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Course details

Course type:

Short Course

Mode of study:

Duration:

2 Weeks

Home fee:

£1,250

Overseas fee:

£1,250

3 good reasons to study

This is the only course in UK to focus exclusively on tropical snakebite. It is delivered by teaching staff who are experts in the field and at the centre of global efforts to reduce snakebite-induced mortality and morbidity.

This course covers all aspects of snakebite, and provides you with the information needed to understand why snakebite is a profoundly neglected disease.

This course incorporates a practical session which provides you with unique access to venoms and antivenoms, as well as opportunities to conduct experiments on the antivenom/venom binding that explain many clinical, geopolitical, and fiscal issues.

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10 Academic Credits - Assessments
For an additional fee of £95, you can be entered for full Academic Credits for this course (Masters level credit). The academic credits are offered to provide choice and flexibility to all of our students and students who do not wish to do the assessments will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance. Applicants wishing to find out more about the assessment should contact MyLSTM@lstmed.ac.uk.

Course Outline

LSTM hosts the Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit, which has a herpetarium housing more venomous snake species than any other research establishment in Europe – mainly spitting cobras, puff adders and carpet and saw-scaled vipers because of their significance in envenoming.

This course aims to provide you with in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of the key reasons why the rural poor in Africa and Asia suffer the highest rates of snakebite mortality and morbidity, and yet are so neglected by tropical governments and international health agencies. You will learn about the global snakebite disease burden, the main risk groups, the geopolitical factors that make snakebite one of the most marginalised of all the Neglected Tropical Diseases, and the attempts being made to increase the global recognition of snakebite as a tropical public health concern.

You will also discover how a fuller understanding of snakebite pathology, treatment and epidemiology can be gained from studies on molecular, biochemical, and immunological aspects of snake venoms and venomous snakes.

The course is designed to appeal to students from diverse academic backgrounds, such as biology, public health, and medicine. it uses lectures to provide core information, tutorials for interactive discussion of topics raised in the lectures, and an intensive practical session linking methods of immunological analysis to snakebite treatment.

Paul Rowley, our snake handler at LSTM, has recently done a podcast - only available if you are registered with the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p082crsn

Entrance Requirements

Academic requirements:

This course is designed to appeal to people from diverse backgrounds, e.g. biology, public health, medicine and veterinary medicine. Please note that there is a laboratory aspect to this course and that suitable experience would be required. Please contact us about your interest to discuss further if this would be suitable for you.

English language requirements:

Attending course with Academic Credit:
The course is taught in English. Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all learning components, or a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 88 for the Internet-based Test (iBT), with minimum scores of 21 for Listening and Writing, 22 for Reading and 23 for Speaking. Tests should be within their validity period of 2 years.

Attending course – Certificate of Attendance Only:
The course is taught in English and in a postgraduate setting. Students whose first language is not English should be aware that to benefit from the course participants should have English language proficiency at the equivalent of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5.

Aims

This course aims to:

Conduct an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay in the laboratory and correctly interpret the results.

Discuss critically the major issues that categorise snakebite as a Neglected Tropical Disease.

Demonstrate detailed in-depth knowledge and understanding of the clinical treatment and epidemiology of snakebite and the basic biology of venomous snakes.

Explain how an understanding of molecular, biochemical and immunological aspects of snake venom and venomous snakes relate to, and inform our knowledge of, the biology, epidemiology, pathology and treatment of snakebite.

Careers

The tropical disease information and practical skills gained from this course will provide a USP to improve your CV, and are transferable to other tropical disease careers you may wish to pursue.

Testimonials

The clinical and epidemiological aspects of this course were very interesting and useful for people with a medical background.

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Start date	End date	Home fee	Overseas fee
21 March 2022	1 April 2022	£1,250	£1,250	Apply

Start date:
21 March 2022

End date:
1 April 2022

Home fee:
£1,250

Overseas fee:
£1,250

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Key Topics in Snakebite: Biology, Epidemiology, Pathology & Treatment