TabsSummary Course details Course type: Short CourseMode of study: FTDuration: 4 DaysHome fee: £650Overseas fee: £650This intensive course has a high practical content and is designed for medical officers, haematologists, pathologists and biomedical scientists. The course concentrates on the identification in the laboratory of those parasites of medical importance (both indigenous and imported) likely to be seen in Western Europe. Each course comprises a series of mini lectures by specialist staff, followed by extensive practical work. Course Content: Examination of faeces for the diagnosis of protozoa and helminths* Malaria - recognition of parasites and other diagnostic approaches* Recognition and diagnosis of haemoflagellates and filarias* Diagnostic problems and other self assessment exercises Course evaluation * Topics which may include optional activities, providing participants with some control over the balance of faecal and blood parasites studied. Each session includes short presentations by specialist staff followed by practical work at the bench to provide experience in the identification of parasites. Laboratory sessions also provide opportunities for discussion with staff on points of interest to individual course participants. TIMETABLE DAY 1 Course registration Introduction and safety Pre-course test Intestinal protozoa and coccidia Identification of intestinal protozoa Examination of coccidian parasites / test samples Nematodes Identification of nematode ova practical and demonstration DAY 2 Cestodes Identification of cestode ova practical and demonstration Trematodes Identification of trematode ova practical and demonstration Faecal / urine concentration and other methods Developments in molecular diagnostics for parasitic disease Spot test: faecal parasites / diagnostic parasitology World trip DAY 3 Malaria morphology Malaria morphology practical Other techniques for malaria diagnosis RDT's practical and demonstration Diagnostic parasitology DAY 4 Haemoflagellates Haemoflagellates practical and demonstration Filariasis Filariasis practical and demonstration Spot test Post-course test Q&A session Entrance RequirementsAcademic requirements: It is assumed that all students on the course will be one of the following: Working in an NHS laboratory Working in other laboratories Studying towards higher degree (ie. PhD) Have a biomedical science / medical background English language requirements: The course is taught in English and in a postgraduate setting. More details on English Language requirements can be found here. We are happy to discuss further on an individual basis - contact mylstm@lstmed.ac.uk AimsThis course aims to: * Identify protazoal cysts and helminth ova in faecal samples * Use a range of diagnostic techniques to identify parasites in faecal samples * Explain how parasite life-cycles impact on transmission of disease * Use a range of diagnostic tests to identify and differentiate blood borne parasites Make an enquirya002000000gUMBW 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 23 January 2024 26 January 2024 £650 £650 Apply 4 June 2024 7 June 2024 £650 £650 Apply 10 February 2025 15 February 2025 £650 £650 Apply Start date: 23 January 2024 End date: 26 January 2024 Home fee: £650 Overseas fee: £650 Apply Start date: 4 June 2024 End date: 7 June 2024 Home fee: £650 Overseas fee: £650 Apply Start date: 10 February 2025 End date: 15 February 2025 Home fee: £650 Overseas fee: £650 Apply 6530 reads