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.
Tropical and Travel Medicine Course. Jujuy, Argentina, August 15-26, 2004. Update on Tropical/Travel Medicine by leading Argentinean physicians. Emphasis on diseases of South America. Location of course: the 155 kilometer Quebrada de Humahuaca valley with splendid scenery and old villages, declared a Cultural Legacy of the Humanity by the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO in 2003. Official Language: English. Organizer and Contact: Dr. Mario Masana Wilson, MD MPH. Av. Belgrano 550, B1870ARQ, Avellaneda. Argentina. Online: www.buetravelsalud.com.ar. E-mail: info@buetravelsalud.com.ar.
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. Website: www.5apthc.com
Arctic/Wilderness Medicine Conference with Polar Bear Exploration Tour. Winnipeg/Churchill Manitoba, Canada. October 7-9, 2004. Course in circumpolar medicine, with emphasis on dermatology, entomology, veterinarian, dentistry, sports, and travel. Medical Continuing Education Credits available. Opportunity to explore Churchill (on Hudson's Bay) and Manitoba and view wild polar bears. Conference information: Dr. Gary Podolsky, (204) 453 9107 or gary_podolsky@yahoo.com. Trip information: Corinne Martin, The Great Canadian Travel Company Ltd., 158 Fort Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 1C9. Phone: 204-949-0199/800-661-3830. Fax: 204-949-0188. E-Mail: Corinne@gctc-mst.com.
Travel & Tropical Medicine Course ( HCTTM). Havana, Cuba. November 1- November 6, 2004 and March 14- March 19, 2005. Organizer: Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Pedro Kouri"( IPK), in collaboration with Medical Services for the Tropics (MST), Maastricht, Netherlands. "Refresher course" for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health scientists. Special education curriculum (at reduced fee) for students interested in tropical medicine. Lectures by leading specialists ( Cuban and others) and visits to hospitals, research laboratories, and community health centers. Lab training (on request) in bacteriology and parasitology. Official language: English. Medical education credits (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.
Sails II: Shipboard Assessment, Intervention and Life Support for Cruise Ship Medicine. Aboard the MS ZUIDERDAM. Sail from Ft. Lauderdale. November 6-13, 2004. Sponsor: Voyager Medical Seminars and New Hampshire ACEP. Designed for health professionals to enhance the quality of medical services for the ten million passengers who travel on cruise ships annually. Syllabus and other course materials will be distributed to participants on a SONY CLIE PEG-TJ27 (PALM OS) handheld computer and on a CD-ROM. Robert E. Wheeler, MD, FACEP, Voyager Medical Seminars, 9 Corduroy Road Amherst, NH 03031-2724. Voice/Fax: (603) 672-5775. Email: vms@adelphia.net. Website: www.vms4csm.com.
Immigrant and Refugee Health in 2004. Miami Beach, Florida, USA. November 6-7, 2004. Pre-meeting course of the American Society of Travel Medicine. Course focus: current topics and new developments in immigrant and refugee health. Internationally recognized speakers. Syllabus provided. Time for interaction with the presenters. Course open to all health care professionals. ASTMH, 60 Revere Drive, Suite 500, Northbrook, IL 60062 USA. Fax to 847/480-9282 or e-mail: astmh@astmh.org. Website: www.astmh.org.
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.
Tropical Medicine Experience in Haiti. January 3 -14, 2005. Organized by Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Held at 2 hospitals: one rural, Hopital Albert Schweitzer (Deschappelles); one peri-urban, Hopital Ste. Croix (Leogane). Includes bedside teaching on medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and malnutrition wards, hands-on laboratory practicum, visits to community health centers and to National University Hospital, Port-au-Prince. For all licensed health care practitioners and 4th year medical students. Some background knowledge of tropical medicine is expected. Limited to 10 participants. Contact: Susan McLellan, MD, MPH; 504-588-5199; smclell@tulane.edu, or CME site: www.tulane.edu.
MedSail 2005: Medicine for Mariners & Safety at Sea. Aboard a 45-foot yacht in the British Virgin Islands. January 29 - February 5, 2005. Conference covers recognition, prevention and treatment of common health and safety issues at sea: dive medicine; hazardous marine life and seafood toxins; survival strategies for heavy weather; selection and use of communication equipment and a life raft; and how to abandon ship. Aboard "Moorings" , a 45-foot yacht. Wilderness Medical Society, 3595 East Fountain Blvd, Suite A1, Colorado Springs, CO 80910. Phone: 719-572-9255. Website: www.wms.org.
11th Swiss International Short Course on Travelers' Health. Basel, Switzerland. February 21-25, 2005. Organized by the Swiss Tropical Institute. Comprehensive training in all aspects of travel medicine. Course intended for medical doctors, senior nursing staff and other health professionals, and also for travel industry personnel with a strong interest in travel medicine. Participants limited to 50. Language: English. Course Secretariat: Socinstrasse 57, P.O. Box CH - 4002 Basel, Switzerland. Tel: +41 61 284 82 80. Fax: +41 61 284 81 06. Website: www.sti.ch.
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.
North European Conference on Travel Medicine. Edinburgh. June 7-10 2006. A collaborative conference organised by the International Society of Travel Medicine and the travel medicine societies and organisations of Northern Europe. Website: www.nectm.com. Information: In Conference Ltd., 10B Broughton Lane, Edinburgh EH1 3LY, Scotland, UK. Tel: +44 131 556 9245. Fax: +44 131 556 9638. E-mail: NECTM@in-conference.org.uk.
Courses/Educational Travel
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 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 a 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.
Tropical Medicine Expeditions to East Africa: 12th Kenya Expedition scheduled for February 13-25, 2005, and 10th Uganda Expedition scheduled for March 13-25, 2005. In collaboration with Kay Schaefer, MD, PhD, MSc, DTM&H, of Cologne, Germany and the Universities of Nairobi, Kenya, and Makerere, Uganda. Two-week expeditions designed for a limited number of health care professionals (doctors, public health experts, scientists, pharmacists, nurses). Participants visit hospitals and health projects in urban and rural areas. Includes individual bedside teaching, laboratory work, and lectures in epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and control of important tropical infectious diseases. Also update on travel medicine and visit to the "Flying Doctors". 50 contact hours. Official language: English. Medical education credits applied from German accrediting authorities. Contact: Dr. Kay Schaefer, Tel/Fax: +49-221-340 49 05. E-Mail: contact@tropmedex.com. Web address: www.tropmedex.com.
