Malaria Mini: The Basics

Infectious diseases

Video course

by John F. Fisher, MD MACP FIDSA

Many clinicians lack the experience and caseload necessary to master malaria. This course will teach you to confidently tackle this disease in your clinical practice. You’ll learn about the parasite’s life cycle and epidemiology, taking a proper travel history, how to prevent, diagnose, and treat infections as well as get your patients to experts in time to save their life.

53m

2 Quizzes

1 CME

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Outline the life cycle of malaria
Describe the pathogenesis of malaria
List the main clinical manifestations of malaria
Distinguish among the Plasmodium spp on blood films in order to make a diagnosis of malaria
Contrast Plasmodium falciparum and others in terms of relapse, pathogenesis and severity, and treatment and prevention
Describe the mechanism of action of antimalarials
Treat patients with malaria, based on the Plasmodium spp causing the infection
Prescribe prophylaxis for individuals traveling to regions where malaria is endemic

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Chapter 1

Transmission and infection

In this chapter, you’ll master the epidemiology of malaria, understand parasite development and transmission mechanisms, and learn about factors affecting morbidity and mortality.

5 lessons

20m

Transmission and infection intro

Appreciating the worldwide impact of malaria

Transmitting malaria

Identifying red cell invasion

Discerning factors that affect infection

Transmission and infection quiz

Quiz

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Chapter 2

Diagnosis and treatment

Learn how to recognize malaria cases and identify severe cases in time. You’ll learn about tests you can use to diagnose malaria, how to prevent malaria, and how to treat it.

9 lessons

33m

Diagnosis and treatment intro

Recognizing the clinical presentation

Identifying severe malaria

Diagnosing malaria with a blood smear

Detecting malaria using other tests

Treating uncomplicated malaria

Treating severe malaria

Preventing malaria

Diagnosis and treatment quiz

Quiz

Malaria Mini: The Basics outro

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Teachers of this course

John F. Fisher, MD MACP FIDSA

John is a Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, USA.

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Nora Drenaline

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All members receive a certificate for completing this course. For Pro members, the certificate comes with 1 CME credits.

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All our courses and workshops are fully CME accredited. We provide USA AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Pro members can download their CME certificates upon successful completion of activities. Want to transfer these credits to your national system? No problem.

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Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2013
Highly commended by the British Medical Association
Awarded in the digital category of the BMA Book Awards—London 2017
Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2017
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CME accredited in the USA and EU with mutual recognition agreements in most other countries.
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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

Transmission and infection

Diagnosis and treatment

Claim your certificate

CME accredited

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners