Certificate of Knowledge Review Courses

ISTM Online Learning Program

To expand the reach of the ISTM educational events, the ISTM has established a distance learning program capturing individual sessions from the Travel Medicine and Review Course as well as from the 12th International Conference of the ISTM and have made them available through the internet. Offering more than 60 sessions of video with synchronized slides, and audio with synchronized slides, individual modules range from 30 minutes to four hours. The program includes sessions covering all of the areas in the ISTM Body of Knowledge, and features two Mock Tests to help candidates prepare for the CTH^® Examination. For more information click here.

Travel Medicine Review and Update Course

San Francisco, California, USA; 25 - 26 February 2012

Elizabeth Barnett, MD, Course Director

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.

Using a combination of lectures, question and answer sessions and mock tests, the expert faculty will present a curriculum covering topics relevant to physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals who provide medical care and advice to travelers, expatriates and migrants.

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 thorough review of the Body of Knowledge for the practice of Travel Medicine to assist in preparation for the CTH^® Examination. The course also provides a comprehensive update 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
• Mid-level practitioners
• Nurses
• Pharmaceutical Specialists
• Anyone who wants to learn more about Travel Medicine

Preliminary Course Schedule

Course Schedule (please check this page of the website for updates as available):

Date/Time	Title
Saturday, 25 February 2012
7:30-8:30	Concurrent Workshops Principles of Epi and Biostats Wilderness/Expedition Medicine Challenging Pre-Travel Cases Challenging Post-Travel Cases
8:30-9:00	Break/Move to Larger Hall
9:00-9:20	The Travel Consultation and Risk Assessment
9:20-9:45	Principles of the Immune Response
9:45-10:30	Routine Vaccinations
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45-11:30	Travel Vaccines
11:30-12:00	Global Epidemiology and Safety
12:00-12:20	Question and Answer Session
12:20-1:30	Lunch
1:30-2:00	Disease Vectors and How to Avoid Them
2:00-3:00	Vector-Borne Diseases
3:00-3:20	Break
3:20-4:15	Children, Pregnant, and Breast Feeding Travelers
4:15-5:00	Special Needs Travelers
Sunday, 26 February 2012
7:30-8:30	Concurrent Workshops Travel Clinic Management and Resources Wilderness/Expedition Medicine Challenging Pre-Travel Cases Challenging Post-Travel Cases
8:30-9:00	Break/Move to Larger Hall
9:00-10:00	Travelers' Diarrhea
10:00-11:00	High Risk and Special Needs Travelers
11:00-11:15	Break
11:15-12:00	Prevention of Malaria
12:00-1:30	Lunch
1:30-2:15	Bites and Envenomations
2:15-3:30	Evaluation of the Returned Traveler
3:30-3:45	Break
3:45-4:30	Environmental Risks and How to Avoid Them
4:30-5:00	Mock Test Review

List of Speakers

Elizabeth Barnett, MD Lin H. Chen, MD Charles D. Ericsson, MD Jay Keystone, MD Anne McCarthy, MD

Susan McClellan, MD Nancy Piper-Jenks, MS, CFNP Eric L. Weiss, MD Mary E. Wilson, MD

Program Committee

Rebecca Acosta, RN, MPH Nina Bacaner, MD Elizabeth Barnett, MD – Chair Lin H. Chen, MD David O. Freedman, MD Barbara Guenst, MSN, CRNP

Phyllis Kozarsky, MD Sheila Mackell, MD Nancy Piper-Jenks, MS, CFNP Mary Louise Scully, MD Wendy Thanassi, MD Eric L. Weiss, MD

Continuing Medical Education Credits

Both CME and CE Accreditation are being sought. When confirmation is received, the details will be posted on this website page.

Course Location, Accommodations and Travel

The course will be held at the San Francisco Marriott Union Square at 480 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California, USA. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at a special rate of USD 169 per night (plus tax). Hotel reservations must be made prior to 2 February 2012 in order to receive the discounted rate. For hotel accommodations please click here or call the hotel directly at +1.800.228.9290. Be sure to mention the ISTM Review Course, code istista, to ensure this discounted rate.

Course Tuition and Refund Policy

The following fees apply for the 2012 course for persons in the different classes listed. The ISTM Member Early Registration is only available to those with current 2011 ISTM memberships. Register early because course capacity may be limited. Those registering after the course is filled will be placed on a waiting list.

ISTM members must log in to their member account to receive the member discount on registration fees. Other registrants will be required to create or log in to their ISTM customer account to register for the course.

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Registration Selections and Payment

All Fees are in U.S. Dollars.

Registrant Class	Early Registration (before 1 Jan 12)	Standard Registration (after 1 Jan 12 through 5 Feb 12)	Onsite Registration* (after 5 Feb 12)
ISTM Member Doctoral Level	USD 350	USD 400	USD 450
ISTM Member Non-Doctoral or Student Level	USD 275	USD 325	USD 375
Non-Member	USD 450	USD 500	USD 550

*Onsite registrations are subject to availability-please contact the ISTM Secretariat prior to travel if you plan to register onsite.

As you register, you will need to select the registration type indicated in the above chart of registration fees. Registration fees are payable only in U.S. Dollars and payment must be made by VISA, MasterCard or American Express through the electronic registration program. All credit card payments will be charged in U.S. Dollars. Currency conversions will be handled through the credit card company's billing arrangement with the cardholder. If you are unable to use a credit card when submitting your registration, please contact the ISTM Secretariat at ISTM@ISTM.org to make alternate arrangements.

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Registration Fee Inclusions

The registration fees include admittance to the course, continuing education application fees, the course materials and refreshment breaks. Speaker presentations will be available online prior to the meeting for printing and use of the registrants. For those registering on site, a CD of the presentations will be provided.

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Cancellation

We hope you will be able to attend once registered for the course. If you must cancel, notice of cancellation must be received by the ISTM Secretariat (contact information below) in writing by 5 February 2012, and is subject to a USD 25 administrative fee. No refunds for cancellations will be made after 5 February 2012.

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Force Majeure

The ISTM reserves the right to cancel the course without notice or compensation in the case of an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the ISTM, such as a war, terrorist attacks, riot, crime or an event described as an "act of God" (e.g. earthquake, fire, flooding, breakout of disease, tornado). In such cases the ISTM is free of all responsibility because of such an incident. In the event of it being impossible for the course to take place due to force majeure cases, so long as it arises from a cause not attributable to the ISTM, the ISTM shall only be obliged to reimburse the payments received subject to the deduction of any costs it has incurred in preparation for the course. This liability only extends to payments made directly to the course and not to payments made by the delegates to hotels or airlines.

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ISTM Secretariat Contact Information

International Society of Travel Medicine
E-mail: ISTM@ISTM.org
Skypename: ISTM.office
Phone: +1.404.373.8282
Fax: +1.404.373.8283
Mail/Courier: 315 W. Ponce de Leon Ave, Suite 245, Decatur, GA USA 30030