Teaching of leprosy: current challenges

Teaching of leprosy: current challenges

In the context of declining leprosy endemicity worldwide, keeping the interest in knowledge and expertise in leprosy alive has been a matter of concern. Approaching the problem only in primary care, without the proper integration with other levels of care in the health system fails to account for the complexity of the disease. Training professionals to work at different levels of health care is a current challenge. The objective of this review was to look for experiences related to the teaching of leprosy both in undergraduate courses in the field of health sciences and in training programs for professionals who work in patient care. We highlight the role of the dermatologist in the management of control programs, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, as well as in the continuous education of other health professionals.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alves,Cynthia Rossetti Portela, Ribeiro,Maria Mônica Freitas, Melo,Elza Machado, Araújo,Marcelo Grossi
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962014000300454
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id oai:scielo:S0365-05962014000300454
record_format ojs
spelling oai:scielo:S0365-059620140003004542015-10-19Teaching of leprosy: current challengesAlves,Cynthia Rossetti PortelaRibeiro,Maria Mônica FreitasMelo,Elza MachadoAraújo,Marcelo Grossi Education, medical In-service training Leprosy Teaching In the context of declining leprosy endemicity worldwide, keeping the interest in knowledge and expertise in leprosy alive has been a matter of concern. Approaching the problem only in primary care, without the proper integration with other levels of care in the health system fails to account for the complexity of the disease. Training professionals to work at different levels of health care is a current challenge. The objective of this review was to look for experiences related to the teaching of leprosy both in undergraduate courses in the field of health sciences and in training programs for professionals who work in patient care. We highlight the role of the dermatologist in the management of control programs, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, as well as in the continuous education of other health professionals.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.89 n.3 20142014-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962014000300454en10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142444
institution SCIELO
collection OJS
country Brasil
countrycode BR
component Revista
access En linea
databasecode rev-scielo-br
tag revista
region America del Sur
libraryname SciELO
language English
format Digital
author Alves,Cynthia Rossetti Portela
Ribeiro,Maria Mônica Freitas
Melo,Elza Machado
Araújo,Marcelo Grossi
spellingShingle Alves,Cynthia Rossetti Portela
Ribeiro,Maria Mônica Freitas
Melo,Elza Machado
Araújo,Marcelo Grossi
Teaching of leprosy: current challenges
author_facet Alves,Cynthia Rossetti Portela
Ribeiro,Maria Mônica Freitas
Melo,Elza Machado
Araújo,Marcelo Grossi
author_sort Alves,Cynthia Rossetti Portela
title Teaching of leprosy: current challenges
title_short Teaching of leprosy: current challenges
title_full Teaching of leprosy: current challenges
title_fullStr Teaching of leprosy: current challenges
title_full_unstemmed Teaching of leprosy: current challenges
title_sort teaching of leprosy: current challenges
description In the context of declining leprosy endemicity worldwide, keeping the interest in knowledge and expertise in leprosy alive has been a matter of concern. Approaching the problem only in primary care, without the proper integration with other levels of care in the health system fails to account for the complexity of the disease. Training professionals to work at different levels of health care is a current challenge. The objective of this review was to look for experiences related to the teaching of leprosy both in undergraduate courses in the field of health sciences and in training programs for professionals who work in patient care. We highlight the role of the dermatologist in the management of control programs, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, as well as in the continuous education of other health professionals.
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
publishDate 2014
url http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962014000300454
work_keys_str_mv AT alvescynthiarossettiportela teachingofleprosycurrentchallenges
AT ribeiromariamonicafreitas teachingofleprosycurrentchallenges
AT meloelzamachado teachingofleprosycurrentchallenges
AT araujomarcelogrossi teachingofleprosycurrentchallenges
_version_ 1756412473467994112

Similar Items