What Are The Course Objectives?
By the end of this course the learner will be able to:
- Coordinate surveillance activities for COVID-19
- Apply COVID-19 case management principles based on clinical spectrum
- Demonstrate steps for laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 and biosafety precautions
- Describe infection prevention and control (IPC) measures for COVID-19
- Describe principles of emergency risk communication and community engagement mechanisms for COVID-19 response
- Identify steps for enrollment and follow-up of COVID-19 patients on home-based isolation and care
- Apply principles of case surveillance, IPC and health education for COVID-19 in school settings
- Apply symptom based algorithmic approach for the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 at health centres