Fiocruz Launches Free Online Course with Over 5 Thousand Slots: Discover How to Enroll and Start 2025 with Valuable Training on Your Resume!
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) is offering around 5,000 slots in a new free online course on Strategies for Eliminating Vertical Transmission of HTLV in Brazil. This free online course from Fiocruz is a great opportunity for those looking to enhance their resume to gain better chances in the job market.
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It is important to emphasize that HTLV, the first retrovirus identified as a causative agent of diseases in humans, remained unknown to a large part of the population for decades. However, this reality is changing, and it is essential to expand knowledge on the subject.
The free online course from Fiocruz is aimed at health professionals with intermediate or higher education, those working in assistance at all levels of care, researchers, students, and other interested parties. The training is self-instructive, organized into 3 modules, and has a workload of 45 hours.
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The free online course from Fiocruz on Strategies for Eliminating Vertical Transmission of HTLV in Brazil was designed to provide updated and relevant information about this virus and its implications. Throughout the modules, topics such as the main diseases associated with HTLV-1, modes of transmission, prevention strategies, viral and epidemiological aspects, as well as public policies and control actions in Brazil will be covered.
Focusing on the elimination of vertical transmission, which is the primary route of HTLV-1 dissemination in the country through breastfeeding, the free online course represents a valuable opportunity to understand the current landscape and the initiatives to address this public health challenge.
How Is the Free Online Course from Fiocruz Structured?
The free online course will cover the following topics:
Module 1: Introduction to HTLV: From Biological and Epidemiological Aspects to Associated Diseases and Diagnosis
- Laboratory Diagnosis of HTLV Infection;
- Introduction to HTLV: History, Transmission, Viral Aspects, Epidemiology, and Prevention of Transmission;
- Diseases Associated with HTLV-1 and Relevant Coinfections.
Module 2: Public Policies for Addressing HTLV
- Policies for Preventing Vertical Transmission of HTLV;
- The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Addressing HTLV;
- HTLV Transmission Scenarios in Vulnerable Populations: Indigenous and Quilombola;
- National Policy on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, and STIs: Where Does HTLV Fit In?
Module 3: Actions to Prevent Vertical Transmission of HTLV: What Can Be Done?
- Addressing the infection in primary care and other levels of the Care Network;
- Comprehensive Care for People Living with HTLV: Experience from Bahia;
- Flows, Regulations, and Protocols Established for the Care Line of Vertical Transmission of HTLV in Brazil;
- Collective Construction to Implement Actions to Control HTLV Transmission.
How to Enroll in the Free Online Fiocruz Course?
The free online course from Fiocruz can be taken by health professionals, researchers, students, and other interested parties.
Enrollment can be completed through the Fiocruz Virtual Campus. The content will be available from 12/17/2024 to 12/13/2025 and, once registered, individuals can start studying immediately.
In total, there will be 45 hours of study, and those who pass will be entitled to receive a free certificate. Completion certificates will be sent to participants by email within up to 5 business days after the online assessment.
It is worth noting that the Fiocruz Virtual Campus offers online courses, free of charge, on a large scale through its own platform.
The organization is a decentralized network of professionals and institutions that share training, resources, services, courses, and educational activities, making intensive use of information, communication, and education technologies to enhance the learning experience aimed at health education, qualifying and strengthening the SUS.

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