LSHTM Call for Applications: Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria Short Course
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) invites you to apply for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria short course.
Date: June 24 – 26, 2024
Place: London, UK
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 practicals along with the use of non-blood film methods of diagnosis, such as rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), PCR and LAMP. Practicals will be complimented with relevant lectures on malaria as a disease, laboratory diagnosis and the role of serology and molecular diagnosis.
Who should apply?
This intensive course is aimed primarily at haematologists and others involved in the laboratory identification of human malaria.
Read more here.
Fee deadline June 1, 2024.
