Postgraduate Workshop in Clinical Parasitology, ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop
4 - 8 June 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Organisers
- ESCMID Study Group for Clinical Parasitology (ESGCP)
- Department of Clinical Parasitology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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, including malaria, leishmania and intestinal parasites, 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
Registration closed
If you have questions, please contact the Administrative Secretariat or the Contact Person directly.
Contact Person
Dr Tom van Gool
Dept. of Clinical Parasitology
Academic Medical Center
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone +31 20 5665728
Fax +31 20 6965084
Administrative Secretariat
Ms L. Nieuwendijk
Dept. of Clinical Parasitology
Academic Medical Center
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone +31 20 5665719
Fax +31 20 6965084
Course Programme
Day 1: Malaria
09.30 Introduction to the course, Clinical Parasitology and European perspective. T. van Gool
09.45 Malaria: life cycle and epidemiology. T. van Gool
10.30 Break?
10.45 Malaria: pathogenesis and clinical aspects. T. van Gool
?11.30 Movie: Malaria: vector control and artemisinin-based therapy
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Introduction to malaria diagnosis. T. van Gool
13.30 Introduction to practical: microscopic diagnosis of malaria. T. van Gool
14.45 Break
15.00 Practical I: microscopic diagnosis of malaria (spot-test)
16.00 Break
?16.15 Practical II: demo of rapid diagnostic tests
Day 2: Malaria
09.30 Prevention and therapy of malaria. M. van Vugt
10.30 Break?
10.45 Rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosis of malaria. T. van Gool
11.45 Break
12.00 Molecular diagnosis of malaria. A. Bart
12.30 Lunch?
13.15 Practical III: preparation of slides and different methods of staining
14.30 Break
14.45 Practical IV: self-study with malaria cases & demo of molecular diagnostics of malaria
Day 3: Blood and tissue parasites
09.30 Trypanosomiasis. S. van Nieuwenhove
10.30 Break?
10.45 Leishmaniasis. P. van Thiel
?11.45 Break
12.00 Filariasis. A. Sulahian?
13.00 Lunch?
14.00 Practical V: microscopic diagnosis of Leishmania, Trypanosoma and Filaria (spot-test)
?Practical VI: self-study of microscopic diagnosis of intestinal protozoa & demo of molecular diagnosis of Leishmania
15.30 Break?
15.45 Toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent and immmunocompromised hosts. F. Derouin
Day 4: Intestinal protozoal infections
09.30 Amoebiasis and giardiasis. T. Mank
?10.30 Break?
10.45 Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora. F.Derouin
11.45 Break
?12.00 Microsporidia, Dientamoeba and Blastocystis. T. van Gool
13.00 Lunch
13.45 Molecular diagnosis of intestinal protozoa. A. Bart
14.30 Improved microscopic diagnosis of intestinal protozoa. T. van Gool
15.00 Practical VII: microscopic diagnosis of intestinal parasites (spot-test)
16.00 Practical VIII: demo of serological and molecular diagnosis of intestinal parasites & self-study microscopic diagnosis of intestinal parasites
Day 5: Intestinal helminth infections
09.30 Ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis. A. Sulahian
10.30 Break
?10.45 Enterobiasis and schistosomiasis. A. Sulahian
11.45 Break
12.00 Echinococcosis and cysticercosis. T. Kortbeek
13.00 Lunch?
14.00 Practical IX: microscopic diagnosis of intestinal infections & demo of serological and molecular diagnosis of intestinal? and tissue parasites
16.30 Closing ceremony and evaluation of the course
17.00 Farewell party
Course Faculty
- A. Bart, Amsterdam, NL
- ?F. Derouin, Paris, FR
- ?T. Kortbeek, Bilthoven, NL
- ?T. Mank, Haarlem, NL
- C. Sarfati, Paris, FR
- A. Sulahian, Paris, FR
- T. van Gool, Amsterdam, NL
- S. van Nieuwenhove, Bertum, BE
- ?P. van Thiel, Amsterdam, NL
- M. van Vugt, Amsterdam, NL
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
