@article{19897,
  keywords = {Curriculum, Dermatology, diagnosis, Education, Europe, Health, Internal Medicine, Knowledge, leprosy, Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Primary Health Care, Radio, Schools, Spain, Students, Teaching, Television, Treatment},
  author = {McDougall A C and Velimirovic B and Koric-Gackic A},
  title = {Report of the sub-group on training},
  abstract = {In a number of countries where the leprosy problem is small and static, or perhaps declining, knowledge and interest in leprosy is also declining. Although some countries (i.e. Spain and the USA) maintain excellent teaching centres and run training courses regularly, there is a lack of teaching and educational reference facilities in many countries. For medical personnel, there is a need for courses (which could be of short duration) on basic leprosy, together with refresher courses (e.g. on chemotherapy), and these should involve doctors working in internal medicine, dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology and orthopaedics. For para-medical personnel, the emphasis should be on the recognition of leprosy and referral to an expert for confirmation of diagnosis, and treatment. The principle of Primary Health Care has been accepted by most countries of the world, including Europe, and attention should be given to the inclusion of information on leprosy in the training of PHC workers. The training or education of the public should include the use of television and radio. The curricula for students in schools of medicine should have an appropriate teaching module on leprosy; if the magnitude of the leprosy problem in a given country justifies it, there should be a question on leprosy in final examinations. In every country where leprosy is still a problem, there should be at least one centre of excellence where slit-skin smears can be examined and reported on and a histopathology service is available},
  year = {1983},
  journal = {Quaderni di Cooperazione Sanitaria},
  volume = {NO. 1},
  pages = {197 - 198},
  month = {1983///},
  url = {http://www.scopus.com/scopus/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0020913168&partnerID=40&rel=R6.0.0},
  note = {Export Date: 17 April 2007 Source: Scopus},
  language = {eng},
}