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Introduction to Tropical Medicine

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Date limite : 1 juillet 2024

Short Courses

5 crédits ECTS

English

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A propos du cours

Raison d'être

WHAT? 

This short course offers essential clinical and biomedical knowledge on diseases and health problems that occur in (sub)tropical settings and in vulnerable life stages (for example childhood or pregnancy), or other vulnerable settings (for example epidemics or migration). This course is an introduction for health professionals who lack exposure to these conditions or lack prior training. 

Public health knowledge and skills to deal with these health problems in an international context are part of the course “Challenges in International Health” (CIH). 


FOR WHOM? 

Are you a nurse/midwife, or another health professional? Do you want to gain or refresh your knowledge on diseases and health problems specific to tropical regions and contexts of vulnerability? Then this course is for you.  


HOW? 

This course brings together ITM's expertise from different countries affected by tropical diseases and health problems. The content is based on scientific studies and enriched by in-house experiences and innovations. 

The course is offered in a “blended” format, with interactive online self-paced study material, and real time seminars (preferably face-to-face but online attendance is possible, once a week on Friday). It can suit you as a working student, on the condition that you are free one morning per week, for real-time seminars. 


INTROMED can be taken as a stand-alone course or can be part of the Postgraduate Certificate - Introduction to Tropical Medicine and Challenges in International Health (ITMCIH).  


INTROMED is organised in English in September and in French in March-April. 

Objectifs d'apprentissage

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to: 

Specific skills 

  • Describe the essential biomedical and clinical aspects of the main tropical, infectious, vaccine-preventable diseases and epidemic-prone diseases in terms of care, prevention, and control
  • Explain specific health problems in neonates and children 
  • Discuss the integrated management of specific health problems affecting children and new-borns, including undernourishment
  • Identify the specific challenges of laboratory diagnosis in low-resource environments

Generic skills  

  • Work independently 
  • Search information in reliable sources  
  • Show evidence of a critical and value-based attitude  
  • Communicate and collaborate in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural setting  
  • Develop life-long learning skills 

Frais d'inscription

€ 730 EEE / 1900 hors EEE

Course Leader(s)

  • Ludwig Apers

Course Coördinator(s)

  • Deogratias Katsuva

Course Administrator(s)

  • Anne Thoelen
  • Gerlinde Segers
  • Cathy Liu

Contact

  • tmih@itg.be