The signal transmitted by these LTE transmitters occupies 5 mhz, but it is made up o a bunch of subcarriers coming on and of with traffic. Which is what the errant signal looked like--kind of--. Most likely entry point for the RF? The (unshielded) DC lead-in wires to each transmitter.
So the next week I brought along a little 500 watt SWR transmitter antenna for show & tell. This is a ring stub antenna with a gamma match. With an ohm meter there is a DC short from center conductor of the N-connector input to the rest of the antenna--of course, at FM, this looks like a normal load. My point was that what looks like a ground can work very well as an antenna. Or the "hot" lead--if a short length is exposed to a high RF field--Like maybe 20 feet away from an FM bay?
So the tower crew went back up--taking some short straps up with them. They found several places where the shield was not grounded at the top end of those multi-pair cables, as well as poorly connected grounds where they were connected. Tower climber told me that he's seen a number of installations where the installers never connected the shield of these multipair cables. After a long day of grounding, cleaning and tightening, they got a fair amount of this wideband signal they they'd been chasing beat down into the noise floor.
Something to consider when the cell company comes knocking, complaining that your FM station is destroying the cell service.
LTE cell sites
FM does it with frequency!
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