About the Course

This eLearning course covers technical knowledge for clinical care of NCDs commonly seen in MSF settings – asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease and hypertension, diabetes, epilepsy, including some emergency and multiple morbidity scenarios.

Enrolment

This course is open for all MSF staff. Click on Enrol to start the course.

Certification

No certification. Upon completion of the course, a badge is obtained that recognizes the correct completion.

Target Audience

You are a doctor, clinical officer or nurse responsible for diagnosis and treatment, working or planning to work in an MSF programme that includes or will integrate NCD care.

Duration

12 hours

Learning Objectives

The elearning objectives are detailed in each module. 

Overall objective: By the end of the course, learners should be able to diagnose and manage asthma, COPD, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, epilepsy and hypo-/hyperthyroidsim following MSF protocols.

List of Contents

1. M0: Introduction 

2. M1 Asthma and COPD 

3. M2 Cardiovascular disease (including hypertension) 

4. M3 Diabetes 

5. M4 Epilepsy 

6. M5 Hypo-/hyperthyroidsim