The RHC course provides you with the latest WHO guidelines on rabies in an easily understandable way, including tables with the updated WHO-recommended vaccination regimens.
Overview
The Rabies Healthcare Certificate (RHC) is a profession-specific course that has been developed to provide human health professionals with the latest World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines pertaining to all aspects related to rabies vaccination protocols, treatment and diagnosis in human patients. The course can either act as a refresher course to update relevant professionals on the latest information and techniques, or it can serve as an introductory course where appropriate.
Core themes of the RHC coursework
- How do you prevent rabies in humans?
- Rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for humans
- What to do when a potentially exposed individual presents at a healthcare facility
- Special considerations for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in humans
- Clinical presentation and management of rabies in humans
- Laboratory confirmation of a human rabies case
Languages:
- English
- French
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