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Management of Tropical Disease (POPH90251)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Not available in 2018
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Health practitioners working in regions of high prevalence of tropical disease, and those caring for new arrivals from endemic areas or for travellers, require deep working knowledge of infectious and other disease to which exposure is common in the tropics. Furthermore, travel itself presents specific hazards and considerations for health.
This 25-point subject is a core subject of the Graduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H). A range of presentations and interactive activities will cover:
- the epidemiology of tropical disease,
- prevention, diagnosis and management of tropical disease,
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- vector-borne diseases
- food and water borne disease, parasitic disease
- dysentery and protozoal disease
- parasitology, entomology and helminthology,
- pre-travel consultation and post-travel triage, determination of fitness to travel,
- vaccination, prophylactic medication and other strategies of disease prevention (travellers’ information and databases),
- accidents and emergency repatriation, and
- pregnancy (and other pre-existing health conditions) and travel.
This subject will be taught on campus in block mode (10 days during a 2-week period).
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- express good understanding of the pathology of infectious disease important to tropical and travellers’ health.
- practice prevention, diagnosis and management of key tropical diseases.
- effectively consult with travellers, and new arrivals from areas of high tropical disease prevalence, to design and implement tailored prevention/management strategies.
- access current information and databases relevant to tropical and travellers’ health.
- give consideration to specific non-infectious issues of health pertinent to travel and tropical regions.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject, students should have developed skills in:
- Critical thinking and analysis
- Working with others and in teams
- Initiative, autonomy and organisation
- Problem-solving
- Oral communication
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Written communication
- Decision-making
- Persuasion and argumentation
- Using computers and relevant software
Last updated: 3 November 2022