Training Course

Clinical Management of Malaria

When : March 2008
Duration : 5 days
Participants : 15-25 persons

 

Aims

At the end of the course, participants will be able to

 

1. To improve participants knowledge of the management of severe and uncomplicated malaria in the well-equipped hospital and in places with limited facilities
2. To update knowledge of anti-malarial drugs used in treating severe malaria
3. To review, and train participants in, the laboratory diagnosis of malaria
4. To ensure that participants understand the recent pathogenesis of malaria

 

 

Who

Medical doctors and nurses caring for malaria patients

 

 

Content

1. Introduction to the course
2. Malaria: global epidemiology and current situation
3. Malaria diagnosis and treatment at field level
4. Malaria control programs
5. Diagnosis and management of severe and uncomplicated malaria
6. Pathophysiology of malaria and severe malaria
7. Pathology: gross, light and electron microscopy of falciparum malaria
8. Guidelines for diagnosis and assessment of severe malaria
9. Immunology of severe malaria
10. Anti-malarial drug treatment
11. Management of cerebral malaria
12. Management of renal failure, metabolic and electrolyte disturbance
13. Management of pulmonary edema
14. Management of other complications of malaria
15. Management of severe malaria in children and during pregnancy
16. Management of severe malaria in areas with limited facilities

 

 

Contact

The Deputy Dean for International Relations
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
E-mail: tmpat@mahidol.ac.th
Tel: 66 (0) 2 354 9100-19 ext. 1315, 1667
Fax: 66 (0) 2 354 9163
Or
International Relations Unit
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
E-mail: tmirunit@diamond.mahidol.ac.th
Tel: 66 (0) 2 354 9100-19 ext. 1318, 1327
Fax: 66 (0) 2 354 9141