Swedish – Ethiopian course in tropical infectious diseases 2010-11

Evaluation of theoretical part and field visit to Ethiopia (14 answers)

Are you a specialist in infectious dis. or under specialist training?        7 Yes and 6 No

1. Are you generally satisfied with the course?

Very unsatisfied (1)                                                                             Very satisfied (9)                    

                            1x5        2x7     8x 8       3x9  =     110:14   =  7.9

2. Was the aim of the course fulfilled?

“The overall aim is to provide general knowledge about infectious diseases, in particular those of parasitic origin, who require or thrive in a warm climate and / or are important causes of morbidity and mortality in low-income countries. The focus is on diagnosis and treatment both in situations with scarce resources and in more affluent countries.”

Not at all (1)                                                                                        Yes indeed (9)

                              1x 6     1x 7        10x 8     2x 9 =111:13 =  7.9

3. Did the course live up to your expectations?

Not at all (1)                                                                                        Yes, indeed (9)

                             1x 5        2x 7      8x 8      3x 9 =110:14 =  7.9

4. Do you believe that the course will be valuable for your future professional work

Not at all (1)                                                                                        Yes, indeed (9)

                               1x 5    2x7     7 x  8    4x 9 = 111:14 =  7.9

5. Was the structure of the course with separate themes each week (Malaria and other systemic protozoan inf, Parasites and intestinal protozoan inf, HIV and other viral inf, TB and other bacterial inf.) a good idea?

Not at all (1)                                                                                        Yes, indeed (9)

                            1x 7       4x 8       9x 9 = 120:14 = 8.6

6. Are you satisfied with the engagement from the course management?

Very unsatisfied (1)                                                                             Very satisfied (9)

                        1x  5          1x7     4x  8       7x  9           107:14 = 7.6

7. Are you satisfied with the lectures during week 1-5?

Very unsatisfied (1)                                                                             Very satisfied (9)

                         2x 5        1x  7    5x    8      6x  9 =111:14 = 7.9

8. Are you satisfied with the case discussions during week 1-5?

Very unsatisfied (1)                                                                             Very satisfied (9)

                      1 blank   1x4  2x 5           6x7     4x   8       88:13 = 6.8

9. Are you satisfied with the training in microscopy during week 1-2?

Very unsatisfied (1)                                                                             Very satisfied (9)

         1 x blank     1x  3    2x 4  1x5   2x  6   5x 8  2x 9 = 86:13 = 6.6

10. Was the field visit to Ethiopia a valuable part of the course?

Not at all                                                                                              Yes, indeed

              1x blank       1x   6      2x   8     10x   9 =112:13 = 8.6

General comments and suggestions for course improvement:

Very good course for both professional and human point of view. Groups would be good to be devided by clinical experience. Weeks at field would be good to be diveded by the theme of illnesses. Lars was a very good groupleader, flexible and hardworking!*Very well prepared and conducted course – an adventure! Especially the part in Ethiopia: excellent planning (medical, human, nature points considered). Simply great! The only clearly negative part was the group division: the should be about equal numbers of males and females shared between groups and the clinical experience should be considered + personal wishes taken into account when possible. Some of the lectures in Stockholm were too basic, yet some were excellent! As a general conclusion: a wonderful course and I warmly recommend it to anybody interes­ted in the field: Difficult to get accomodation in Stockholm. Former participants could ask their landlords if their email address could be given or the secretary could put or help in put­ting an add in Blocket.se * A few of the lectures in Stockholm were of suboptimal stan­dard. Otherwise a very good course.* Important to advice on preparing, reading about the TID before the course and also to look into the microscopical findings ahead.