This course is designed to orientate healthcare workers to the Adult Primary Care clinical decision support tool which is based on SA PHC guidelines and policies. The course provides a comprehensive approach to integrated care.
About the course
Eligibility for this course:
- All Health care workers.
- If you already completed the APC Full Course we recommend you do the APC Update 2023 course instead.
Duration:
It will take multiple sittings over a few weeks to complete.
Course Design:
Self-directed.
Certification:
Participants will receive a certificate of completion.
Published:
January 2024
Course Curriculum
This course includes the following:
A link to download the APC 2023 eBook
Features of APC Activity
Case 1: Faizel - Part A (seizure, urgent attention)
Case 2: Patricia (headache, symptom-based approach, using an algorithm)
Case 3: Anna (sore throat, using an algorithm)
Case 4: Godfrey (weight loss, comprehensive screening for causes of an ailment)
Case 5: Sophie - Part A (STI, introduction to the Assess, Advise and Treat approach)
Case 6: Herman (STI, HIV PrEP, navigating multiple pages in APC)
Case 7: Stanley (body pain, HIV diagnosis and routine care, symptom page prompting identification of a chronic condition)
Case 8: Nondumiso (HIV routine care)
Health systems strengthening Activity
Case 9: Andreas (managing a patient with an unsuppressed HIV viral load)
Case 10: Rethabile (switching ART to DTG-based regimen)
TB diagnosis Activity (6 scenarios featuring TB diagnosis)
Case 11: Bongani (DS-TB routine care)
Case 12: Sr Bertina (DS-TB routine care, managing a patient with a week 7 positive smear)
Case 13: Nobantu (diarrhoea, weight loss, TB diagnosis, integrating the management of HIV and TB)
Case 14: Sophie - Part B (starting contraception)
Case 15: Melissa (antenatal care, HIV diagnosis and routine care, postnatal care, VTP)
Case 16: Sandile (aggression, abnormal thoughts or behaviour, involuntary admission)
Case 17: Jane (tiredness, depression diagnosis and routine care)
Case 18: Adelaide (abdominal pain, alcohol use)
Case 19: Sindi (postnatal depression, integrating maternal and mental health)
Case 20: Thobeka (back pain, CVD risk and hypertension diagnosis and routine care)
Case 21: Boeta (gout, alcohol use, CVD risk)
Case 22: Xolani (urgent management of a new stroke, stroke routine care, palliative care)
Case 23: Sipho (chest pain, ischaemic heart disease routine care, tobacco smoking)
Case 24: Caroline (integrating diabetes and hypertension routine care, stepping up treatment over multiple visits)
Case 25: Mrs Dube (distinguishing asthma and COPD, % predicted PEFR, CVD risk)
Case 26: Aunty Gertie (urgent management of tight chest, asthma routine care, % predicted PEFR)
Case 27: Faizel - Part B (epilepsy routine care, DS-TB routine care, medication interactions)
Update Activity (new pages and changes in APC 2023)