Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements: 

• Background
  • Definition, causes, prevalence, complications, and prognosis.
• Diagnosis
  • When to suspect UTI, how to assess women with a suspected UTI, including differential diagnoses.
• Management
  • How to manage women with an uncomplicated UTI.
  • When to refer to general practice.
  • What information and advice to provide women with UTI. 
• A case study
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• About important definitions, including uncomplicated UTI, complicated UTI, and recurrent UTI. 
• About risk factors for complicated UTI.
• What causes UTI.
• About the prevalence of UTI.
• About possible complications.
• About the prognosis.
• When to suspect lower UTI.
• About red flags.
• How to make a diagnosis of UTI.
• How to manage UTI.
• What information and advice to provide women with UTI.

Topics covered