Training Course

Sexually-transmitted Diseases (STDs) and HIV-related Problems

When : July 2008
Duration : 10 days
Participants : 15 persons

 

Aims

At the end of the course, participants will be able to

 

1. Describe the causes of STDs and HIV and the global & regional problems caused by them
2. Diagnose STDs & HIV, and related diseases
3. Describe the management and control of STDs & HIV using a holistic approach

 

 

Who

Medical doctors and health personnel who are interested to gain knowledge

 

 

Content

1. Approach to genital problems (ulcer, discharge, etc.)
2. Syphilis
3. STD/HIV risk-reduction counseling
4. STDs in a clinical setting; visit to an STD clinic
5. Reproductive health: maternal and newborn, adolescents and family planning
6. HIV: epidemiology
7. HIV: virology
8. HIV: immunology
9. ARV: practical approach
10. AIDS: and common opportunistic infections
11. Initial evaluation of HIV infected patients
12. Visit to an HIV clinic (Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok)
13. HPV: warts and cancers
14. HPV: epidemiology and vaccine
15. Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV
16. Immune restitution disease (IRD) or immune restoration inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)
17. Pediatric HIV and mother-to-child transmission
18. Visit to an anonymous testing NGO (Thai Red Cross) for men who have sex with men (MSM)

 

 

Contact

The Deputy Dean for International Relations
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
E-mail: tmpat@mahidol.ac.th
Tel: 66 (0) 2 354 9100-19 ext. 1315, 1667
Fax: 66 (0) 2 354 9163
Or
International Relations Unit
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
E-mail: tmirunit@diamond.mahidol.ac.th
Tel: 66 (0) 2 354 9100-19 ext. 1318, 1327
Fax: 66 (0) 2 354 9141