Leprosy Mailing List – February 4, 2022
Ref.: (LML) WHO online courses
From: Henk Eggens, Santa Comba Dão, Portugal
Dear Pieter,
I would like to draw the attention of the LML readers to the following online courses. All were produced recently and offered by WHO.
1 ELearning modules on diagnosis and treatment for leprosy
This course is based on the WHO Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of leprosy. Total Duration: 5-7 hours
Modules Estimated duration of learning
1. Suspect and referral 15 minutes
2. Diagnosis of leprosy 30 minutes
3. Counselling for leprosy 30 minutes
4. Treatment for leprosy 60 minutes
5. Reaction and neuritis in leprosy 60 minutes
6. Management of disabilities in leprosy 40 minutes
7. Self-care in leprosy 40 minutes
8. Laboratory diagnosis 40 minutes
URL (Internet access): http://labs.enablingdimensions.com/Leprosy/
2 One of a series of online courses on the OpenWHO website is on leprosy.
This course addresses the epidemiology of leprosy, suspect and refer, diagnosis and treatment, lepra reactions, prevention of disabilities and public health interventions.
The site claims a course duration of approximately two hours. In reality this may be 3-4 times longer.
Modules offered:
- Module 1: Introduction
- Module 2: Suspect and refer
- Module 3: Diagnosis and treatment
- Module 3: Diagnosis and treatment
- Module 4: Nerve Function Assessment (NFA)
- Module 5: Lepra reactions
- Module 5A: Lepra reactions: clinical features
- Module 5B: Lepra reactions: management
- Module 6: Prevention and management of disabilities due to leprosy
- Module 6A: Prevention and management of disabilities due to leprosy: Consequences of nerve damage
- Module 6B: Prevention and management of disabilities due to leprosy: Consequences of nerve damage
- Module 7: Self-care of disabilities
- Module 8: Laboratory diagnosis in field settings
- Module 9: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
- Module 10: Public health interventions
- Final Assessment
URL: https://openwho.org/courses/NTDs-leprosy
3 The OpenWHO course on tropical dermatology
This course provides an overview of skin diseases seen in the tropics with emphasis on diagnoses that are common or of medical/public health importance. The diseases are organized by presenting complaint. This is designed to reflect how clinicians evaluate patients: by clinical presentation rather than by aetiology of disease.
For each disease, the key clinical findings, aetiology, diagnosis and management are discussed.
The site claims a course duration of approximately five hours. In reality this may be 3-4 times longer.
The course is divided into 7 modules. The first module is a review of the terminology used to describe skin diseases; these are essential to know before proceeding with the rest of the course.
The next six modules are organized by presentation of illness:
· Itch in the Tropics
· Pigmentary Disorders
· Enlarged Limbs
· Cutaneous Nodules
· Fever and Rash
· Cutaneous Ulcers
URL: https://openwho.org/courses/NTDs-Tropical-dermatology
4 OpenWHO offers more courses
On various health, health management and disease subjects (for instance NTDs ) and in various languages.
Best,
Henk Eggens
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Henk Eggens
LML - S Deepak, B Naafs, S Noto and P Schreuder
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