African Centre for Integrated Laboratory Training (ACILT) 2013 Calendar of Courses
Updated December 19, 2012
| Courses | Dates | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Early Infant Diagnosis (EID)/Viral Load | 25 Feb - 6 March | 3 - 12 | 9-18 | 11-15 EID only | ||||||||
| TB Culture and Identification | 4-15 | 24 June - 5 July | 19 - 30 | |||||||||
| Laboratory Business, Budget and Administrative Processes | 22 - 26 | |||||||||||
| TB smear microscopy | ||||||||||||
| TB Drug Susceptibility Testing | 21 Jan - 1 Feb | 8 - 19 | 21 Oct - 1 Nov | |||||||||
| Strengthening laboratory management towards accreditation (SLMTA) | 4 - 15 NHLS | 5 - 16 | ||||||||||
| Biosafety and Infrastructure Development | 15 - 19 | |||||||||||
| Laboratory Information System (APHL) | 30 Sep - 4 Oct | |||||||||||
| Strategic Laboratory Management: Policy and Strategic Plan Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation | 18 - 21 | |||||||||||
| HIV associated cancers (cancer coding) | 18-22 | |||||||||||
| HIV Drug Resistance | 22 - 26 | 4 - 8 | ||||||||||
| Logistics Management information Systems (SCMS) | 13 - 17 | |||||||||||
| HIV Rapid testing QA | ||||||||||||
| Biorisk Management and Trainer Development Program | 6 - 10 | 11 - 15 | ||||||||||
| Limiting Antigen-Avidity EIA (Lag-Avidity Assay) | 20 - 24 | |||||||||||
| Facilities required for the courses |
|---|
| EID:PCR laboratories and FELTP Boardroom |
| TB Culture & Identification: Virology & Mirobiology laboratories. |
| TOT (Strengthening Lab Management towards Accreditation): Seminar 1 & 2 |
| TB Smear Microscopy: Virology & Microbiology laboratories, Seminar 2 |
| TB Drug Susceptibility Testing: Virology & Mirobiology laboratories, Seminar 2 |
| Biosafety & biosecurity: Virology & Microbiology laboratories, Seminar 2 |
| Malaria: Virology & Mirobiology laboratories, Seminar 2 |
| National Laboratory Strategic Planning: Seminar 2 |
| Line Probe Assay TB: PCR laboratories and FELTP Boardroom |
| Contact/Email | Cell Phone | Office Phone | Fax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie van Schalkwyk (Director) elsie.vschalkwyk@nhls.ac.za |
+27 82 807 5665 | +27 11 885 5303 | +27 11 885 5330 |
| Alison Coppin alisonc@nicd.ac.za |
+27 82 940 6195 | +27 11 885 5304 | +27 11 885 5330 |
| Richard Poxon richardp@nicd.ac.za |
+27 82 909 5682 | +27 11 885 5306 | +27 11 885 5330 |
| Debbie Pretorius debbiep@nicd.ac.za |
+27 82 940 4769 | +27 11 885 5305 | +27 11 885 5330 |
For more information about the Centre or to reserve a place in a course, please contact Elsie van Schalkwyk (Elsie.vSchalkwyk@nhls.ac.za) and Ritu Shrivastava (RShrivastava1@cdc.gov).
