Opportunistic Infections and Clinical Care of HIV and AIDS for Health Care Workers in Namibia
This training provides knowledge and skills needed to treat and care for several opportunistic infections. This course is aimed at doctors, nurses, and clinicians who have experience providing care to people living with HIV and AIDS. It includes content on oral and oesophageal conditions; sexually transmitted infections; skin manifestations; persistent diarrhea; nutrition; respiratory conditions; neurologic system conditions; fever and lymphadenopathy; haematologic, hepatic and renal conditions; and pain management and palliative care. Units are between 1 and 2 hours long. The course uses a case-based approach with the underlying assumption that participants are adult learners who will take considerable responsibility for their own learning. The course includes lecture, case studies, large and small group discussions, and question and answer sessions.
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| Section 1: Introduction | 230 KB |
| Unit 1: Overview: Natural History and Opportunistic Infections | 475 KB |
| Unit 2: Oral and Oesophageal Conditions | 2215 KB |
| Unit 3: Sexually Transmitted Infections | 2128 KB |
| Unit 4: Skin Manifestations | 66605 KB 38619 KB 47025 KB |
| Unit 5: Persistent Diarrhoea | 696 KB |
| Unit 6: Nutrition | 1578 KB |
| Unit 7: Respiratory Conditions | 1400 KB |
| Unit 8: Neurologic System Conditions | 1181 KB |
| Unit 9: Fever and Lymphadenpathy | 970 KB |
| Unit 10: Haomatologic, Hepatic and Renal Conditions | 857 KB |
| Unit 11: Pain Management and Palliative Care | 681 KB 596 KB |