← Upcoming Courses
Best Practice in the Management of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - SSA GP Webinar
This was PROUDLY SPONSORED BY RECKITT Sub-Saharan Africa and will be made available across five (5) African countries. Professor Oladipo Aboderin will moderate it. He is a Consultant Clinical Microbiologist at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital in Ile Ife, Nigeria.
PARTNERED BY
Overview
Course Description
Sore throat is a typical symptom of acute upper respiratory tract infections that is often of viral etiology and self-limiting. Despite this fact, antibiotics are being prescribed for cases of sore throat. Misuse and overuse of antibiotics are the main drivers in the development of antibiotic resistance. The WHO has declared that antimicrobial resistance is one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity.
This training event seeks to educate Medical Doctors on the rational use of antibiotics and best practices in sore throat management.
What you will learn
At the end of the training, participants will
1. Be able to list the presenting symptoms of sore throat
2. Explain the diagnosis of sore throat
3. Describe an evidence-based approach to treatment options
4. Describe the role that pharmacists and their team can play in advising and education patients and public about sore throat.
Course Content
Lecture Sessions
- LIVE EVENT: Saturday 25th June 2022 @ 1000 GMT
- Overview of URTI’s: Definition, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology and Diagnosis (with emphasis on sore throats) 20 minutes
- Best Practice in the Management of Sore Throats in a Resource Limited Settings 20 minutes
- The Journey of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Africa and Implications for HCP’s Involvement for Respiratory Tract Infections 20 minutes
Downloadables
No downloadable content added to this course yet.
About Facilitators
- 1 Course on CES
Professor Aaron Oladipo Aboderin
B.Sc. (Hons), M.B.Ch.B., FMCPath, MSc., FRCPath
Professor and Consultant Clinical Microbiologist
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complexes, Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Aaron Oladipo Aboderin is a Professor of Clinical Microbiology, he is the Deputy Provost of the College of Health Sciences.
View full profile / courses
- 1 Course on CES
Dr. Philip Nyinaku
BSc, MBChB, MPH, MPhil, MGCOP
Preventive Medicine Specialist
37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana
View full profile / courses
- 1 Course on CES
Dr. Momin Rizwan Butt
MBChB (UON), MMED (Family medicine) (AKU), OHS (UCT)
Family Medicine Specialist
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Momin Rizwan Butt is a Family Physician with a key interest in the general practice of evidence-based medicine for the management of acute and chronic diseases.
View full profile / courses
