Topic:

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

Audience:

Supporters or Consumers

Components:

There are two components in this training package that can be used for training supporters and one that can be used to explain UTIs to consumers.

Component 1 

Supporter Training Package – Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of a UTI

• Supporter Tool – Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of a Possible Urinary Tract Infection (Fact Sheet)
• Supporter Tool – Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of a Possible Urinary Tract Infection (Checklist)
• Supporter Tool – Supporters Guide to Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of a Possible Urinary Tract Infection (Slide Show)

Component 2

Supporter Training Package – Preventing a UTI

• Supporter Tool – Preventing a Urinary Tract Infection (Fact Sheet)
• Supporter Tool – Preventing a Urinary Tract Infection (Checklist)
• Supporter Tool – Supporters Guide to Preventing a Urinary Tract Infection (Slide Show)

Component 3

Consumer Training Package – Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of a UTI

• Consumer Tool – Knowing What to Look for: Urinary Tract Infections (Narrated Slide Show)

Presentation

• Choose the audience and training component (Component 1, 2, or 3 above)
• Print the Supporter or Consumer Slide Show for that component as a handout and go through the printed slides with discussion.
• Or, show the Supporter or Consumer Slide Show using a computer and a projector, TV monitor, or monitor with an internet connection (either downloaded onto your computer or directly on the website). Lead discussion as you show each slide.
• For Components 1 and 2, print and give out the Supporter Fact Sheet and Checklist materials as handouts for discussion or self-study. 

Preparation

• Review the materials for the training component
• Print out/photocopy slide show, or
• Set up equipment for showing the slide show
• Print out/photocopy handouts.