10 Apr 2019 - 12 Apr 2019
Annual scientific conference of MMS Nigeria, 10-12 April, 2019
NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, YABA LAGOS, NIGERIA
Conference objectives:
- RAISING AWARENESS ON MYCOSES IN AFRICA
- RECRUIT MULTIDICIPLINARY MEMBERS FOR ISHAM AND ALSO YOUNG ISHAM MEMBERS
- NETWORKING SUPPORT FOR YOUNG ISHAM MEMBERS
- SET UP AN AFRICAN FUNGAL WORKING GROUP UNDER ISHAM THROUGH THE CONFERENCE
- PROVIDING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY FOR AFRICAN RESEARCHERS DRIVING
- RESEARCH FOCUSSED ON MYCOSES
Pre-conference laboratory diagnosis of fungal pathogens workshop (8th – 9th April 2019)
Objectives of Training
- Organisation of a medical mycology laboratory
- Specimen handling and processing
- Isolation techniques
- Identification of fungal pathogens with focus on, Cryptococcus, Candida, Aspergillus and Histoplasma and Pneumocystis.
- Rapid diagnostic testing methods
