ARV Feature Discussion
Nov 28, 2018
Facilitator: @Ashraf
Presentation: @Ashraf to add link. attached
Attendees
@Ashraf
@Brandon Bowersox-Johnson
@Josh Zamor (Deactivated)
@Sebastian Brudziński
@Felimone Amone Junior
@Chifundo Chilivumbo (Deactivated)
@Wesley Brown
@Mary Jo Kochendorfer (Deactivated)
@Alfred Mchau (Deactivated)
@Dércio Duvane
Goal
Refine the scope for the 3.6 scope for the ARV featureset. Build buy in and understanding across the team and community.
Discussion
@Alfred Mchau (Deactivated) informed the group of redesign around the ARV program to include it with ILS (Essential Medicines). Reduce the "regimen" into one pill. Meaning that one pill with have the ingredients from multiple pills into one.
@Chifundo Chilivumbo (Deactivated) is also rolling out "Test and Treat", Malawi does not have the R&R regimen tab
@Dércio Duvane Mozambique does have the R&R regimen tab, data is pushed to OpenMRS but data is only used for reporting within OpenLMIS system . Not aware of any request or plans to change (though expects that country may eventually follow Tanzania and others)
In Mozambique, looking to eventually move the whole LMIS process into OpenLMIS (currently also handled by other systems) and connect to warehousing system
Regimen Tab:
Tanzania: Not Needed
Zambia: In Use
Malawi: Likely not needed
Mozambique: Likely not needed
ARV Customizability:
What is in scope for 3.6? Not much, this would require a significant additional amount of work to do correctly (see https://openlmis.atlassian.net/browse/OLMIS-549)
Kits
@Josh Zamor (Deactivated) Even if ARV's move away from this, there are other program areas (vaccines) where this would still be required
OpenLMIS does not currently support this so perhaps this feature could be transitioned to kits instead
Kitting (AKA Composed Products): Taking multiple items and combine them so that they can be ordered as a single item and then, once received, split apart back into multiple items for inventory tracking
Epic (likely out of date): https://openlmis.atlassian.net/browse/OLMIS-681
@Dércio Duvane Something that is definately needed in Moz for Emergency and Lab
@Chifundo Chilivumbo (Deactivated) Could also be helpful in Malawi
Other Possible Priorities instead of ARVs:
Budget
@Alfred Mchau (Deactivated) Priority for TZ, budget is owned at central level and with inputs from facility level. How all these sources get incorporated is unclear and is a risk to this features
@Chifundo Chilivumbo (Deactivated) Budgets are handled at a district level and viewed at that level (though there are facility budgets). This is something that is requested by Malawi
Moz: Facilities don't hold a budget, only really managed at the central level
Angola: Some facilities do have a budget but not a priority for olmis
Malawi: Would not use
Aggregate Requisitions
TZ: Yes, for TB
Zambia: Yes
Moz: Maybe
Malawi: Yes
Angola: Not sure
Equipment Module
Summary: The list and status of facility equipment along with the requisitions for any supporting commodities used by/with the equipment (for example, lab reagents)
Notification (email) to appropriate party when equipment is not functional
Bottom-up collection of facility equipment information
TZ: Exists, not in use
Zambia: Exists, not in use
Moz: Needed
Malawi: Needed
Angola: Needed, but the equipment moves around frequently
Top pick:
@Dércio Duvane - Kits (Angola), Kits (Moz)
@Felimone Amone Junior - Kits (Moz)
@Josh Zamor (Deactivated) - Kits
@Chifundo Chilivumbo (Deactivated) - Budget
@Alfred Mchau (Deactivated) - Budget
@Ashraf - Budget
@Wesley Brown - Kit
@Sebastian Brudziński - Budget
Key Points
Given the transition to "Test and Treat", ARV feature may not be as much as a high-value feature at this time. We are not sure if this is a global transition that will eventually occur in many countries.