Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria

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Course outline

This is a very practical course with the emphasis on the identification of parasites by microscopy using thin and thick blood films. Staining methods will be discussed as well as the effects of EDTA and drugs on parasite morphology. Parasitaemia counts will also be covered in the practical, along with the use of non-blood film methods of diagnosis, such as antigen detection dipstick methods. Practicals will be complimented with relevant lectures on malaria as a disease, laboratory diagnosis and the role of serology and molecular diagnosis.

Staff of the HPA Malaria Reference Laboratory in the Department of Infectious & Tropical Diseases at LSHTM will give instruction on the course. A comprehensive laboratory manual is included and participants will be given, where possible, reference material to take back to their own laboratories.

Accreditation

Registration applied for with IBMS and the Royal College of Pathology for CPD.

Methods of Assessment

There is no formal assessment but at the conclusion of the course, a certificate of attendance will be provided.

Who should apply for this course?

This intensive course is aimed primarily at haematologists and others involved in the laboratory identification of human malaria.

Please return a completed application form along with an equal opportunities form to:

Registry
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
50 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3DP
UK, Tel: +44 (0)20 7299 4648

Alternatively, by fax:

Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 0638

Or email: shortcourses@lshtm.ac.uk

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to improve global health through its programme of short and full-time postgraduate study.