In this course, you will learn about the integrated approach to the management of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in primary health care. NCDs including heart disease, diabetes mellitus (DM), and chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) are the leading cause of premature mortality in the WHO SEA region.
Idioma: English
Ncd
Información del curso
Overview: The course aims to cover the types of NCDs and risk factors, the challenges of delivering NCD services in primary health care, elements of WHO technical packages (PEN and HEARTS) for NCDs and how to adapt these packages in primary health care.
SEARO NCD PEN-HEARTS is a series of four courses with the other three courses focusing on NCDs interventions, diabetic foot care and palliative care that will enable the learner to plan and deliver NCD services.
This course is part of a series of four courses. For a better learning experience, we recommend accessing the courses in the order listed below:
- Course 1: HEARTS of NCD: An integrated approach to management of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) in primary health care
Course 2: Interventions for Noncommunicable Diseases in Primary Health Care
Course 3: Prevention and management of diabetic foot problems
Course 4: Palliative care- Models of service delivery and symptom management
Course duration: Approximately 2 hours.
Certificates: A Certificate of Achievement will be available to participants who score at least 80% of the total points available in the final assessment. Participants who receive a Certificate of Achievement can also download an Open Badge for this course. Click here to learn how.
Lo que aprenderá
- Identify the type of NCDs, risk factors and the challenges of delivering NCD services in primary health care.
- Name the elements of WHO Technical Packages (PEN and HEARTS) for NCDs.
- Explain how to adapt the WHO PEN and HEARTS packages to integrate NCD services to primary health care settings.
- Recognize the types of monitoring and methods that can be adopted to monitor the NCDs services in primary health care.
A quién se dirige este curso
- NCDs programme managers
- Primary health care managers responsible for planning, training, implementing, and monitoring service delivery in primary care setting
- Managers for emergency health services
- Primary health care providers
Matricularme en este curso
Requisitos para el certificado
- Obtenga un certificado de estudios al obtener más del 80% del número máximo de puntos de todos los trabajos evaluados.
- Obtenga una insignia digitale abierta al completar el curso.