Postgraduate Workshop in Clinical Parasitology, ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop


7 - 11 June 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Organizer

The ESCMID Study Group for Clinical Parasitology (ESGCP)

Course Material

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Day 1: Malaria

  • Malaria: life cycle and epidemiology. T. van Gool
  • Malaria: pathogenesis and clinical aspects. T. van Gool
  • Introduction to malaria diagnosis. T. van Gool

 

Day 2: Malaria

  • Prevention and therapy of malaria. M. van Vugt
  • Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosis of malaria. T. van Gool
  • Molecular diagnosis of malaria. A. Bart

 

Day 3: Blood and tissue parasites

  • Trypanosomiasis. S. van Nieuwenhove
  • Leishmaniasis. P. van Thiel
  • Filariasis. A. Sulahian
  • Toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent and immmunocompromised hosts. F. Derouin

 

Day 4: Intestinal protozoal infections

  • Amoebiasis and giardiasis. T. Mank
  • Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora. F. Derouin
  • Microsporidia, Dientamoeba and Blastocystis. T. van Gool
  • Molecular diagnosis of intestinal protozoa. A. Bart
  • Improved microscopic diagnosis of intestinal protozoa. T. van Gool

 

Day 5: Intestinal helminth infections

  • Ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis. A. Sulahian
  • Enterobiasis and schistosomiasis. A. Sulahian
  • Echinococcosis and cysticercosis. T. Kortbeek
Administrative Secretariat

Ms J.M. Nieuwendijk
Department of Clinical Parasitology
Academic Medical Center
Meibergdreef 9, L1-247
1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phone +31 20 566 5719
Fax +31 20 696 5084

Course Coordinators
  • T. van Gool, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • F. Derouin, Paris, France
  • B. Evengard, Umea, Sweden

 

Course Objectives

The course focuses on parasitic infections of importance for routine clinical practice in European countries, including the most frequently imported parasitic infections in migrants and travellers. Experienced speakers will provide lectures with emphasis on clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic and epidemiological aspects. In addition, practical lessons will be provided, covering about 40 % of the course, where diagnosis of the most important parasitic infections will be practiced.

 

Course Venue

Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

Target Audience

25 medical doctors, biologists or senior technicians interested and /or working in clinical parasitology.

Course Faculty
  • A. Bart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • F. Derouin, Paris, France
  • P. Kager, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • T. Kortbeek, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
  • T. Mank, Haarlem, The Netherlands
  • C. Sarfati, Paris, France
  • A. Sulahian, Paris, France
  • T. van Gool, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • S. van Nieuwenhove, Bertum, Belgium
  • M. van Vugt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Course Technicians
  • P. E. Broekhuizen
  • H. Gilis
  • C. van de Meer
  • J. M. Nieuwendijk
  • G. L. van Boetzelaer
  • N. Verhaar
  • C. J .A. Wassenaar
  • E. Wentink
  • C. M. Wolbers