Online Global Health Course
A Convenient Learning Option
Partially fulfills the content requirements for the ASTMH CTropMed® examination. Each of the 7 Course modules is eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and Continuing Education Units. Can be completed at any time, at your own pace.
With content updated annually, each module includes recorded lectures, downloadable slides, pre- and post-tests and knowledge quizzes, plus optional bonus materials and case studies.
These 7 modules together make up the Online Global Health Course, but each one is also a standalone module. You can register for the entire Course or for 1 or more individual modules. To be eligible to sit for the ASTMH CTropMed® exam, you'll need to take all 7 online components plus two weeks of the live Global Health Course.
Mobile-Compatible and No-Bandwidth Options
In 2013, the accredited portion of the Course will be fully mobile compatible. Email gblhlth@umn.edu for information about ordering a no-bandwidth version of the Course, which does not require an internet connection.
Online Global Health Course Modules
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Module 1: Introduction to Health Care for Immigrant and Refugee Populations
Goal
This module prepares physicians and other health care providers to care for immigrants, refugees and other mobile populations. Estimated Time To Complete
Allow 28 hours, including additional time for bonus materials. Objectives
The module enables you to:
- Care for a multi-cultural patient population, including treating diseases seen in new arrivals and long-term foreign-born residents.
- Identify key issues in local and global health equity and barriers to care for immigrants and refugees.
- Describe best practices in clinical care and health systems interventions designed to reduce disparities in care and service for immigrants and refugees.
Three sections:
- Understanding Mobile Populations
- Health Challenges and Care for Refugees and Migrants
- Transition Issues and Strategies
Accreditation
Accreditation statements CME/CEUs Available
28.0 hours Additional CME Info
U of M Continuing Medical Education website Registration
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Module 2: Disaster Response and Clinical Medicine in Resource-Limited Settings
Goal
This module prepares physicians and other health care providers to practice medicine during disaster response and in settings with limited resources. Estimated Time To Complete
Allow 31.5 hours, including additional time for bonus materials. Objectives
The module enables you to:
- Explain a framework for providing culturally-competent health care during disaster response and in resource-limited settings.
Four sections:
- Disaster Relief
- Medical Relief Missions
- Clinical Medicine In Resource-Poor Settings
- Pediatrics and OB/GYN In Resource-Poor Settings
Accreditation
Accreditation statements CME/CEUs Available
31.5 hours Additional CME Info
U of M Continuing Medical Education website Registration
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Module 3: Public Health and Non-communicable Disease in Developing Countries
Goal
This module prepares physicians and other health care providers to provide care for immigrants, refugees and other mobile populations in several sub-specialties, including cardiology, hematology, oncology and surgery. Estimated Time To Complete
Allow 34.25 hours, including additional time for bonus materials. Objectives
The module enables you to:- Describe the role of international organizations in public health.
- State key principles and practices in international public health and epidemiology.
- Explain the emerging practice, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of oncology, hematology, cardiology, pulmonology, rheumatology, ophthalmology, dermatology, nephrology, and emergency medicine in the developing world and in immigrants to the U.S.
- Public Health in Developing Countries
- Environmental Health and Nutrition
- Heart and Kidney Disease
- Hematology/Oncology
- GI and Other Systems
- Surgical Specialties
Accreditation
Accreditation statements CME/CEUs Available
34.25 hours Additional CME Info
U of M Continuing Medical Education website Registration
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Module 4: Parasitic Infections
Goal
This module prepares physicians and other health care providers to diagnose and treat people with parasitic infections. Estimated Time To Complete
Allow 40 hours, including additional time for bonus materials. Objectives
The module enables you to:
- State the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis and treatment of under-represented tropical infectious parasitic diseases.
Five sections:
- Malaria
- Other Protozoa and Other Human Parasitic Infections
- Nematodes, Cestodes and Trematodes
- Insect Vector-Borne Diseases
- Parasite Cases
Accreditation
Accreditation statements CME/CEUs Available
40.0 hours Additional CME Info
U of M Continuing Medical Education website Registration
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Module 5: Bacterial, Mycobacterial (TB) and Fungal Infections
Goal
This module prepares physicians and other health care providers to diagnose and treat people with bacterial, TB and fungal infections. Estimated Time To Complete
Allow 24. 25 hours, including additional time for bonus materials. Objectives
The module enables you to:
- State the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis and treatment of under-represented tropical bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal infectious diseases.
Five sections:
- Tuberculosis
- Bacterial Infections I
- Bacterial Infections II
- Fungal Infections
- Case Presentations
Accreditation
Accreditation statements CME/CEUs Available
24.25 hours Additional CME Info
U of M Continuing Medical Education website Registration
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Module 6: Viral Infections
Goal
This module prepares physicians and other health care providers to diagnose and treat people with viral infections. Estimated Time To Complete
Allow 26.50 hours, including additional time for bonus materials. Objectives
The module enables you to:
- State the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis and treatment of under-represented tropical viral infectious diseases.
Four sections:
- HIV
- Hepatitis and other Enteral Viruses
- Other Viral Illnesses I
- Other Viral Illnesses II
Accreditation
Accreditation statements CME/CEUs Available
26.50 hours Additional CME Info
U of M Continuing Medical Education website Registration
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Module 7: Travel Medicine
Goal
This module prepares physicians and other health care providers to care for people traveling to (or living in) developing countries and other settings where resources are limited. Estimated Time To Complete
Allow 32.0 hours, including additional time for bonus materials. Objectives
The module enables you to:
- Provide pre-travel advice and care for patients planning to travel to developing countries.
- Diagnose and treat individuals who become ill during overseas travel or residence.
- Provide post-travel evaluation and care for patients returning from travel to developing countries.
- Diagnose and treat individuals living in the tropics and sub-tropics who are ill.
Five sections:
- Travel Preparation
- Environmental Distress and Dangers
- Infectious Diseases Related to Travel
- Special Needs Travelers
- Travel Activities
Accreditation
Accreditation statements CME/CEUs Available
32.0 hours Additional CME Info
U of M Continuing Medical Education website Registration
Register online