Montevideo, 28 July 2021 (CLAP/PAHO)- The e-learning course intends to enable participants to know and put into practice the recommendations for the prevention and screening of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) identified by the Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Retinopathy of prematurity is a potentially serious condition that develops in preterm newborns and that affects developing retinal blood vessels. ROP is the leading cause of avoidable blindness in children, thus every preterm infant at risk should be specifically screened in order to detect ROP and prevent disease progression accordingly, which may result in visual impairment or blindness. The leading cause associated to ROP is oxygen administration with inaccurate monitoring in delivery rooms and neonatal intensive care units.
The purpose of the course is for participants to incorporate the concepts and necessary strategies to properly develop the prevention and management of Retinopathy.
The proposal is addressed to the specialties of nursing, general practitioners, midwifery/obstetrics/ gynecology, pediatrics and neonatology, professions involved in managerial and administrative activities of different institutions that work in neonatal care units.
Since this is a self-learning course, participants are able to regulate their time and moments of dedication. The estimated time for the completion of all modules and the final evaluation is 3 hours. There is no deadline to complete the course.
For the launching of the course, CLAP organized a webinar that you can watch here:
The webinar presentations are available at the following links:
