TabsSummary Course details Course type: Short CourseDuration: 1 dayHome fee: £100Overseas fee: £1003 good reasons to study Apply your diagnostic parasitology experience to real-world clinical scenariosMeet and learn from diagnostic and clinical experts in this field.Learn in our state of the art Clinical Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory (UKAS accredited) providing referral lab services to the NHS. This course is only available to students who have already completed the 4-day Laboratory Diagnosis of Faecal & Blood Parasites short course, within two years prior to taking this 1-day course. Please note that both courses can be taken consecutively as a 5-day course. Course Leaders: Dr Kelly Johnston - Senior Lecturer in Tropical Disease Biology Jayne Jones - Clinical Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory (CDPL) Manager In addition, this course is also supported by various members of the LSTM clinical team.This 1 day course is designed for professionals that work in clinical science and require additional training in the clinical aspects of parasitological diagnosis (e.g. NHS Scientist Training Programme). It involves elements of training in our UKAS accredited Clinical Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory and discussion-based learning with specialist clinicians. Clinical case studies will explore presentations of common parasitic infections, diagnostic pathways, clinical management and treatment. We also provide an opportunity for participants to bring previous clinical cases for discussion with staff (with appropriate notice). Please note that this 1 day course is only available to students who have completed the 4-day Laboratory Diagnosis of Faecal and Blood Parasites. Please see the ‘entrance requirements’ tab and the separate page to the 5-day course, Diagnostic Parasitology: Laboratory Practice and Clinical Aspects, which encompasses the 4-day course plus the clinical focus 1-day course. Also, given the structure of this course, it is anticipated that there will be maximum and minimum thresholds on participant numbers. Course content Observations of processes in an active clinical diagnostic laboratory Hands-on training of common techniques used Case-study discussion with specialist clinicians of common clinical syndromes related to parasitic infection, including fever in the returning traveller, diarrhoea and eosinophilia. Entrance RequirementsAcademic requirements: Participants are required to complete the 4-day Laboratory Diagnosis of Faecal & Blood Parasites short course, within two years prior to taking this 1-day course. Please note that both courses can be taken consecutively as a 5-day course. It is assumed that all participants will be one of the following: Clinical scientist NHS Scientist Training Programme trainee If you have another clinically-focused role or education and wish to participate in this course, please contact kelly.johnston@lstmed.ac.uk to discuss your suitability.English language requirements: The course is taught in English and in a postgraduate setting. More details on English Language requirements can be found here - https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/english-language-requirements AimsThis course aims to: Select the appropriate parasitological tests for diagnosis Interpret the results of the diagnostic tests Outline appropriate management of common clinical syndromes related to parasitic infection Make an enquirya03Vg00000CO4I5 Submit your enquiries here Programme Version Name First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone Country * --Select-- Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Caribbean Netherlands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea-Bissau Guinea Guyana Haiti Heard and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territory, Occupied Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Barthelemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint-Martin (France) Saint-Martin (Pays-Bas) Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Pierre and Miquelon Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Netherlands Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S.) Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Nature of Enquiry * --Select-- Course Availability Course Information Fees & Payment Scholarships Disability Accommodation Visa & Immigration Other Subject Description How did you hear about LSTM? --Select-- LSTM Website Word of Mouth Alumni Recommendation Course Search Website Search Engine Advert Professional Journal Careers Fair/Exhibition IEC Abroad Other Keep me informed about this course Keep me informed about LSTM news Apply Start date End date Home fee Overseas fee 14 February 2025 14 February 2025 £100 £100 Apply Start date: 14 February 2025 End date: 14 February 2025 Home fee: £100 Overseas fee: £100 Apply 104 reads