inPractice® Africa

inPractice® Africa is a continually updated reference and learning resource for South African clinicians, available both online and offline. Originally launched in 2013, it was relaunched with new features in July 2016. The program provides continuing professional development certificate programs, practice guidelines, and drug reference information, as well as referral clinical support. inPractice® Africa is available online at www.inPracticeAfrica.com and as downloadable apps that can be used offline on tablets, smartphones, and Windows PCs.

How It Works

inPractice® Africa is designed to be used in 2 ways:
• Search and efficiently find the information you need to care for individual patients
• Study complete modules and earn credit

The 3 curricula offered through inPractice® Africa each contain learning modules that can be completed in any order. By passing the posttest in each module, physicians can earn CPD credits and other participants can receive a participation certificate. Users who complete all of the modules that make up a curriculum will receive a certificate of curriculum completion from FPD.

Curricula

Applying South Africa National Guidelines on Antiretroviral Therapy
Comprehensive 10-chapter curriculum on the use of antiretroviral therapy in South Africa:
• Identify and prepare patients for treatment, recommended regimens, monitoring treatment, managing adverse effects, treatment failure, and considerations in specific populations including women, children, and patients with advanced disease.

Management of Tuberculosis in HIV-Coinfected Patients
5 chapters detailing:
• The prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in South Africa.

Nursing Care of HIV-Infected Patients
A 10-chapter comprehensive curriculum designed to:
• Provide nurses and nurse managers with guidance on diverse aspects of HIV care, including models of service delivery, management of antiretroviral therapy, and on-treatment considerations such as adverse events, adherence, and care of specific populations including women, children, and tuberculosis-coinfected patients.

inPractice® Africa is produced by a collaboration between the South African Medical Association, Clinical Care Options, the Foundation for Professional Development, and the University of the Witwatersrand.

Endorsed by the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society.

Supported by an educational grant from ViiV Healthcare.