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Sporotrichosis: Training for national and district-level health workers
NCD Digital Health and Capacity Building
Background
Sporotrichosis is a subacute to chronic fungal infection that primarily affects the skin and subcutaneous tissue. This fungal disease usually affects healthy individuals, often working in agriculture or with plants or plant materials. It can cause disseminated disease and high mortality in immunocompromised people such as people with advanced HIV disease. The aim of the course is to provide information on the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment for sporotrichosis.
Event Objectives
- Characterise the geographical distribution of sporotrichosis.
- Identify common clinical presentations of sporotrichosis.
- Outline different laboratory techniques to identify fungi that cause sporotrichosis.
- Recall treatment and non-pharmacological interventions for sporotrichosis.
- Recognize the impact stigma has to the social well-being of patients with sporotrichosis.
- Describe the public health interventions used to limit the transmission of sporotrichosis.
- Indicate how different countries are addressing sporotrichosis in their regions.
Content and Structure
Sporotrichosis is a subacute to chronic fungal infection that primarily affects the skin and subcutaneous tissue. This fungal disease usually affects healthy individuals, often working in agriculture or with plants or plant materials. It can cause disseminated disease and high mortality in immunocompromised people such as people with advanced HIV disease.
The aim of the course is to provide information on the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment for sporotrichosis. This course is designed to increase knowledge and skills of national program managers and front-line health workers to address this disease. The course also provides notes from the field from several countries to highlight successful approaches to the management of sporotrichosis in different regions.
Methodology
Content Warning: This course may contain images, videos, and multimedia materials related to healthcare that may include graphic depictions of medical conditions, surgical procedures, and other clinical content. These materials are intended for educational purposes to enhance understanding of real-world medical scenarios and are essential for the comprehensive learning experience.
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Targeted Audience
National program managers and front-line health workers
Additional Information
Approximate course duration: 1 hour
Assessment & Awards
You will receive a Confirmation of Participation upon completing all the modules in this course. Please note that this award does not serve as a professional qualification.
Other information
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