All Conferences
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Conferences
2008
TREC Travel-health Related Education & Care Travel Health Conference Day, March 14, 2008, Scotland - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall An invitation to all health professionals interested in this field of health care. The ideal opportunity to update, network and enjoy a day of Travel Health Education in this prestigious Glasgow venue. The day will be presented by expert speakers from the world of travel health with a programme including Medico-legal Aspects of Travel Health Advice, The Charity Challenge, Understanding Lyme Disease, Question Time Forum - and much more. Information and on-line registration www.TRECtravelhealth.co.uk or please contact Sheila Hall admin@TRECtravelhealth.co.uk for more details.
International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID), March 16-19, 2008. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. ICEID brings together public health and related professionals to encourage the exchange of scientific and public health information on global emerging infectious disease issues. Major topics to be included are current work on surveillance, epidemiology, research, communication and training, bioterrorism, and preventions and control of emerging infectious diseases, both in the United States and abroad. Please see www.iceid.org for further information and registration.
12th International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) "Global Needs, Global Responses", April 3-6, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The ICEM meeting is an international conference developed by the International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM). IFEM was the brainchild of forward thinking emergency medicine leaders from the UK, Canada, Australia and the US - a unique coalition expressly dedicated to promoting the global development of emergency medicine. The 2008 ICEM meeting is a world-class event that will allow you to exchange ideas and thoughts with colleagues from other nations and hear from internationally renowned speakers who will speak on the international needs of emergency medicine. For more information please contact Chris Stiles at 001-972-550-0911 or 800-798-1822 ext. 6. E-mail: meetingregistrar@acep.org. Information will be available soon at www.acep.org/meetings/2008icem.
Manitoba 6th Annual Travel Health Conference, April 24-25, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This conference is offered with the support of the Manitoba Travel Health Network, and is intended for health care professionals, including pharmacists, doctors, and nurses with a strong interest in travel health. Nationally renowned speakers in the field of travel medicine and Infectious Diseases will be highlighted., Early conference registration is $200.00 before April 1, 2008 or $250.00 after April 1, 2008. The complete registration and agenda form will be posted January 2008, so please visit the following website at www.wrha.mb.ca for further details in the New Year. You can also contact the WRHA Travel Health conference secretariat at (204) 940-2665 for further information.
Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine (NECTM), 21-24 May 2008. Helsinki, Finland. The scientific programme will cover the current and all time favourite topics in travel health. Special themes include travel and adventure in the Arctic, traveller´s health in the Bal-tic countries and Russia, global and environmental issues, cultural issues related to travel, international prostitution, health tourism, risk assessment and evidence based advice, travel medicine standards and education. For more information please visit www.nectm.com.
The Alberta Association of Travel Health Professionals 12th Annual Travel Health Conference, June 13th and 14th, 2008 in Kananaskis, Alberta. This conference is a great opportunity for any member of the health care team who wishes to learn more about the field of travel health. The conference: a multidisciplinary event that includes physicians, nurses, and pharmacists and features expert speakers from across Canada and from across the pond (UK)! Location: picturesque Kananaskis-nestled amongst the foothills between Calgary, Alberta and the Rocky Mountains. Registration Fees $225 - Early (postmarked on or before May 15/08), $275 (postmarked after May 15/08), or $175 (one day). For More Information: visit the AATHP's website www.aathp.com.
2nd Symposium: Effects of Chronic Hypoxia on Diseases at High Altitude. August 2-9, 2008, La Paz, Bolivia. A gathering of world experts in high altitude physiology. Topics discussed include: adaptation and acclimatization to high altitude, adaptation of highlanders to sea level, sports at high altitude, and other high altitude issues. La Paz is the World Capital of Hypoxia and the Shrine of Hypoxia Scientists. Visits to Tiahuanacu (Pre-Inca ruins), the Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world), and other high altitude locations. For further information, please see: http://zuniv.net/symposium2
Expedition Medicine National Conference, September 2-6, 2008. Washington, DC, USA. Conference covers a wide range of topics for Expedition and Travel Medicine including malaria, snake envenomations, overseas medical evacuation, high-altitude medicine, tropical medicine, shark attacks, and aerospace medicine. Medical professionals who visit remote environments or consult patients who visit remote areas should attend. This unique event includes a world-class faculty drawn from leading medical institutions and professional societies including the Harvard Medical School, the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Walter Reed Institute of Research, Oxford University, the Wilderness Medical Society, the International Society of Travel Medicine, and The Explorers Club. The Wilderness Medical Society has accredited the conference for approximately 25 hours of Category I CME credit. For more information, please go to the conference website (www.expedmed.org) or email Dr. Gregory Bledsoe at gbledsoe@expedmed.org
The Royal College of Nursing (UK) Travel Health Forum Annual conference and exhibition "Footprints around the world". 25 September 2008 Royal College of Physicians London. This conference is aimed at all health professionals involved in the field of travel medicine and this year is focusing on environmental issues and travel. Topics include travel and expeditions to extreme environments, which will also address group behaviour and stress. A military physician who took part in the recent Caudwell Xtreme Everest Project will discuss the research undertaken on this expedition. The effect of climate change on epidemiology of disease, responsible travel, malaria and disease prevention are also on the programme. Contact kathryn.clark@rcn.org for further information.
The South African Society of Travel Medicine: Travel medicine in Africa. October 3 - 7, Zanzibar, Ocean Paradise Resort Hotel. This Conference will offer an unrivalled experience with a stimulating academic programme covering aspects of travel medicine and infectious diseases, aviation and dive medicine. Topics covered include HIV, dive medicine incidents, evacuation problems, malaria, the impact of travel on chronic diseases, and the stress factor in travel as well as workshops. There is an opportunity for free paper and poster presentations. Full details are available at www.sastm.org.za.
Courses/Educational Travel
2008
8th Travel & Tropical Medicine Course (HCTTM), March 17-20, 2008. Havana, Cuba. Organizer: Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kouri"( IPK) and Medical Services for the Tropics Maastricht, Netherlands. "Refresher course" for health care professionals. Special reduced fee curriculum for students. Faculty of Cuban and international experts. Visits to hospitals, research laboratories, and community health centers. Lab training (on request) in bacteriology and parasitology. Language: English. Medical education credits (20 hours) from Dutch accreditation authorities. Coordinators: Peter de Beer, MD, PO Box 1660, 6201 BR Maastricht, Netherlands. Email: mstropics@planet.nl; website: www.TravelClinic.EU and Dr Nereyda Cantelar of IPK. Cousellor Dr.J.Meis, CWZ.
South Pacific Travel Medicine Meeting: "Clinical and Travel Medicine Update" Sep 27 - Oct 11, 2008 Tahiti, and Cook Islands. This meeting will take place on the Paul Gauguin Cruise ship and will cover topics in Travel Medicine and Chinese Medicine It is intended as an introduction to Family practitioners wanting to learn more about Travel medicine. Scheduled speakers- Dr Laurey Hallson, Dr John Axler and Dr Gary Podolsky. Please contact www.seacourse.com for full registration detail. Please contact Gary Podolsky 1 204 453-9107
2009
16th Tropical Medicine Expedition to Kenya, February 1 - 13, 2009. In collaboration with Kay Schaefer (MD, PhD, MSc, DTM&H), Cologne, Germany, the "Flying Doctors" (AMREF) in Nairobi and various teaching hospitals in Kenya. Two-week round-trip course (overland and by air) for healthcare professionals on clinical tropical medicine and travelers health. Includes individual on-site bedside teaching, laboratory manuals (hands-on microscopy on parasites in the blood, stool and urine), field excursions and lectures. The curriculum covers the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of the most important tropical infectious diseases. Also update on travel medicine and visit to the "Flying doctors". 60 contact hours. Official language: English. CME credits applied from German authorities. Contact: Dr. Kay Schaefer, Phone/Fax: +49-221-340 49 05, E-Mail: contact@tropmedex.com Website: www.tropmedex.com.
15th Tropical Medicine Expedition to Uganda, February 22 - March 06, 2009. In collaboration with Kay Schaefer (MD, PhD, MSc, DTM&H), Cologne, Germany, the University of Mbarara and various teaching hospitals in Uganda. Two-week round-trip course (overland) for healthcare professionals on clinical tropical medicine and travelers health. Includes individual on-site bedside teaching, laboratory manuals (hands-on microscopy on parasites in the blood, stool and urine), field excursions and lectures. The curriculum covers the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of the most important tropical infectious diseases. Also update on travel medicine and visit to the Joint Clinical Research Center. 60 contact hours. Official language: English. CME credits applied from German authorities. Contact: Dr. Kay Schaefer, Phone/Fax: +49-221-340 49 05, E-Mail: contact@tropmedex.com Website: www.tropmedex.com.
