Malaria Mini: The Basics

Infectious diseasesVideo 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.

1.5 CME

2 Quizzes

What’s in it for you?

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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

What's inside

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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.

6 Lessons

19:38 min

Transmission and infection intro

1:19 min

Appreciating the worldwide impact of malaria

3:31 min

Transmitting malaria

4:53 min

Identifying red cell invasion

5:51 min

Discerning factors that affect infection

4:04 min

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.

10 Lessons

32:52 min

Diagnosis and treatment intro

1:12 min

Recognizing the clinical presentation

4:35 min

Identifying severe malaria

5:05 min

Diagnosing malaria with a blood smear

5:57 min

Detecting malaria using other tests

1:53 min

Treating uncomplicated malaria

6:11 min

Treating severe malaria

3:21 min

Preventing malaria

3:48 min

Diagnosis and treatment quiz

Quiz

Malaria Mini: The Basics outro

0:50 min

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Claim your certificate

All members receive a certificate for completing this course. For Pro members, the certificate comes with 1.5 CME credits.

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Award-winning teaching method

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
Internationally accredited
CME accredited in the USA and EU with mutual recognition agreements in most other countries.
Trusted institutional partner
Used by residency programs and universities around the world to train their clinicians and students.
Top-rated by our learners
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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

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