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Title

ADI - Tuberculosis in Context: Papua New Guinea

CPD hours

2 Educational activity
 Addressing health inequities

Curriculum domains

Apply a population health approach
Provide expert medical care in all rural contexts 
Work with Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and other culturally diverse communities to improve health and wellbeing

Curriculum learning areas

Adult internal medicine (AIM)
Population health (POP)

ADI - Tuberculosis in Context: Papua New Guinea

Enrol

This course was developed by Australian Doctors International (ADI) in partnership with ACRRM.  It aims to improve your understanding of tuberculosis and to provide insights into identifying, diagnosing and managing tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea, based on the experiences of volunteer doctors and their in-country Papua New Guinean partners.

Online learning hours:
2.00
Total hours:
2.00
 
Learning objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Outline the history and prevalence of tuberculosis
  • Describe the aetiology and pathogenesis of tuberculosis
  • List the risk factors and signs and symptoms of tuberculosis
  • Outline different classification systems of tuberculosis
  • Differentiate between latent and active tuberculosis, and list tuberculosis investigations
  • Explain treatment and prevention approaches including directly observed treatment, short-course

 

Provider Information

Provider

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Contact

Education Development Team

Phone

61 07 3105 8200

Fax

61 07 3105 8299

Email

education@acrrm.org.au

Address

Level 1, 324 Queen Street
BRISBANE CITY
QLD, 4000