This online course was developed to support the provision of health-related services and is reasonably believed to represent appropriate healthcare practices at the date of first publication, 27 October 2023.

This course has been created for health care workers who have NOT already been exposed to APC training.

Before we get started, let's make sure this is the right course for you.
 

This course has been created for health care workers who have already been exposed to APC training.

Before we get started, let's make sure this is the right course for you.

Have you realised you need to enrol in the 2023 Full Course instead? The Full Course will be available soon.

The 2023 ART guideline introduces simplified ART provision and harmonised methods of management of children, adolescents and adults, as well as pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS, TB and other common opportunistic infections. 

The guidelines also provide guidance on the use of Dolutegravir (DTG) dispersible tablets for children from 3kg and 4 weeks old. 

The guidelines have been revised with the Differentiated Models of Care SOPs to ensure simultaneous consideration and alignment of clinical, adherence and service delivery updates.

The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is a strategy implemented in many low- and middle-income countries to improve the quality of care offered to sick children under 5, thereby improving the under-5 mortality rates in these countries. South Africa adopted the IMCI strategy in 1998. It has been adapted for the South African population and is widely used in primary health care settings across the country.

This course serves to optimise and standardise IMCI training for all health workers involved in the management of sick children.

This course provides users with information required to appropriately assess and manage children’s growth and nutrition. Growth monitoring is key to the early identification of growth faltering, which can prompt the introduction of interventions to prevent or limit the consequences of this.  

Learning objectives: 

The Basic HIV Course for Health Care Professionals is designed to equip health care professionals with the knowledge necessary to initiate and manage patients on ART. The interactive online curriculum consists of seven modules, which focus on diagnosis, care, treatment, and management of HIV, TB and STI patients. The goal of the training is to enhance and strengthen the role of health care professionals in providing quality care to patients infected with HIV and other comorbidities. 

The course is conducted using the following teaching and learning methods: 

As announced by the President of the Republic of South Africa, the country is preparing to embark on a massive programme to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination. This will be the largest and most complex logistical undertaking in our country, and it requires active involvement of various stakeholders, forums and task teams. The training task team is responsible for giving the vaccinators adequate knowledge and skills to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine.

To strengthen the capacity of the health sector to deliver high-quality, comprehensive health services, South Africa adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to include Dolutergravir (DTG), as the preferred anti-retroviral drug for first and second line regimens.

This module was created to be broad enough to be accessible to all healthcare workers (HCWs) who deal with human patients or animals (either companion animals or
livestock), at any level of care, including public and private sectors. 

More advanced training modules are being planned, aimed at healthcare workers who show an interest in becoming more actively involved in antimicrobial stewardship. 

The first National Guideline to manage Complaints, Compliments and Suggestions (CCS) was published in 2017 and came into effect on 1 April 2018 and was revised in 2021 with implementation on 1 April 2022. The training module covers the content of the revised CCS guideline and outlines the procedure to follow to effectively manage CCS at different levels in the health system.