Research Group Heussler (Malaria I) - Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für ...

logy and vaccination programmes, differential diagnosis
as well as practical and theoretical examinations are
scheduled, as well as celebrations, eventually.
Teaching is offered daily from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. A total
of 300 lessons are given, accompanied by 45 hours
of practical, mostly microscopic exercises. Approximately
40 patients with tropical diseases are introduced
to the Course participants and their diseases are dis-
Week 1 Introductions and essentials, incl. immunology, health sciences, exercises
Week 2: Systemic infections 1:
Malaria incl. entomology, laboratory methods, exercises, principles in epidemiology
Week 3: Systemic infections 2:
Viral and bacterial infections incl. entomology, laboratory methods, exercises
Week 4: Systemic infections 3:
Other protozoal and viral diseases, entomology, laboratory methods, exercises
Week 5: Intestinal diseases by protozoa, bacteria and viruses incl. laboratory methods, exercises
Week 6: Helminth infections incl. entomology, systemic mycoses, laboratory methods, exercises
Week 7: Helminth infections incl. exercises
Week 8: Skin and veneral diseases, mycobacteriology, ophthalmology
Week 9: HIV infection/AIDS, tuberculosis
Week 10: Neurology, surgery, gynaecology, travel medicine, Public Health, planning, financing,
and implementation of health projects, essential drugs
Week 11: Specific problems in certain disciplines incl. psychiatry, environmental medicine,
differential diagnosis, venomous animals
Week 12: Specific problems in certain disciplines incl. paediatrics, malnutrition, haematology and
malignancies in the tropics, mother-child-care, vaccination programmes, reproductive health
Week 13: Differential diagnosis, rehearsels, final examination
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Education and Teaching
cussed. In addition, the German reference library for literature
on tropical medicine, and full Internet access
are available for private studies.
The Courses of the years 2002 and 2003 were held
from April to June. In 2002, 42 physicians and biologists
participated, and 40 participants received diplomas.
In 2003, diplomas were awarded to 47 of the 51
participants.