Diagnostic Parasitology Learner Feedback Survey

2018 CDC Bloodborne and Intestinal Parasites Course Learner Feedback Survey

Welcome

Thank you for taking this voluntary survey to help us understand how well the Diagnostic
Parasitology: Bloodborne and Intestinal Parasites course, held September 24-28, 2018 at the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's training laboratory, has been serving the needs of our
learners. The feedback you provide will also inform updates to this course and future course
development.
The survey questions will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Your responses will be
anonymous and no unique identifying information will be sought or kept. The feedback we receive
will be used by our programs in aggregate only.
INSTRUCTIONS
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2018 CDC Bloodborne and Intestinal Parasites Course Learner Feedback Survey
Detection and Identification of Malaria, Babesia, microfilaria, Leishmania and Trypanosomes

* 1. To what extent have you applied the course information to your personal or your facility's laboratory
practices related to detection and identification of Plasmodium spp, Babesia spp, microfilaria,Leishmania
spp and Trypanosoma spp
I recommended or
I reviewed my
initiated changes
personal or my
I improved my
to my personal or facility's practices
awareness or
my facility's
and confirmed they understanding of
practice
are up-to-date
this topic
Preparation and staining of thin smears
Preparation and staining of thick smears
Detection and identification of Plasmodium spp.,
Babesia spp.,, Leishmania spp., and Trypanosoma
spp in thin smears
Detection and identification of Plasmodium spp.,
Babesia spp., microfilaria, Leishmania spp., and
Trypanosoma spp in thick smears
Detection and identification of Leishmania spp in
tissue specimens
Rapid tests for Plasmodium spp

This topic was not
useful or relevant

2018 CDC Bloodborne and Intestinal Parasites Course Learner Feedback Survey
Detection and Identification of Intestinal Protozoa and Helminths

* 2. To what extent have you applied the course information to your personal or your facility's laboratory
practices related to detection and identification of intestinal protozoa and helminths:
I recommended or
I reviewed my
initiated changes
personal or my
I improved my
to my personal or facility's practices
awareness or
my facility's
and confirmed they understanding of
practice
are up-to-date
this topic
Preparation of concentrates and wet mounts from
stool specimens
Detection and identification of intestinal protozoa in
wet mounts
Detection and identification of intestinal protozoa in
trichrome smears
Detection and identification of Cyclospora
cayetanensis using fluorescence
Detection and identification of intestinal helminths in
wet mounts
Detection and identification of intestinal helminths in
trichrome smears
Procedure for clearing or staining proglottids

This topic was not
useful or relevant

2018 CDC Bloodborne and Intestinal Parasites Course Learner Feedback Survey

3. Please share examples, challenges or comments related to how you may have applied the course
information to your personal or facility's laboratory practices in these areas of diagnostic parasitology:
Detection and
identification of Plasmodia,
Babesia, Leishmania,
microfilaria, and
Trypanosomes
Detection and
identification of intestinal
protozoa and helminths
DPDx resources or
Telediagnosis

4. Additional comments or suggestions for future training courses or products:

2018 CDC Bloodborne and Intestinal Parasites Course Learner Feedback Survey

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