Day | Session | Description |
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Sun | Â | Travel to venue |
 | 1 | Introduction to TtTtT PALM PLUS |
Mon | 1, 2 | Straightforward symptom scenarios: • Cough and difficulty breathing -severe pneumonia • Runny/blocked nose - URTI • Blood in urine - Bilharzia • Confused patient - delirium • Fever - Malaria |
 | 3,4 | HIV testing • Headache - sinusitis • Approach to STI • Lymphadenopathy - Bubo • Vaginal discharge/sexually abused |
Tues | 1 | Managing HIV - routine care & ART • Weight loss & sore mouth - focus on routine care • Asymptomatic - oral thrush - focus on starting ARVs • Diarrhoea - focus on ART follow-up |
 | 2 | TB - diagnosing, treatment & follow-up • Cough - HIV negative, sputum positive - focus on TB follow up • Fever - HIV unknown, 1 smear positive - educate about Malaria |
 | 3 | TB and HIV - diagnosing and treating both TB & HIV • Discharging ear - HIV positive, 1 smear positive - TB care • Cough - HIV positive, smear negative - Health worker with TB & HIV |
 | 4 | ART and/or TB drug side effects • Burning feet - peripheral neuropathy TB med related • Abdominal pain - drug related - drug related hepatitis - NVP or TB treatment • Vomiting - lactic acidosis - ARV side effect - ARV care • Skin rash - ARV side effect |
Weds | 1 | Pregnancy: Unwell and tired - HIV pregnancy/PMTCT |
 | 2 | Chronic respiratory disease: Cough, difficult breathing with wheeze - acute asthma |
 | -- | Free time |
Thurs | -- | Full day training experience - consolidation of content knowledge and training skills |
Fri | 1 | Making PALM PLUS your own - a creative exercise |
 | 2 | Evaluation & Closure |