TabsSummary Course details Course type: Short CourseMode of study: FTDuration: 2 DaysHome fee: £400Overseas fee: £400This intensive course, with a high practical content, is designed for medical officers and biomedical scientists. It concentrates on the biology and differential diagnosis of malaria in the laboratory, but other blood-related parasites are also included. The course comprises 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. Course content: Biology of malaria parasites Diagnosis ○ morphological differential of blood-stage parasites ○ other approaches ○ quantification Morphological anomalies and artefacts Malaria and the traveller / clinical aspects in relation to laboratory diagnosis Diagnostic problems and other self-assessment exercises Introduction to other blood and tissue parasites Course evaluation Please note that LSTM maintains the right to cancel short courses at short notice if fewer than seven applicants are registered. Timetable Day 1 Malaria morphology Malaria morphology practical Other techniques for malaria diagnosis RDTs practical and demonstration Diagnostic parasitology Day 2 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: * 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 enquirya002000000gUMBu 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 25 January 2024 26 January 2024 £400 £400 Apply 6 June 2024 7 June 2024 £400 £400 Apply 12 February 2025 13 February 2025 £400 £400 Apply Start date: 25 January 2024 End date: 26 January 2024 Home fee: £400 Overseas fee: £400 Apply Start date: 6 June 2024 End date: 7 June 2024 Home fee: £400 Overseas fee: £400 Apply Start date: 12 February 2025 End date: 13 February 2025 Home fee: £400 Overseas fee: £400 Apply 2244 reads