In many places in Southern Africa, the first contact for women with breast complaints is with a nurse in a primary clinic. There has been little formal breast training for nurses as the emphasis has been on the management of infectious diseases.

Jenny Edge discuss the The Breast Course for Nurses, at the 2013 AORTIC meeting, which combines distance education with a residential course. The emphasis of the course is on learning rather than teaching and trains nurses to manage women with breast problems.

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