Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Allergies: When the Immune System Backfires
University of Basel
This online course explored the basic functioning and role of the immune system in health and disease. It investigated the manifestations, signs and symptoms of allergic disorders. It explained different types of allergic disorders and how they could be treated.
3 weeks, 4 hours per week
Andreas J. Bircher
Professor emeritus for Allergology
University of Basel
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the basic functioning and role of the immune system in health and disease.
- Investigate the components that make up the immune system and how they interact in an allergic reaction.
- Develop knowledge on how to recognize manifestations, signs and symptoms of allergic disorders.
- Identify different allergic disorders and learn how to consider diagnosis and treatments.
Syllabus
- The similarities and distinctions between allergies and infections
- The immune system: exploring the topography of the immune organs, defining components, cells, and mediators
- Atopic disorders: hay-fever, asthma and food allergy
- Bee and wasp sting allergy
- Contact eczema and atopic dermatitis
- Drug hypersensitivities
- Diagnostic approach and therapeutic possibilities
Issued on 23rd September 2020
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