London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Diagnostic Malaria Course, July 18 – 20 2011
Mon 18 July
0900
0915
1045
Lect
Prac
1300-1400
Registration and Introduction
John Williams (JW)
Malaria and its morphological diagnosis.
Effects on morphology of anticoagulants and pH
Claire Rogers (CR)
Staining methods and morphology in thin films
JW and CR
LUNCH
1400
Prac
Microscopical diagnosis from thin and thick
blood films. Parasitaemia counts
1600
Lect
Molecular diagnosis of malaria infections
Dr Debbie Nolder
JW
JW & CR
Tue 19 July
0915
Lect
Non-morphological methods of diagnosis
(Rapid detection tests and serology)
10.45
Prac
RDTs and Microscopical diagnosis
1300-1400
CR &JW
LUNCH
1400
Prac
Practical continued
16.00
Seminar PCR and RDT results and discussion
JW & CR
DN
Wed 20 July
9.15
Lect
Plasmodium knowlesi infections in humans
John Williams
1045
Prac
Microscopical diagnosis continued.
CR/JW
12.30 – 1.30
LUNCH
1.30
Prac
Microscopy diagnosis continued
3.30
Prac
Self assessed practical test and evaluation
CR/JW
Coffee, lunch and tea breaks will be taken at convenient times each day and participants can expect to finish by
approximately 5.15pm each day. Lectures will last approximately one hour.