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| Responsible Department | Department of Human Nutrition
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| Course Dates | 30.1-3.2 2012 |
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| Course Abstract | The course is for medical doctors and thers with an interest in child health, infectious diseases and nutrition in low-income countries. It runs over five days, with program from 8:00 to 17:00, and will take place in Uganda, at Mulago Hospital in Kampala (3 days) and at Jinja Regional
Hospital (2 days). The course will comprise lectures, patient demonstrations and group work on diagnosis and treatment. Considerable emphasis will be on diagnosis and treatment of severe acute malnutrition. |
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| Course Registration | N/A, the course has taken place |
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| Deadline for Registration | N/A, the course has taken place |
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| Credits | 4 (ECTS) |
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| Level of Course | PhD course |
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| Organisation of Teaching | Field course, Uganda. |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Course Content |
Lectures, patient demonstrations and group work on diagnosis and treatment. Considerable emphasis will be on diagnosis and treatment of severe acute malnutrition. Approximately 20 lectures on health systems, a range of specific infections, physiology and treatment of
severe acute malnutrition, with an emphasis on paediatrics. PhD-students will be presenting their own project, and be prepared to respond to questions. Approximately 25 scientific papers and treatment guidelines will be used as course material. |
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| Teaching and learning Methods |
| A combination of lectures, patient demonstrations, group work, and excursions. |
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| Learning Outcome |
| The course gives the students an understand of the health systems, the disease spectrum, and the challenges in low-income countries. It provides the students with knowledge and hands-on experience about manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of common paediatric conditions, including severe acute malnutrition, and insights into the scientific and operational research questions. |
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| Course Coordinator |
| Henrik Friis, hfr@life.ku.dk, Department of Human Nutrition/Paediatric Nutrition and International Nutrition, Phone: 353-33860 |
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| Other Lecturers |
| A number of Danish and Ugandan lecturers, primarily from University of Copenhagen and Makerere University. |
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| Course Costs |
| DKK 12.500, including travel and accomodation. |
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| Type of Evaluation |
| Oral evaluation at the end of the course. |
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| Work Load |
| lectures | 20 | | practicals | 8 | | Colloquia | 8 | | Excursions | 4 | | preparation | 60 |
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