Weekly outline

  • General

  • Pretest

    This 40-item pretest is intended to measure the learner's knowledge on MCCOD before the start of the course. Your pretest score can be compared to your posttest score by the end of the course to measure the improvement of your knowledge level in MCCOD.
    Duration: 25 minutes

    • Pretest Quiz
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  • Session 1: Overview of Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCOD)

    This session will give you an overview of the Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCOD), the Philippine situation on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), and their implication on the health status and programs of the country.
    Duration: 10 minutes
    • Overview of Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCOD) for Medical Students File
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    • Session 1 Q&A Forum
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    • Session 1 Quiz
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  • Session 2: The CRVS and Health Information Systems, Data Quality and Data Standards

    This session will discuss the nature of CRVS, its relationship with the Health Information Systems, and the importance and attributes of data standards and good data quality. It also emphasizes the role of physicians in the correct certification of vital events of birth and deaths.
    Duration: 20 minutes

    • The CRVS and Health Information Systems, Data Quality and Data Standards (Part 1) File
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    • The CRVS and Health Information Systems, Data Quality and Data Standards (Part 2) File
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    • Session 2 Q&A Forum
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    • Session 2 Quiz
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  • Section 3: ICD-10

    This session will discuss the International Classification of Diseases version 10, its uses, how to use it, and its impact on medicine and public health.
    Duration: 25 minutes

    • ICD-10 File
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    • Session 3 Q&A Forum
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    • Session 3 Quiz
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  • Session 4: Death Registration: Legal Mandates, Rules, and Procedures

    This session will cover the legal mandates and laws pertaining to MCCOD and the importance and uses of death certificate. The process and steps in death certification and registration will also be discussed in this session.
    Duration: 30 minutes

    • Death Registration: Legal Mandates, Rules and Procedures (Part 1) File
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    • Death Registration: Legal Mandates, Rules and Procedures (Part 2) File
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    • Death Registration: Legal Mandates, Rules and Procedures (Part 3) File
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    • Session 4 Q&A Forum
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    • Session 4 Quiz
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  • Session 5: Understanding Medical Certification of Death and its Principles

    This session will make you understand the medical certification of death and its principles. It will discuss the guidelines for completing the medical certificate portion of the death certificate, and the issues and concerns in filling out the MCCOD.
    Duration: 20 minutes

    • Understanding Medical Certification of Death and Its Principles (Part 1) File
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    • Understanding Medical Certification of Death and Its Principles (Part 2) File
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    • Session 5 Q&A Forum
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    • Session 5 Quiz
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  • Session 6: Guidelines for Reporting Causes of Death in Specific Population Groups

    This session identifies the specific population groups that require special guidelines in medical certification of cause of death, and how to fill out death certificates of these identified population groups.
    Duration: 20 minutes

    • Guidelines for Reporting Causes of Death in Specific Population Groups (Part 1) File
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    • Guidelines for Reporting Causes of Death in Specific Population Groups (Part 2) File
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    • Session 6 Q&A Forum
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    • Session 6 Quiz
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  • Session 7: Guidelines for Reporting Causes of Death in Specific Conditions

    This session identifies the specific disease conditions that require special guidelines in medical certification of cause of death, and how to fill out death certificates of these identified disease conditions.
    Duration: 25 minutes

    • Guidelines for Reporting Causes of Death in Specific Conditions (Part 1) File
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    • Guidelines for Reporting Causes of Death in Specific Conditions (Part 2) File
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    • Guidelines for Reporting Causes of Death in Specific Conditions (Part 3) File
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    • Session 7 Q&A Forum
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    • Session 7 Quiz
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  • Session 8: Verbal Autopsy

    This session will introduce verbal autopsy, its definition, why it is used, and the standard verbal autopsy process. It will also give us examples on the standard verbal autopsy instruments being used in the Philippines.
    Duration: 10 minutes

    • Verbal Autopsy File
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    • Session 8 Q&A Forum
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    • Session 8 Quiz
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  • Session 9: Reviewing the Certificate of Death

    This session will be a review on MCCOD based on correctness -- complete, consistent, and compliant with the latest ICD Standards. This will also familiarize the learners with MCCOD reminders for filling out the death certificates.
    Duration: 10 minutes

    • Reviewing the Certificate of Death File
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    • Session 9 Q&A Forum
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    • Session 9 Quiz
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  • Case Analysis

    This activity will measure your acquired knowledge and skills in correctly filling out the medical certificate of death through clinical cases of four specialties (Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, and Internal Medicine).
    Duration: 60 minutes

    • Pediatrics Quiz
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    • Surgery Quiz
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    • Obstetrics and Gynecology Quiz
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    • Internal Medicine Quiz
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    • Case Analysis Q&A Forum
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  • Posttest

    This activity will measure the improvement of the learner's knowledge and skill in MCCOD after finishing the MCCOD eLearning course. A learner must reach the Minimum Passing Level of 23.5 points to be considered to have passed this MCCOD eLearning Course.
    Duration: 25 minutes

    • Posttest Quiz
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  • Evaluation

    • Certificate of Completion of the eLearning Course