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Medical and public-health management;<br />

Burden <strong>of</strong> illness appraisal and critical appraisal <strong>of</strong> epidemiologic data;<br />

Critical appraisal <strong>of</strong> a diagnostic screening test;<br />

Toxicology and pharmacology <strong>of</strong> organophosphate pesticides and their<br />

antidotes;<br />

Basic knowledge and classification <strong>of</strong> pesticides; and<br />

Health and safety aspects <strong>of</strong> agricultural work with pesticides.<br />

If all topics are covered, five tutorial sessions will be required. A tentative<br />

schedule is attached. Study <strong>of</strong> the case scenario is divided into four sections:<br />

Clinical presentation;<br />

Management and diagnostic testing;<br />

Community screening and agricultural health and safety; and<br />

Epidemiology <strong>of</strong> pesticide poisoning in Thailand.<br />

Sections <strong>of</strong> this module may be omitted or covered briefly if there is a shortage<br />

<strong>of</strong> time or the topics are not relevant to the tutorial group.<br />

Copies <strong>of</strong> the tutor's notes can be handed out to the students if that is useful.<br />

Day Tutorial session<br />

I Begin Part!<br />

2 Complete Part I,<br />

begin Part II<br />

3 Complete Part II,<br />

begin Part Ill<br />

4 Complete Part Ill,<br />

begin Part IV<br />

5 Complete Part IV<br />

Schedule for pesticide poisoning learning module.<br />

225<br />

Homework<br />

1.3 Signs and symptoms<br />

1.4 Pesticide classification<br />

1.5 Case definition <strong>of</strong> organophosphate poisoning<br />

Treatment<br />

Cholinesterase physiology and biochemistry<br />

Sensitivity and specificity <strong>of</strong> screening test<br />

Question delayed neuropathy<br />

Burden <strong>of</strong> illness<br />

Health statistics<br />

Epidemiology<br />

Health and safety

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