Introduction to Tropical Medicine
Inschrijvingsdeadline: 15 juli 2027, 23:59 CET voor de cursus van 2027-2028
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Short Courses
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Hybrid
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Antwerp, Belgium
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5 ECTS-credits
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English
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Algemene informatie
What is the Introduction to Tropical Medicine?
The "Introduction to Tropical Medicine" (INTROMED) 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.
Who is this course for?
Are you a nurse, midwife or a 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.
Why study this course at ITM?
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.
INTROMED can be taken as a stand-alone course or can be taken as part of the Postgraduate in Frontiers in Tropical and International Health. This postgraduate certificate includes the “Challenges in International Health” (CIH) course that builds upon the knowledge acquired in INTROMED and focuses on public health knowledge and skills to deal with health problems in an international context.
INTROMED is organised in English in end of August to end of September and in French from beginning of March to beginning of April.
When does this course take place?
This course runs from 30 August 2027 until 1 October 2027.
We kick off this course with an online introductory session on the first Monday morning, from approximately 10:00 to 12:00. You can schedule the rest of the online course yourself, making sure you finish the weekly self-study modules specified in the course schedule.
The weekly face-to-face classes on Fridays are generally held from 09:15 to 13:00 and from 14:15 to 16:00. They can also be followed online.
Degree
Upon graduation, you will receive a credit certificate.
Leerdoelstellingen
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
Specific skills
- Describe the essential biomedical and clinical aspects of the main tropical and infectious diseases (Vaccine preventable diseases; Epidemic-prone diseases; Vector-borne diseases; Sexually Transmitted Infections; and Other Tropical Diseases) in terms of diagnosis, care, and prevention
- Analyse simple clinical cases of common tropical and infectious diseases and propose diagnostic and treatment approaches
- Explain the specificity of health problems, including undernourishment, in children and discuss their integrated management
- Identify the specific challenges of laboratory diagnosis in low-resource environments
Generic skills
- Work independently
- Search information in reliable sources
- Collaborate in a team
*Courses and programmes can be subject to change.
Course Leader(s)
- Ludwig Apers
Course Coördinator(s)
- Deogratias Katsuva Sibongwere
Course Administrator(s)
- Anne Thoelen
- Gerlinde Segers
- Cathy Liu