Tsunami Late-Breaker Sessions Added for Lisbon

In addition to the excellent program previously planned for CISTM9 in Lisbon, we have added two Tsunami-related sessions featuring high profile individuals with first hand experience.

A symposium entitled "Tsunami: Lessons Learned" will take place on Wednesday afternoon, May 4, with the following topics and speakers:

Mechanism of Natural Disaster Preparedness:
Adelheid Marschang
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Geneva, Switzerland

Communicable Disease Risks after Natural Disasters:
Maire A. Connolly
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

Asian Tsunami: Lessons in Disaster Management from Aceh:
Professor Meng Kin Lim
National University of Singapore

On Tuesday evening, May 3, from 1845-2045, there will be a CISTM9 Special Session: "Tsunami: Personal Experiences of Medical Personnel in Affected Areas." We have secured sponsorship for this session so that a light snack will be served prior to the session.

Chairs:

Bradley Connor, President ISTM
New York, USA

Douglas Quarry, Medical Director International SOS Online
Sydney, Australia

Michael Callahan, MD (USA)
CIMIT Mass Casualty Care/Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts
Sponsoring Agency: Rescue Medicine
Aceh Disaster Relief: Transition of mass casualty care medical needs between the December 28th airlift and the Project Hope/Combined Support Group Mission aboard USN Hospital Ship Mercy

Mathew Klein, MBBS (Australia)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra, Australia
Sponsoring Agency: DFAT Australia
Phuket and Bangkok, Thailand
Medical Support of Australians in Phuket

Roger Farrow, MD
International SOS, Singapore
Sponsoring Agency: International SOS Assistance
Phuket, Thailand
The International SOS Response - a Perspective from Phuket

Eli Schwartz, MD (Israel)
Tel Hashomer Hospital, Israel
Sponsoring Agency: Latet (Israel-based NGO)
Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Early Days Medical Issues in Eastern Sri Lanka

Mika Shigematsu, MD (Japan)
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo
Sponsoring Agency: JICA & National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Banda Aceh
Qualitative Rapid Assessment for Infectious Diseases and Identification of Priority Areas for Japanese Aid 1945-2000

Dipti Patel, MBBS (UK)
BBC, London
Sponsoring Agency: Occupational Health Unit, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Preparation and Health Problems Encountered by Journalists Deployed to Tsunami-Stricken Areas

Vernon Ansdell, MD (USA)
University of Hawaii and Kaiser Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sponsoring agencies: Aloha Medical Mission and International Medical Corps
Aceh, Indonesia
Post Tsunami Experiences in Aceh Province

Lynda Redwood-Campbell, MD (Canada)
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Sponsoring Agency: ICRC
ICRC Field Hospital, Banda Aceh
Ongoing Medical Care Delivery in a Red Cross Field Hospital