Date: May 6-10, 2019Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pmLocation: UBC Vancouver campusWebsite: TropGeoMed
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An intensive, week-long course for physicians, nurses, public health practitioners and other healthcare workers who intend to practice in the tropics or who require an update on infectious, parasitic and other major tropical diseases.
The course emphasizes three broad areas:
- Clinical tropical medicine
- Parasitology
- Public health
Through didactic lectures, interactive problem-solving discussions and practical laboratory teaching, attendees will learn:
- a clinical approach to the evaluation and management of tropical diseases;
- practical laboratory skills, with a focus on the identification of parasites important for the diagnosis of tropical disease;
- public health principles and applications including outbreak management.
The course is taught by clinical faculty that have extensive experience with infectious diseases and tropical medicine, who are affiliated with the University of British Columbia and the BC Centre of Disease Control.
The course covers clinical descriptions and approaches to evaluation and treatment of tropical diseases, strategies for infection control within communities, and a focus on infections whose management makes a critical difference to survival. Participants will gain practical experience through laboratory and daily problem solving exercises.
Please visit our course website for more information. Register early as space is limited.
For course inquiries please contact:
UBC School of Population and Public Health
Continuing Education
2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6T 1Z3
Email: spph.ce@ubc.ca | Tel: (604) 822-9599