- Dates
- 8 January - 5 February 2025
- Tuition
- 200 EUR
- Schedule
- Part time
- Mode
- Online - asynchronous with some live online sessions
- Language
- English
Aimed at clinicians seeking advanced studies in migrant health, this course is included as Module 2 of the Travel Medicine and Health in Mobile Populations course.
Participants who complete this course should be able to conduct an evaluation of migrant patients, taking into consideration factors such as migration route and cultural diversity. They should also be competent in treating and focusing on the primary syndromes affecting migrants, including helminthiasis and T. cruzi infection, with special attention to screening indications for the affected population.
Methodology
The course methodology is based on clinical cases presented through interactive lessons, short videos on key concepts, interaction with faculty through the online forum, and live online sessons with clinicians and researchers complemented by downloadable text resources.
Coursework and activities can be completed in a way that adapts to the participants’ schedules. The live sessions will be recorded and made available to those who cannot attend.
Participants who successfully complete the course requirements will receive a certificate from ISGlobal.
Course Director
Dr Jose Muñoz is a medical doctor specialized in internal medicine and infectious diseases. Having worked as a physician and researcher in Ivory Coast and Mozambique, he is now employed at the Hospital Clinic-Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). His work here focuses on clinical and epidemiological research of tropical imported diseases among travelers and immigrants and neglected tropical diseases, in particular Chagas disease and helminthiases.
Dr Muñoz has taught in the Master of International Health at the University of Barcelona since 2005 and he is currently a lecturer in the Master of Global Health of ISGlobal-University of Barcelona. He also teaches several courses related to imported diseases. He is a board member of Federation of European Societies of Tropical Medicine and International Health (FESTMIH).
Faculty Coordinators
Dr Daniel Camprubí Ferrer is an Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases specialist working in the International Health Department of Hospital Clínic of Barcelona since 2017.
As a medical research fellow from ISGlobal, his primary research interest focuses on tropical imported diseases among travelers.
Dr Natalia Rodríguez Valero is an Internal Medicine specialist working in Travel Medicine since 2015 in the Department International Health and Tropical Diseases (Hospital Clinic Barcelona) after her specialization in Tropical Medicine & International Health in London in 2014 and several international stages.
She performs her research as a fellow in ISGlobal. Her main current research fields are emerging diseases and new technologies in Travel Medicine.
Course Coordinator
Dr Pedro Laynez Roldán is an internal medicine specialist who collaborates with the international health department of the Hospital Clinic and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). His work focuses on tropical imported diseases among travelers and migrants, particularly related to recently arrived migrants and health at the border.
Migrant Health
- Introduction and initial approach to migrants and refugees
- Common syndromes in migrant populations
- Helminth infections in migrant populations
- Trypanosoma cruzi infection in non-endemic settings
- Non-communicable diseases in migrants and refugees
- Screening and other recommendations in migrant populations
Entry Requirements
Candidates for Migrant Health must:
- Have a medical (MBBS, MBChB, MBBCh, BMBS, MD or equivalent). Candidates who are health professionals with different profiles will be considered based on their level of knowledge and experience.
- Be currently working (or have previous work experience) in a clinical setting;
- Have an advanced level of English sufficient to postgraduate level coursework.
Application
To apply for the course, candidates should submit the course pre-enrolment form, indicating the correct course and attaching a C.V. and a brief (one page or less) letter of motivation.
