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Best Practice in the Management of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

This event is SPONSORED BY RECKITT Sub Saharan Africa and will be made available across five (5) African countries. It will be moderated by Prof. Sabiha Essack. The Vice Chair of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Antimicrobial Resistance

 

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Overview

Course Description

Sore throat is a typical symptom of acute upper respiratory tract infections that is often of viral etiology and self-limiting. Despite this fact, antibiotics are being prescribed for cases of sore throat. Misuse and overuse of antibiotics are the main drivers in the development of antibiotic resistance. The WHO has declared that antimicrobial resistance is one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity.

This training event seeks to educate Health Care Professionals on the rational use of antibiotics and best practices in sore throat management.

What you will learn

At the end of the training, participants will

1. Be able to list the presenting symptoms of sore throat
2. Explain the diagnosis of sore throat
3. Describe an evidence-based approach to treatment options
4. Describe the role that pharmacists and their team can play in advising and education patients and public about sore throat.

Course Content


Lecture Sessions

  • Session with Dr. Nadia Butt
  • Session with Pharm. Chinelo Okonkwo
  • Session with Prof. Sabiha Essack
  • Q & A

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About Facilitators

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Prof. Sabiha Essack

B. Pharm., M. Pharm., PhD

Vice Chair of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Antimicrobial Resistance

WHO

Professor Sabiha Essack (B. Pharm. , M. Pharm. , Ph. D. ), a pharmacist by profession, is the South African Research Chair in Antibiotic Resistance and One Health and Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN).

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Pharm. Chinelo Henrietta Okonkwo

B. Pharm, PGD LSCM, FPCPharm, M. Pharm, Ph.D Candidate

Assistant Director / Head, Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacovigilance Unit, Interprofessional Collaboration

National Hospital Abuja - Nigeria

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