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Symptom management: Weakness, fatigue and loss of appetite - Text version

This text version of the Symptom management: Weakness, fatigue and loss of appetite module is part of the VUCCnet elearning course in palliative care which has been developed in partnership with the African Palliative Care Association and Cardiff University. Experts in palliative care from across Africa and the UK have contributed to ensure this module is contextualised to the sub-Saharan cancer profile and resource setting.

Please click here for ecancer's special issue focusing on palliative care in Africa, featuring five original articles from on-the-ground experts, and an editorial by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Professor Anne Merriman.

This module was published in January 2014.

THIS E-LEARNING MODULE RUNS BEST ON MOZILLA FIREFOX AND INTERNET EXPLORER 7 AND ABOVE WITH FLASH ENABLED.

Symptom management: Weakness, fatigue and loss of appetite - Text version
Modulo
English
0 CME Points

Público destinatarios

Multi-disciplinary African healthcare professionals.

Objetivos educativos

By the end of the module, you should be able to:

  • List some of the usual causes of fatigue and weakness in cancer patients.
  • Review the options for managing reversible causes of weakness in your area.
  • Discuss with a new colleague the usual impact on the patient and family of weakness and fatigue.
  • Discuss with a family the management of a patient who appears to be losing their appetite.

Requisitos del sistema

This module requires the learner to have a good, stable internet connection and runs best on INTERNET EXPLORER 7 AND ABOVE, and MOZILLA FIREFOX on either Windows or MacOS. FLASH ADD ON is also required to run this module.

Soporte

This module was funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency - Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy