Calendar: Travel Medicine Conferences, Courses, Educational Travel
Conferences
Introduction to Travel Medicine, A Short Course. London UK. March 19-21, 2002. Comprehensive, preparatory three-day course covering theoretical and practical aspects of travel medicine in practice. Contact: Ruth Hargreaves, Course Administrator, Academic Centre for Travel Medicine and Vaccines, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF UK Email: r.hargreaves@rfc.ucl.ac.uk Tel: +44 020 7472 6114 Fax: +44 020 7830 2268
Travel Medicine: Short Course. London, UK April 8-12, 2002. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM.) The course is designed for general practitioners and nurses who provide pre-travel health service and want to upsate their knowledge and skills. Registry LSHTM, 50 Bedford Square, London WCIB 3DP, UK. Tel: +44(0)20 7299 4648. Fax: +44(0)20 7323 0368. Email: shortcourse@lshtm.ac.uk.
International Conference on Travel Medicine and 2nd International SHEA (Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiolgy. Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. April 13-17, 2002. "Global Travel: The Raptures, The Risks." Topic to be discussed: travel epidemiology; venomous snakes. Hajj-related diseases; drug resistant diseases. International Faculty including president and two past presidents of the ISTM. In collaboration with WHO, ISTM, and other organizations. Contact: Conference Coordinator, Academic Affairs, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426 Tel: 252-0088 ext 2328 Fax: 252-0040 E-mail accaff1@ngha.med.sa.
5th Wilderness and Travel Medicine Meeting. Santa Fe, New Mexico. April 24-27, 2002. Update on all important, recent happenings in travel and wilderness medicine. Sponsored by the Wilderness Medical Society and University of California, San Diego Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program. Contact: CME, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 92110. Tel 858-534-3940. Fax: 858-534-7672. Email: ocme@ucsd.edu Web address: www.wms.org
The Third Annual Travel Medicine Course: Certificate of Competence. Johannesburg, South Africa. May 10-12, 2002. University of the Witwatersrand in conjunction with the James Cook University, Townville, Australia. Hosted by the South African Society of Travel Medicine. Open to medical practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and paramedics. The course comprises two "on campus" modules, and two inter-block projects, a course reader and a MCQ examination. On campus contact time will comprise lectures, case studies and discussions. It is registered for CME/CPD points with the HPCSA and covers material pertinent to the ISTM Certificate of Knowledge in Travel Medicine Examination. Contact: Michelle Shelby, Secretary, SASTM, Office, P.O. Box 16179, Lyttelton, 0140 Republic of South Africa. Tel: +27 (012) 667-5160 E-Mail: sasomdm@iafrica.com Web site: www.sastm.org.za
III European Conference on Travel Medicine: Travel and Epidemics. Florence, Italy. May 15-18, 2002. A broad overview of the latest in travel medicine from leaders in the field. Sponsor: WHO Collaborating Centre for Tourist Health. Official Language: English. Contact: Dr. Walter Pasini Viale Dardanelli, 64 47900 Rimini, ltaly Tel. +39-0541-24301 or +39-0541-53209. Fax +39-0541-25748. E-mail: wpasini@rimini com. Or contact: Conference Secretariat: Travel Agency Girovagare, Viale Milton n. 81, 1- 50129 Firenze, Italy. Tel: 39 055 494949. Fax: 39 055 476393.
3rd Scandinavian Forum for Travel Medicine 2002. Copenhagen, Denmark. May 22-24, 2002. Sponsors: Travel medicine societies in Denmark, Sweden and Norway in collaboration with WHO. A focus on the scientific basis for travel medicine through state-of-the-art reviews, symposia, and free communications. Health risks when traveling to Eastern European countries. Official language: English - with parallel sessions in Scandinavian languages. Contact: Conference secretariat: ICS A/S Copenhagen, Strandvejen 171, P.O. Box 41, DK-2900 Hellerup Denmark. Tel: +45 3946 0500 Fax: +45 3946 0515. Email: forum2002@ics.dk Web address: www.ics.dk
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 from October 2002-July 2003 on each Monday. 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 20-23, 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.
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.
Tropical Medicine Expeditions to East Africa: 10th Expedition to Kenya, February 23-March 7, and 7th Expedition to Uganda, March 23-April 4, 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 Homepage: www.tropmedex.com
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.
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.
