{"id":4212,"date":"2021-12-20T14:46:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/?p=4212"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:46:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:46:38","slug":"nebraska-tropical-medicine-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2021\/12\/20\/nebraska-tropical-medicine-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Tropical Medicine Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Has the impending New Year and the specter of license renewal left you clamoring to meet continuing education requirements? Does your clinical practice serve people traveling to or arriving from the tropics, or are you planning to do so? Are you booked to do work in the tropics, or exploring the idea of doing so? Then, the <strong>Nebraska Tropical Medicine Course<\/strong>&nbsp;may be for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This familiarization and refresher course has an expanding list of activities for physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals seeking to better expand or renew their awareness of tropical medicine issues. With accreditation through the University of Nebraska Medical Center, there are currently over 6 hours of continuing education credits and Maintenance of Certification credit (ABIM, ABPath and ABPeds) available, and the content is growing. Orient to the context, learn about malaria and enteric disease, review cases, and join the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/cce\/catalog\/On-Demand\/tropical-medicine\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about the course<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/12\/BroadhurstBrettMajor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4213 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/12\/BroadhurstBrettMajor.jpg 705w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/12\/BroadhurstBrettMajor-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/12\/BroadhurstBrettMajor-230x133.jpg 230w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/12\/BroadhurstBrettMajor-218x126.jpg 218w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/12\/BroadhurstBrettMajor-160x92.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/12\/BroadhurstBrettMajor-120x69.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/pathology\/faculty\/bios\/broadhurst.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jana Broadhurst<\/a> (left) and Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/publichealth\/departments\/epidemiology\/facultyandstaff\/brett-major.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Brett-Major<\/a> (right) are the course directors<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon completion of this course, the participant should be better able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Identify pervasive, episodic, and emerging threats to patients and communities<\/li><li>Develop strategies for case management based upon patients&#8217; and healthcare professionals&#8217; context in tropical medicine and emerging infectious diseases<\/li><li>Integrate tropical medicine approaches to the delivery of care and how a team functions to make informed decisions while respecting the patient and community values<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This tropical medicine course is also offering scholarships for eligible international applicants to cover the registration fees of the modules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:david.brettmajor@unmc.edu?cc=bailey.wrenn@unmc.edu&amp;subject=The%20Nebraska%20Tropical%20Medicine%20Course%20Scholarship%20Application&amp;body=Please%20provide%20the%20following:%0D%0DComplete%20Name%20(including%20credentials):%0DAcademic\/Job%20Title:%0DAffiliation\/Organization:%0DAddress%20%20(including%20Country):%0DEmail%20Address:%0DList%20of%20module(s)%20you%20would%20like%20to%20access:%0DStatement%20of%20financial%20need%20(100%20words):\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submit Your Application Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Content courtesy Bailey Wrenn, MA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the Nebraska Tropical medicine course. 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