Management
Learning objectives
By the end of this session, trainees are expect to:
- Know the commonly used antileishmania drugs and regimens
- Understand the commonly encountered adverse events and their treatment
- Understand the treatment monitoring and nursing care required for VL treatment
Facilitation technique suggestions
- Facilitating reading through the manual
- Make part of the class write the drugs and other group the adverse effects and arrange a role play matching the two
The principles of VL treatment include:
- Reduce tissue parasite burden to invisible levels
- Prevent drug resistance
- Minimize adverse events
- Address complications (secondary infections, anemia, malnutrition)