{"id":1694,"date":"2022-08-02T18:46:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/stellmed\/?page_id=1694"},"modified":"2022-08-23T14:15:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:15:32","slug":"introduction-to-hiv-aids-clinical-management-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/stellmed\/introduction-to-hiv-aids-clinical-management-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Management of Drug Sensitive and Drug Resistance TB"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1694\" class=\"elementor elementor-1694\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22aaceb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22aaceb6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e54fc64\" data-id=\"7e54fc64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39da2079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39da2079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Course detail<\/h1>\n<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9071\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"1\"><a>INTRODUCTION<\/a><\/h3>\nSouth Africa is a high burden DR-TB country. In 2017, the World Health Organization estimated that there are 558,000 incident cases of Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis (RR-TB) and MDR-TB in the world. Of these, only 139,114 received treatment under programmatic conditions. During the same period, South Africa initiated 10,722 cases of RR-TB and MDR-TB which is approximately 10 % of the global cohort for that year.\n<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9072\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"2\"><a>PURPOSE OF THE TRAINING<\/a><\/h3>\nThe purpose is to equip health care professionals with the clinical knowledge and skills required to support intensified efforts in identifying TB, diagnosis, treatment, care of all clients.\n<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9073\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"3\"><a>TARGET GROUP<\/a><\/h3>\nMedical Doctors; registered Professional Nurses, Enrolled Nurses\n<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9074\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"4\"><a>TRAINING ACCREDITATION<\/a><\/h3>\nThe training is HPCSA accredited for 22 CEUs.\n<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9075\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"5\"><a>CERTIFICATION<\/a><\/h3>\nAll participants who complete the training will be awarded with CPD accredited attendance certificates.\n<h3>COURSE CONTENT<\/h3>\nThe following topics will be covered:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Global TB\/ DR- TB epidemiology<\/li>\n \t<li>TB pathogenesis and transmission.<\/li>\n \t<li>Drug-drug interactions and side effects of ARV\u2019s.<\/li>\n \t<li>TB preventative therapy (TPT), Co-trimoxazole preventive therapy (CPT) and Fluconazole.<\/li>\n \t<li>Management of patients returning to care after a period of treatment interruption.<\/li>\n \t<li>High viral load management and ART resistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Post-exposure prophylactics:<\/li>\n \t<li>Occupational exposure, cases of sexual assault.<\/li>\n \t<li>Pre-exposure prophylactics:<\/li>\n \t<li>HIV negative people with high risk of HIV acquisition.<\/li>\n \t<li>Associated conditions:\n<ul>\n \t<li>\u00a0Dermatological conditions.<\/li>\n \t<li>Neurological conditions.<\/li>\n \t<li>Respiratory conditions.<\/li>\n \t<li>Gastro-intestinal conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Adherence, counselling and support services.<\/li>\n \t<li>PMTCT \u2013 Outline \u2013 separate webinar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/stellmed\/introduction-to-hiv-aids-clinical-management\/\">\nStart NOW\n<\/a>\n<h3>CORRESPONDENCE<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>All correspondence to be directed to the People Development Centre:\n\nMs Theresa Johnson\n(T) +27 21\u00a0763 5320 (F) +27 86\u00a0241 5620 (E) <a href=\"mailto:Theresa.Johnson@westerncape.gov.za\">Theresa.Johnson@westerncape.gov.za<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<strong>Course Coordinator:<\/strong>\nCeridwyn Klopper (E) <a href=\"mailto:ceridwyn.klopper@westerncape.gov.za\">ceridwyn.klopper@westerncape.gov.za<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course detail INTRODUCTION South Africa is a high burden DR-TB country. In 2017, the World Health Organization estimated that there are 558,000 incident cases of Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis (RR-TB) and MDR-TB in the world. 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