Calendar: Travel Medicine Conferences, Courses, and Educational Travel
(Note: This calendar is a service for the travel medicine community. The listings come from reputable individuals within the community but are not checked or necessarily endorsed by ISTM.)
Conferences
Postgraduate Diploma in Travel Medicine by Distance Learning. Glasgow, UK. March 8, 2004-February 2005. Year long, distance-learning course for qualified medical practitioners, nurses and other health care professionals with special interest in travel health. Diploma qualification awarded through Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Students may be invited to continue onto MPhil in Travel Medicine through the University of St. Andrews. Overseas students particularly welcome to apply. Contact: Miss Amanda Burridge, Course Administrator, Travel Health Department, Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health, Clifton House, Clifton Place, GLASGOW, G3 7LN. Tel: 0141 300 1132. Fax: 0141 300 1170. Email: Tmdiploma@scieh.csa.scot.nhs.uk. Web address: www.travelcourses.scieh.scot.nhs.uk.
Havana (Cuba) Travel & Tropical Medicine Course). March 29 - April 3, 2004. November 1-6, 2004. March 14-19, 2005. Organizer: Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kouri" in collaboration with Medical Services for the Tropics, Maastricht, Netherlands. For physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, especially those desiring a review course. Special curriculum for students (at reduced fee). Lectures by Cuban and other experts. Includes visits to hospitals, research laboratories, and health centers. Training available in bacteriology, parasitology, and public health. Language: English. CME (20 hours) from Dutch accreditation authorities. Course Coordinator: Peter de Beer, MD, (PO Box 1660, 6201 BR Maastricht, Netherlands. Email: mstropics@planet.nl; website: www.tropenkliniek.nl) and Dr. Nereyda Cantelar of IPK.
4th European Conference on Travel Medicine (ECTM4). Rome. March 29-31, 2004. Travel Medicine and Safety. Sponsored in part by WHO and CDC, Atlanta. An interdisciplinary approach to travel medicine, preceded and followed by meetings held in close collaboration with leading societies in dermatology, occupational health, sports medicine, pediatrics, psychology and psychiatry, environmental health, cardiology, and other subjects. These meetings will be held in Venice and in other Italian cities of cultural interest. Abstracts accepted from those wishing to take part. Send abstracts to: wpasini@rimini.com by November 30, 2003. Other information: Expomedia Srl, Via XXVIII Luglio 218, 47893 Borgo Maggiore, Republic of San Marino. Tel. (+378)907577, fax (+378)944795, e-mail: info@expomedia.sm.
International Medical Conference. April 2-12, 2004. Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile. A fully accredited Continuing Medical Education interactive seminar on Travel Medicine with emphasis on travel to South America. Organized by Dr. Carrie Beallorand and Dr. Kevin Kain of The Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine and the University of Toronto. Opportunity to enjoy beautiful Los Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia and cruise to Tierra Del Fuego. Information: Americas Adventures and Study Tours, 1515 Bayview Avenue, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4G 3B5. Telephone: 1-866-564-1226. Fax: 416-322-0541. Website: www.asiaadventures.ca/americas/chile.html.
Wilderness and Travel Medicine. Santa Fe, New Mexico. April 25-28, 2004. Sponsored by the Wilderness Medical Society. Contact: WMS, 3595 East Fountain Blvd., Suite A-1, Colorado Springs, CO 80910 USA. Tel: +1-719-572-9255. Fax: +1-719-572-1514. Web address: www.wms.org.
The 4th Scandinavian Forum for Travel Medicine. Stockholm, Sweden. May 9-11 2004. In collaboration with the International Society of Travel Medicine. Discussions of practical and theoretical aspects of traditional travel medicine with emphasize on challenging development such as new vaccines in the pipeline, new drugs for combating malaria, new travel destinations, and the special traveler. Meeting language: English. Information: www.infektion.net/travelmed/organisation.html
Tropical Medicine: A Clinical and Tropical Review. Montreal, Canada. May 26-28, 2004. Expert faculty. Didactic, interactive, problem oriented. Clinical vignettes. For physicians and nurses responsible for health of travelers, immigrants, expatriate workers, volunteers and missionaries. Simultaneous English/French translation (earphones). Hands-on diagnostic parasitology laboratory available. Information: Kelly Glover, CME McGill University, tel: (514) 8253; fax: (514) 934-1779; email: kelly.glover@muhc.mcgill.ca. Website: www.medicine.mcgill.ca/tropmed/txt/May%20schedule.htm
II International Congress on Dengue and Yellow Fever. Havana, Cuba. May 31_June 3, 2004. Sponsored by the Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kourí" (IPK) and many Cuban and international health associations including WHO and PAHA. Discussions include: vector biology and ecology; socio-economic factors, physiopathology; vaccinology; genetics; laboratory diagnosis and many other topics. Contact: congreso.dengue@infomed.sld.cu
Asia Pacific Forum on Tropical Health Innovation. Cairns, Australia. July 8-10, 2004. Organized jointly by Queensland Government, University of Queensland, The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, James Cook University and others. Meeting targeted at professionals, scientists and managers working in tropical medicine and international health, especially related to Asia-Pacific. Experts from all parts of the world will present latest in tropical medicine and international health. Interactive sessions/workshops. Wonderful Great Barrier Reef coast setting. Contact: Pauline Fraley at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research: paulineF@qimr.edu.au. Visit: http://acithn.qimr.edu.au/asia-pacific
5th Asia Pacific Travel Health Conference. Kuala Lampur. October 4-7, 2004. Theme: Emerging Disease: Impact on Health. Comprehensive scientific program from country-specific issues to global threats. Meeting aimed at professionals with interest in travel health. Information: Med Tech Media (M) Sdn Bhd, Plaza 138, Suite W6.08, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tel: +603 2162 9098 Fax +603 2162 9078. Email: 5apthc@meditech.com. My Website: www.5apthc.com
53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Miami Beach, USA. November 7-11, 2004. Contact: ASTMH, 60 Revere Drive, Suite 500 Northbrook, Illinois 60062. Tel: (847) 480-9592; Fax: (847) 480-9282. E-mail: astmh@astmh.org. Web site: www.astmh.org.
9th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM). Lisbon. May 1-5, 2005. Biennial meeting of the International Society of Travel Medicine. More detailed information about the meeting will be available soon. Contact: Frank von Sonnenburg, Section on International Health, Georgenstrasse 5, D-80799 Munich, Germany. Tel. +49 89 2180 3830. Fax: + 49 89 33 60 38. Email: istm_europe@csl.com Website: www.istm.org
8th International Symposium on Maritime Health. Rijeka, Croatia. May 8-13, 2005. (Biennial) Organized by International Maritime Health Association and local organizers, with support from WHO, IMO, ILO and ITF. For health professionals, educators, and legislators. Faculty of international experts. Conference held aboard cruise ship originating in Venice, sailing along Adriatic coast, and visiting the cities of Rijeka and Dubrovnik. Official language: English. Contact: 8th ISMH Secretariat, RI-AK, Verdieva 6, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia. Tel: +385 51 312-312; Fax: +385 51 312-333; e-mail: secr-ismh8@ri-ak-tours.hr; Web address: www.ismh8.com.
Courses/Educational Travel
Medical Practice for Areas with Limited Resources. Dar es Salaam & Ifakara. June 12 - July 4, 2004. Three-week course in the St. Francis Designated District Hospital in Ifakara and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Course uses combination of new teaching theories, advances in knowledge, and realistic medical practice in areas with limited resources to create new educational methods for medical professionals working at the district level in developing countries. Challenging academic and educational atmosphere created by highly motivated expatriate and Tanzanian staff and course participants. Language: English. Contact: Christoph F. Hatz, MD. Swiss Tropical Institute, PO Box, CH - 4002 Basel, Switzerland. Fax 0041 61 284 81 06. Or call: Course Secretariate, Socinstrasse 57, Basel, Switzerland: 0041 61 284 81 06. Email: courses-sti@unibas.ch. Web address: www.sti.ch/kurses.htm.The Gorgas Expert Course. Lima, Peru. January 17-28, 2005 (and every odd-numbered year). Sponsor: Gorgas Memorial Institute. Site: Tropical Medicine Institute (IMT), Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Admission restricted to those with previous formal training or extensive overseas experience. Given in English. Two weeks of bedside clinical experience in a busy 36-bed tropical disease unit. Includes: 5 hours/day inpatient/outpatient rounds, daily CPC; case presentations by participants/colleagues from around the world. Weekend excursion to the Andes: Verruga Bridge, inter-Andean valleys endemic for bartonella and leishmania; ascent to 4,800m (15,500 feet). Peru has wide spectrum of tropical diseases (see website) and IMT is the major referral center. 80 CME hours. Course Directors: Dr. Eduardo Gotuzzo (IMT) Dr. David O. Freedman, (Gorgas/UAB). Website: www.gorgas.org. Click GORGAS EXPERT COURSE for details and application forms. E-mail: info@gorgas.org.
