Why take this course
TB is a preventable and curable disease, yet it is a common cause of sickness and death in children and adolescents. Every year, more than one million children and young adolescents fall ill with TB. Young children are at increased risk of severe disease and death; adolescents are at increased risk of disease that can be readily transmitted. Important gaps remain in finding children and adolescents with TB and in providing TB treatment and TB preventive treatment to children and adolescents.
This e-course gives practical guidance on key elements of the management of TB in children and adolescents. An important feature of the e-course is the use of interactive case studies that will give you the opportunity to put your new knowledge and skills into practice.
Description
This e-learning course is a self-paced, online course based on the content of the WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 5: Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents (2022).
The e-course comprises an introduction, four modules and a final assessment and uses a combination of short video lectures, case studies, quiz questions and additional self-study materials.
Course index:
- Introduction to the e-learning course.
- Detection, treatment and prevention of TB in children and adolescents.
- TB diagnosis in children and adolescents.
- Treatment and management of TB infection and disease.
- Recording and reporting.
- Final assessment.