Informed Consent in Fistula Care
Informed consent is a critical component of quality fistula care services. This booklet for service administrators, staff and supervisors provides guidance on counseling patients before fistula surgery. Clients may find the provided information helpful in making an informed decision on care. (English, PDF, 630 KB; French, PDF, 617 KB).

Informed Consent Form
This form is a template for service providers that can be used or adapted for providers to counsel fistula patients before surgery (English, PDF, 35 KB ; French, PDF; 36 KB).

Fistula Diagnosis Job Aid (English, PDF, 261KB; French, PDF, 232 KB)
This brochure assists health care providers to diagnose obstetric fistula in women who present with urine leakage. It contains a list of questions aimed to accurately diagnose whether the woman has obstetric fistula, whether she requires surgical repair, and the complexity of the repair. It also provides advice for preparing for obstetric fistula repairs.

Fistula Diagnosis Poster (English, PDF, 767KB; French, PDF, 831KB )
This poster presents the diagnosis job aid in a chart format.

Service Delivery Supervision and Monitoring Checklist (English, PDF, 114KB)
This checklist facilitates the supervision and monitoring of fistula repair service delivery. Forms include: Facility Information; Fistula Service Delivery at Facility; Monitoring of Counseling Services; Notes from Client Interviews; and Summary Notes and Recommendations from the Supervision and Monitoring Visit.

Supervision facilitante et visite médicale des services de prise en charge des fistules (Francais, PDF, 145KB)
Il s'agit d un formulaire sur la supervision et les visites médicales dans les services spécialisés sur la prise en charge des fistules. Il se comporte: d’information sur les structures sanitaires, l’offre des services de fistule dans les structures, le monitorage des services de counseling, des notes des interviews des clients et du résumé et recommandation de la visite de supervision et de monitorage.

Site Assessment Tool (English, PDF, 456KB; French, PDF,925)
This is a set of 526 questions to assess the availability and quality of services for fistula prevention and treatment sites. It also includes a list of standard fistula facility equipment and supplies.

Site Assessment Preparation and Report Guidelines (English, PDF, 296KB)
This package of materials provides instruction for how to carry out a site assessment. Forms include: Proposal guidelines; Tip Sheet for Planning the Assessment; Site Assessment Tool; and Presentation of Findings: An Outline for the Assessment Report.

Resources for Fistula Training

Digital Stories Facilitator's Guide (English, PDF, 2,892KB)
This guide serves as a companion to the "Learn From My Story" series. In order to help people to listen to and use the stories, a facilitator's guide was created and includes: the text of each woman's story, discussion questions tailored to each woman's story, and key messages for facilitators to convey. The intended use of the guide is with three main audiences: health care providers, women with fistula, and community members.

Fistula Care Training Strategy (English, PDF, 219KB)
This training strategy seeks to create a uniform training approach and improve the quality of training and subsequent service delivery. It is an outline for future detailed training guidelines and standards.

Strategie de formation en reparation des fistules (Francais, PDF, 216KB)
Cette stratégie de formation vise à créer une approche de formation uniforme et d'améliorer la qualité de la formation ainsi que les services de prestation. Il s'agit d’un aperçu des directives et standards de formations détaillées à venir.

Training Supervision and Monitoring Checklist (English, PDF, 121KB)
This checklist facilitates the supervision and monitoring of training activities. Forms include: Facility Information; Training Follow Up for Fistula Surgery and Peri-operative Care; Training Follow Up for Fistula Counselors; Additional Supervision/Monitoring for a Fistula Training Site; and Summary Notes and Recommendations from the Supervision and Monitoring Visit.

Supervision facilitante des services de reparation des fistules, visite medicale des sites de formation, et suivi de la formation (Francais, PDF, 106KB)
Il s'agit d’un formulaire sur la supervision, la formation et suivi de la formation. Il se comportent : d’information sur le centre de santé ;  la suivie de la formation des chirurgiens spécialistes des fistules ; la suivie de la formation des conseillés en réparation des fistules ; de la supervision et la surveillance supplémentaires dans les sites de formation en réparation des fistules ; et du résumé et recommandations des visites de supervision et de monitoring.

Coming soon: 

Fistula Counseling Curriculum

Traumatic Fistula Counseling Module

Nursing Curriculum for Obstetric Fistula