Calendar: Travel Medicine Conferences, Courses, Educational Travel
Conferences
Travel Health Care Training Course for Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians. Westchester County, NY (adjacent to New York City). June 21-22, 2002. Small group (maximum 20). 2-day course. Introduction to pre-travel care and update and review in a unique and friendly educational format. 16 CEUs applied for. Information, email: nurses@travelhealthnursing.com, Tel: 914 793-9283Lynne Bunnell, RN. Nurse Manager for International Health, Citigroup Corporate Health Services, 399 Park Avenue, A/11, New York, NY 10022, Phone: 212 559-4928, Fax: 212 793-1399
3rd Annual Study Day in Travel Health. London. UK July 10, 2002. The course is open to all Health Care Professionals with an interest in travel medicine. It will be a useful update for those providing pre-travel health advice in a primary care setting. Contact: Ruth Hargreaves, Course Administrator, Academic Centre for Travel Medicine & Vaccines, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF Tel: +44 020 7472 6114, Fax: +44 020 7830 2268, Email: r.hargreaves@rfc.ucl.ac.uk
Third European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health. Lisbon, Portugal September 8-12, 2002. "Tropical Medicine: A Global Challenge." Under the auspices of the Federation of the European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health. Hosted by the Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical. his Conference will concentrate on tropical medicine, travel medicine, migration, medicine, and international health , involving different experts to explore future innovative collaboration. Official language: English. Local Committee Chairman: Professor Dr. F. Antunes, Instituto de Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Rua da Junqueira, 96 PT-1600 Lisbon Tel: ++351-21-365-2638 Fax: ++351-21-797-6242 Email: ip231874@ip.pt Web address: www.kit.de/tropical2002
Diploma Course in Travel Health and Medicine. London UK. Course taught each Monday, 1000-1600, from October 2002-July 2003. Provides postgraduate education and a qualification within the field of travel medicine to those actively involved or with a keen interest in the provision of travel advice. Open to both registered medical practitioners qualified with MBBS and nurses qualified with RGN, and other health care professionals holding relevant qualifications. A Diploma in Travel Health and Medicine (Royal Free & University College London Medical School, University of London) will be issued to those that successfully complete the course. Contact: Ruth Hargreaves, Course Administrator (Dr Jane N Zuckerman, Course Director) Academic Centre For Travel Medicine and Vaccines Royal Free and University College London Medical School Rowland Hill Street London NW3 2PF United Kingdom Tel: (44) 020 7472 6114 Fax: (44) 020 7830 2268 Email: r.hargreaves@rfc.ucl.ac.uk
IV Biennial Asia Pacific Travel Health Conference. Shanghai, China: October 22-25, 2002. Travel Health in the Asia Pacific Region: New Frontiers and Challenges. Sponsor: Asia Pacific Travel Health Society Official language: Official language: English – with simultaneous translation of the plenary meetings into Chinese. Contact: Ms. Zhou Yifan, Secretariat of 4APTHC, Room 1705, No. 2669 Xie Tu Road, Shanghai 200030 China. Tel: 86-21 64398193. Fax: 86-21 64398194. Email: apthc2002@sh163.net
SAILS 2002: Shipboard Assessment, Intervention and Life Support for Cruise Ship Medicine. November 10-17, 2002. Aboard the ship GTS Millennium. Sails from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Sponsor: Voyager Medical Seminar and New Hampshire Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. For physicians and nurses interested in promoting and enhancing the delivery of quality medical services on board cruise ships. Computer technology including syllabi on PALM OS handheld computer and CD-ROM. Contact: Robert E. Wheeler, MD, FACEP, Voyager Medical Seminars, 9 Corduroy Rd. Amherst, NH 03031-2724. Voice/Fax (603) 672-5775. e-mail: vms@compuserve.com
Vascular Symposium in Hawaii – The Fourth Pacific Vascular Symposium on Venous Disease: The Aggressive Approach. November 12-16, 2002, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, Kohala Coast, Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Forty international guest faculty. The program will be a "Venous Symphony," with five controversial themes: (1) Acute Venous Thromboembolism, (2) Air-Travel Related Venous Thromboembolism, (3) Chronic Venous Disease, (4) Diagnosis of CVD, and (5) Varicose Veins. Targeted to surgeons, radiologists, and others interested in venous disease. Contact: Straub Foundation, 1100 Ward Avenue, Suite 1045, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-1617; Tel: 808-524-6755, Fax: 808-531-0123, Email: straubf@straub-foundation.org.
Havana Travel and Tropical Medicine Course. Havana Cuba. November 18-23, 2002. Sponsored by the Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kouri" and Maastricht Travel & Tropical Medicine Foundation of the Netherlands. Intended for physicians, nurses, and health scientists. Official language: English. Twenty hours of instruction over 5 mornings, including bedside teaching. Course Secretariat: Peter de Beer, MD; P.O. Box 1660;6201 BR Maastricht Netherlands. Email: mstropics@mail.com.
10th Travel and International Medicine. Seattle, U.S.A. April 4-6, 2003. Sponsor: University of Washington Continuing Medical Education. For physicians and nurses. Information: Sandy Pomerinke, 1325 Fourth Avenue, suite 2000, Seattle WA 98101. Tel: 206-543-1050; Fax: 206-221-4525 Email: cme@u.washington.edu
CISTM8 8th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine. New York. May 7-11, 2003. Contact: CISTM8 Conference Secretariat: Talley Management Group, Inc., 19 Mantua Rd. Mt. Royal, NJ 08061 USA. Tel: (856) 423-7222 Ext 218. Fax: (856) 423-3420.
Courses/Educational Travel
Medical Practice with Limited Resources. Ifakara, Tanzania. June 8-28, 2002. Organized by the Swiss Tropical Institute. Three-week course to teach clinical tropical medicine within the health facilities of tropical countries. Official language: English. Contact: Swiss Tropical Institute, Course Secretariat, Socinstrasse 57, CH - 4002 Basel, Switzerland. Tel: +4161 284 82 80. Fax: +41 61 284 81 06. Email: courses-sti@unibas.ch.
Tropical Medicine Expeditions to East Africa: 7th Expedition to Uganda, February 2-February 14, 2003 and 10th Expedition to Kenya, February 23-March 7, 2003. In collaboration with the University of Nairobi and Dr. Kay Schaefer (MD, PhD, MSc, DTM&H) Cologne, Germany. Official language, English. The expedition is designed for a limited number of physicians, public health experts and scientists. During the 2 week-expedition the participants will visit different hospitals and health projects in urban and rural areas. Includes individual bedside teaching, laboratory work, and lectures in epidemiology, clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment and control of important tropical infectious diseases. Also, updates on Travel Medicine and visit to the "Flying Doctors" headquarters in Nairobi. 50 contact hours. Accredited certificate given. Contact: Dr. Kay Schaefer, Tel/Fax: +49-221-3404905, E-Mail: contact@tropmedex.com.
The Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine Lima, and the Andes and Amazon regions, Peru. Course scheduled for January 27- March 28, 2003, and for 2004. Sponsored by the University of Alabama and the IAMAT Foundation. Includes lectures, case conferences, diagnostic laboratory procedures, and bedside teaching in a 36-bed tropical medicine unit. Official language: English. International Faculty. 380 contact hours. Contact: David O. Freedman, M.D. Gorgas Memorial Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 530 Third Avenue South, BBRB 203, Birmingham, AL 35294. Fax: 205-934-5600 Or call: The Division of Continuing Medical Education at 800-UAB-MIST (U.S.) or 205-934-2687 (from overseas) Email: info@gorgas.org Web address: www.gorgas.org
Update on Travel and Tropical Medicine. Siem Reap (Angkor Wat), Cambodia. February 19-28, 2003. CME event. Course organizer: Kevin C. Kain, MD, FRCPC. Director, Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine, EN G-224, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St.. Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2C4. Kevin.kain@uhn.on.ca Information: Yue Chi, Asia Adventures and Study Tours, 455 Avenue Road, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, Canada M2J 2X1 Tel. 416-322-6508 or 1-866-564-1226. E-mail: info@asiaadventures.ca
