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Malaria: clinical review
Format
Clinical Review
Time to Complete
1.5 hours
Published
March 8, 2016
Updated
May 26, 2017
Programme Description
Dr Lisa Ford outlines the latest guidance on diagnosis and management of malaria, highlighting advice to give to travellers on prevention, and how to approach investigation of people with suspected malaria. This activity includes an evidence base for primary care professionals with links to latest guidelines and travel health advice.
Educational Objectives
After undertaking this activity, healthcare professionals should be better able to:
Consider latest guidance on malaria prevention
Advise patients on mosquito bite avoidance and chemoprophylaxis
Undertake appropriate investigations for suspected malaria
Recognise symptoms that may indicate malaria
Authors
Activity and test authors
Dr Lisa Ford
Clinical lecturer
Well Travelled Clinic
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Adrian Rogers
Clinical assistant
Well Travelled Clinic
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Lisa Ford
Clinical lecturer
Well Travelled Clinic
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Adrian Rogers
Clinical assistant
Well Travelled Clinic
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
INSTRUCTIONS
This is a learning activity provided by MIMS Learning, featuring learning material and a test. Completing the test enables you to claim 1.5 learning credits (1.5 hours learning). This credit award is recommended by MIMS Learning based on completing the activity and reflecting on what you have learned. If you spend less time on the activity we recommend claiming fewer credits.
Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully answered all the test questions and completed your evaluation.You will then receive your MIMS Learning CPD certificate, which will be added to your CPD organiser for access at any time and may be exported to the Clarity & RCGP Appraisal Toolkit for GPs. This activity is offered at no cost.
Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully answered all the test questions and completed your evaluation.You will then receive your MIMS Learning CPD certificate, which will be added to your CPD organiser for access at any time and may be exported to the Clarity & RCGP Appraisal Toolkit for GPs. This activity is offered at no cost.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Hardware and Software Requirements
- A computer with an internet connection
- Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 7.x or higher, Firefox 4.x or higher, Safari 2.x or higher, or any other W3C standards compliant browser
- Additional Software: Adobe Flash Player and/or an HTML 5 capable browser maybe required for video or audio playback. PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat Reader may occasionally be required