Optimum Fecal Assessment One-day workshop
Clinical Pathology Department- Clinical Chemistry Unit
This hands-on workshop aims to provide participants with knowledge and skills for the diagnosis of parasitic diseases.
Objectives: At the end of the day participants will be able to:
• Collect and preserve fecal specimens.
• Prepare different wet mounts of fecal specimens.
• Examine fecal specimens macroscopically and microscopically.
• Recognize and identify parasites present in stool samples.
• Perform formol ether concentration technique.
Organizer: Medical Parasitology and Clinical Pathology Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University.
Date: 9 November 2022 (10 am- 2 pm) Venue: UNDP
Target group: Clinical pathology junior staff and lab technicians.
Participant number: 25
Program:
Talk | Time |
Welcome Prof. Perihan Hamdy, Head of Chemistry Unit -Clinical Pathology Department
Prof. Maha Abou Gamra, Head of Parasitology Department | 10 minutes |
Collection, shipment, and preservation of stool samples Dr. Rasha Abdallah, Lecturer of Parasitology, ASU | 10 minutes |
Common diagnostic techniques for stool examination: Pros & cons Dr. Marmar Ahmad, Lecturer of Parasitology, ASU Dr. Doaa Nassar, Lecturer of Parasitology, ASU | 30 minutes |
Diagnostic keys for the identification of the fecal diagnostic stages Dr. Omnia Sobhy, Lecturer of Parasitology, ASU | 20 minutes |
Fact or artifact Dr. Mai AbdelSamie, Lecturer of Parasitology, ASU | 10 minutes |
Wet mount stool smear (hands-on) Eman Mohamad, Assistant Lecturer of Parasitology, ASU Sara Elkady, Assistant Lecturer of Parasitology, ASU | 60 minutes |
Formol ether concentration technique (hands-on) Nermeen Mohamad, Assistant Lecturer of Parasitology, ASU Zeinab AbdelHady, Assistant Lecturer of Parasitology, ASU | 60 minutes |
Interpretation and reporting comments Dr. Rasha AbdAllah, Lecturer of parasitology, ASU | 15 minutes |
Post – Assessment | 30 minutes |
