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INIM5013: Clinical Mycology and Parasitology
2020 unit information
This unit aims to equip science and medical graduates with an in-depth knowledge of medical mycology and parasitology that will enable them to work effectively as laboratory personnel, clincians and medical scientists in relevant hospital laboratories, clinics or research institutions. The course will allow students to develop skills in recognising fungal and parasitic infections, interpret laboraroty reports on identification clincial epidmeiology of the mycotic and parasitic disease agents, molecular typing of clincial isolates, and evaluation of scientific literature, in problem-solving and in scientific communication that will enable graduates to develop careers as microbiologists, clinicians and administrators or policy-makers in hospitals, health care organizations or government bodies. The course structure involves lectures on diseases caused by fungal, protozoan and helminthic agents, laboratory classes on identification of fungal and parasitic infections (classical methods, such as morphology and biochemistry, molecular methods, including: sanger and next generation sequencing, whole genome sequencing, a number of PCR based techniques and MALDI-TOF), molecular typing techniques used to investigate potential disease outbreaks, techniques used in research investigations and specific tutorials (e.g. clinical cases, investigation of outbreaks of disease and prevention strategies). Specific lectures will be given by expert clinicans in infectious diseases, basic microbiology, mycology, and parasitology scientists and leading diagnostic specialists in the field. Seminars consisting of presentations of specified topics researched by individual students will complement the course. The course takes place at the new Westmead Institute for Medical Research, in the Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Marie Bashir Institute for Emerging infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Faculty of Medicine and Health, at the Westmead Campus, Westmead Clinical School.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Infectious Diseases and Immunology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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| Assumed knowledge:
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Knowledge in general microbiology and molecular biology. |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a thorough understanding of the scientific basis and clinical applications of medical mycology and parasitology
- LO2. demonstrate basic knowledge of the main human pathogenic fungi and parasites and their epidemiology
- LO3. demonstrate an understanding of laboratory techniques used to diagnose infections caused by fungi and parasites
- LO4. demonstrate an understanding of clinical pictures of disease in connection with the laboratory findings to generate appropriate treatment responses
- LO5. demonstrate developed skills in evaluation of scientific literature, in problem-solving and in scientific communication that will enable you to develop careers as laboratory personal, administrators or policy-makers in hospitals, health care organisations or government bodies.
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