Travel Medicine Review and Update
This course provides a review of the Body of Knowledge for the Practice of Travel Medicine as well as updates on recent advances in Travel Medicine.
The expert faculty will present a curriculum covering topics relevant to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals who provide medical care and advice to travelers, expatriates and migrants.
Location & Date
Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, USA, March 14-16, 2008
Lin Chen, MD, FACP, Course Director
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Travel Medicine Center, Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts
This course is co-sponsored by Mt. Auburn Hospital
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Course Description
The Travel Medicine Review and Update course offered by the International Society of Travel Medicine is designed to review the Body of Knowledge for the Practice of Travel Medicine and to highlight recent developments in Travel Medicine. The curriculum will cover topics relevant to physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals who provide medical care and advice to travelers, expatriates, and migrants.
The expert faculty will present topics including epidemiology, immunizations, enteric infections, travelers' diarrhea, malaria and other vector-borne disease, environmental exposures, travel clinic management issues, and evaluation of illness in returning travelers. The care of special groups such as pregnant women, pediatric travelers, immigrants, VFR travelers, diabetics, and immunocompromised hosts will be discussed. Recent developments and advances in travelers' diarrhea, immunizations, malaria medications, and emerging infectious diseases will be highlighted.
Participants will have ample opportunity to interact with the faculty through question and answer sessions and informal discussions.
Course Objectives
This course provides a review of the Body of Knowledge for the Practice of Travel Medicine as well as updates on recent advances in Travel Medicine. At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the current epidemiology of common health risks affecting travelers
- Choose which travelers should receive vaccines relevant for travel
- Discuss the prevention and self-treatment of common travel-related illnesses such as travelers' diarrhea
- Identify current malaria epidemiology and discuss chemoprophylaxis regimens
- Advise travelers on the prevention of disease, including being able to advise pregnant women, pediatric travelers, immigrants, VFR travelers, diabetics, and immunocompromised hosts
- Recognize illness in travelers returning from overseas travel
Who Should Attend
Health care professionals interested in Travel Medicine who require a thorough review and update of Travel Medicine to enhance their knowledge, and health care professionals preparing to take the Certificate of Knowledge in Travelers' Health Examination (CTH® Program):
- Travel Medicine Practitioners
- Primary Care Physicians
- Family Physicians
- Infectious Disease Specialists
- Occupational Health Specialists
- Specialists with an Interest in Travel Medicine
- Mid-level practitioners
- Nurses
- Pharmaceutical Specialists
Course Location, Accommodations and Travel
The course will be held at the Hilton Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at a special rate of $139 per night at the Hilton Fort Worth, 815 Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, United States. Telephone: +1-817-870-2100. Fax: +1-817-335-3408. Hotel reservations must be made prior to February 22, 2008 in order to receive the discounted rate.
Course Tuition and Refund Policy
The following fees apply for this course for persons in the different classes listed. Course capacity is limited to the first 300 registrants. Those registering after the course is filled will be placed on a waiting list. Walk-in registrations are subject to availability – please check the website prior to coming to Dallas
All fees are in U.S. Dollars.
Dallas/Ft. Worth Course Fees Registrant Class Standard Reg.
(after 21 Dec 07)ISTM Member
Doctoral Level$350 ISTM Member
Non-Doctoral or Student Level$300 Non-Member
Doctoral Level$400 Non-Member
Non-Doctoral or Student Level$350
A $40 handling fee will be deducted from refunds. Requests for refunds must be submitted to ISTM by mail or fax by March 1, 2008. Refunds will not be given thereafter.
Course Registration
Pre-Registration is Closed.
Contact ISTM (istm@istm.org) regarding on-site registration.
Preliminary Course Schedule
Course schedule as of December 17, 2007
| Date/Time | Title |
| Friday, March 14 | |
| 1:30-1:50 | Introduction: The Travel Consultation - Risk Assessment Lin H. Chen, MD |
| 1:50-2:20 | Principles of Epidemiology and Statistics Susan McLellan, MD |
| 2:20-3:05 | Global Disease Epidemiology and Safety Michele Barry, MD |
| 3:05-3:30 | Coffee Break |
| 3:30-4:00 | Principles of the Immune Reponse Nancy Piper-Jenks, MS, CFNP |
| 4:00-4:45 | Routine Vaccinations Lin H. Chen, MD |
| 4:45-5:30 | Vaccination for Travel Susan McLellan, MD |
| 5:30-5:45 | Q&A Panel: Lin H. Chen, Susan McLellan, Michele Barry, Nancy Piper-Jenks |
| Saturday, March 15 | |
| 8:00-8:20 | Vectors and Avoidance Lin H. Chen, MD |
| 8:20-8:50 | Enteric Infections Charles D. Ericsson, MD |
| 8:50-9:35 | Vector-Borne Diseases Susan McLellan, MD |
| 9:35-10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:00-10:45 | Travelers' Diarrhea Charles D. Ericsson, MD |
| 10:45-11:30 | Prevention of Malaria Anne McCarthy, MD |
| 11:30-1:00 | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00-2:00 | Pregnant, Breast-Feeding and Pediatric Travelers Michele Barry, MD |
| 2:00-2:50 | Interactive Discussion, Q&A Jay Keystone, MD |
| 2:50-3:20 | Coffee Break |
| 3:20-4:05 | Hosts with Special Health Needs Anne McCarthy, MD |
| 4:05-4:50 | Special Populations Jay Keystone, MD |
| Sunday, March 16 | |
| 8:00-8:45 | Travel Clinic Management and Travel Medicine Resources Nancy Piper-Jenks, MS, CFNP |
| 8:45-9:30 | Bites and Envenomations Eric L. Weiss, MD |
| 9:30-10:15 | Evaluation of the Returned Traveler Jay Keystone, MD |
| 10:15-10:35 | Coffee Break |
| 10:35-11:20 | Environmental Exposures Eric L. Weiss, MD |
| 11:20-12:05 | Interactive Discussion, Q&A Nancy Piper-Jenks, MS, CFNP |
Course Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Massachusetts Medical Society for Continuing Medical Education through the Joint Sponsorship of the Mount Auburn Hospital and ISTM.
The Mount Auburn Hospital is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Mount Auburn Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses:
The Georgia Nurses Association has approved this activity for 13 contact hours.
Program Committee
Nina Bacaner, MD
Brenda Bagwell
Elizabeth Barnett, MD
Michele Barry, MD, FACP
Barbara L. Carmel
Lin H. Chen, MD, FACP (Program Chair)
David Freedman, MD
Charles Hatem, MD
David Hill, MD
Nancy Piper Jenks, MS, CFNP
Sheila Mackell, MD
Wendy Thanassi, MD
