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Training for Health Professionals:
Seminars & Observational Training in Baton Rouge
NATIONAL HANSEN’S
DISEASE PROGRAMS Presents
Hansen’s Disease in the United States
Diagnosis & Treatment
October 20-21, 2009
1770 Physicians Park Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Phone: 1- 800 - 642-2477
(225) 756-3761
Fax: (225) 756-3760
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This seminar is designed to increase the level of understanding among healthcare providers regarding the unique characteristics and current concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of Hansen’s disease (leprosy).
ATTENDEES WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF:
- NHDP mission and general concepts of Hansen’s disease
- Biological characteristics of M. leprae
- Pathological changes in the skin and nerves from Hansen’s disease
- Hansen’s disease cardinal signs and the criteria for diagnosis
- Current treatment protocols recommended for Hansen’s disease in the United States
- Management of two types of Hansen’s disease reactions
- Physical changes due to inflammation of the skin and nerves and secondary neuropathic changes (face, hands, feet)
- Prevention of disability
COURSE CONTENT
- Clinical Aspects
- Treatment of Uncomplicated HD
- Immunology of HD
- Pathology of HD
- Management of Reaction
- Eye Care in HD
- Patient Presentations
- Dermatological Aspects
- Skin Smear Demonstration
- Differential Diagnosis
- Disability Prevention
- Ambulatory HD Care in the United States
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Dermatologists
- General Practitioners
- Nurses
- Social Workers
- Other Medical Specialists (particularly those residing in areas of high prevalence such as California, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, New York, Massachusetts and Hawaii)
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Contact hours pending approval by the Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA), an accredited approver of continuing nursing education
NO REGISTRATION FEE (Seating is limited)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
LOCATION OF TRAINING FACILITY
National Hansen's Disease Programs
NHDP Administration Conference Room
1770 Physicians Park Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
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