Bacteria and Chronic Infections

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Bacteria and Chronic Infections

Instructor: Thomas Bjarnsholt

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1,956 reviews

1 week to complete

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Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

98%

Most learners liked this course

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There are 6 modules in this course

This course will give you an introduction to bacteria and chronic infections. Leading experts in the field will make you familiar with the fundamental concepts of microbiology and bacteriology such as single cell bacteria, biofilm formation, and acute and chronic infections.

Welcome to the course. During this first module you will be introduced to bacteria and infections in general, including the difference between planktonic and biofilm growing bacteria. Have fun, cheers Thomas

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4 videos4 readings1 assignment

4 videos Total 43 minutes

1.1 Introduction to Bacteria, by Bioinformatician, PhD, Peder Worning 14 minutes
1.2 Planktonic and Biofilm growing bacteria, by Professor Thomas Bjarnsholt 8 minutes
1.3 Infection Pathogenesis, by Associate professor Oana Ciofu 12 minutes
1.4 Bacterias and biofilms, interview with Professor Niels Høiby 8 minutes

4 readings Total 40 minutes

Syllabus, Grading, and Logistics 10 minutes
Flashcards 10 minutes
Course team 10 minutes
Readings 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 1 Quiz 30 minutes

Hello everyone, welcome to the second module. During this module you will learn about the specific properties of biofilms and chronic infections. Cheers Thomas

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5 videos1 reading1 assignment

5 videos Total 51 minutes

2.1 Biofilms Properties, by Project Leader Morten Alhede 7 minutes
2.2 Chronic Infections - Host response - Part 1, by M.sc.,Ph.D, Peter Østrup Jensen 8 minutes
2.3 Chronic Infections - Host response - Part 2, by M.sc.,Ph.D, Peter Østrup Jensen 8 minutes
2.4 Chronic Infections - Treatment failure by Associate professor Oana Ciofu 20 minutes
2.5 Chronic Infections Persistency - Interview with O. Ciofu and P. Østrup 8 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Readings 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 2 Quiz 30 minutes

Welcome to module 3. This module deals with Bacteria and biofilms as natural inhabitants of our body,and in the forums we will be discussing their role on our health. Cheers Thomas

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 assignment

5 videos Total 41 minutes

3.1 Introduction to week 3, by Associate professor Mette Burmølle 5 minutes
3.2 Oral Biofilms, by Assistant professor Mette Keller 10 minutes
3.3 Skin Microbiology, by Professor Magnus Ågren 10 minutes
3.4 Commensal Biofilm Gut Flora, by Søren Sørensen 14 minutes
3.5 Bacteria and Biofilms are everywhere, Interview with Leif Parcival 3 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Readings 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 3 Quiz 30 minutes

Dear all welcome to module 4. Here we will present several types of chronic infections and how biofilms are related to themI hope you will enjoy it :-) CheersThomas

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6 videos1 reading1 assignment

6 videos Total 62 minutes

4.1 Cystic Fibrosis, by Professor Thomas Bjarnsholt 8 minutes
4.2 Chronic Wounds, by MD , Chief surgeon Klaus Kirketerp-Møller 9 minutes
4.3 Implants, by Anders Odgaard 17 minutes
4.4 Tissue Fillers, by Senior pathologist Lise Christensen 6 minutes
4.5 Otitis Media, by Preben Homøe 12 minutes
4.6 Intravascular Catheter, by Doctor Claus Moser 10 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Readings 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 4 Quiz 30 minutes

Hi hello Biofilmers welcome to module 5.During this module you will learn about the difficulties of diagnosing and treating chronic infections. I hope you will enjoy CheersThomas

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment

4 videos Total 48 minutes

5.1 Diagnosis of Chronic infections, by Professor Thomas Bjarnsholt 14 minutes
5.2 Treatment of Chronic Infections by Associate professor Oana Ciofu 21 minutes
5.3 Treatment of Chronic infections by MD , Chief surgeon Klaus Kirketerp-Møller 7 minutes
5.4 Diagnosis in Clinical practice, Interview with Doctor Claus Moser 6 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Readings 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 5 Quiz 30 minutes

Dear all, welcome to this last module of the course. In this module you will learn about the evolutionary aspects of biofilms. You will hear about how bacteria adapt to chronic infections and how bacteria can cooperate or fight each other. I hope you will have fun CheersThomas

What's included

4 videos4 readings1 assignment

4 videos Total 47 minutes

6.1 Adaptation of bacteria to chronic infections, by Lars Jelsbak 13 minutes
6.2 Evolution in biofilms - Part 1, by Associate professor Mette Burmølle 9 minutes
6.3 Evolution in biofilms - Part 2, by Associate professor Steve Diggle 15 minutes
6.4 Adaptation and evolution in bacteria – Interview with Mette Burmølle and Lars Jelsbak 10 minutes

4 readings Total 40 minutes

Readings 10 minutes
Become a community mentor on this course 10 minutes
Bacterial Biofilm online course 10 minutes
MSc in Immunology and Inflammation 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 6 Quiz 30 minutes

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Thomas Bjarnsholt

University of Copenhagen

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Reviewed on Dec 16, 2016

Fantastic! Really fascinating and informative quality training from experts in their field. Great resources and really interesting presentations on complex subjects.

Reviewed on Sep 29, 2021

Very Informative Course!!As a Microbiologist I would highly recommend other students to take this course to learn about Bacterial Infections and chronic behavior of disease.

Reviewed on Sep 27, 2016

The course was very useful, and interesting as well. :) I always like when people talk about what's there to discover and work out yet, not only what we already know.

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