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01/01/1970
CHAIR INTRODUCTION (ID 2319)
CHALLENGES OF AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEACHING LABORATORY PARASITOLOGY IN A COUNTRY WITH LOW PARASITE BURDENS (ID 1914)
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In this case-based presentation, Professor Pritt will discuss the challenges of teaching clinical parasitology in a country with low parasite burdens, and present recommendations creating and implementing a formal parasitology educational program.
TAKING CLINICIANS ABROAD TO LEARN PARASITOLOGY AND TROPICAL MEDICINE (ID 1915)
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The challenges and opportunities to teach tropical medicine i the tropics will be presented here. The Gorgas course has 27 years of uninterrupted activity reaching health care workers from all over the world. Using positive reinforcement as well as adapting new methodologies the Gorgas courses have remakin at the forefront of innovation.
BUILDING A CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM IN NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES IN A NON-ENDEMIC SETTING (ID 1916)
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This symposia will discuss strategies for training the next generation for parasitology laboratory research careers.
THE GROWING NEED FOR PARASITOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS IN COUNTRIES OF LOW ENDEMICITY: BUILDING A CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY COURSE (ID 1917)
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Dr. Weatherhead will review the importance of Tropical Medicine education for health care professionals in regions of low parasite burden and present strategies to enhance learning of and exposure to parasite-related healthcare concerns.