PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
As at 12 September, 2024
Our exciting program of prominent speakers, includes cutting edge science and practice of travel medicine.
Program Outline
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
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All day: Adventure and Wilderness Travel Pre-Conference Seminar
(separate registration required)
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Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Pre-Conference Workshops (included in main conference registration fee)
Morning: Maximized Outreach: Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Strategies for Traveling Families
Arranged by members of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) Psychological Health of Travelers Interest Group. It will explore the management of psychological health issues during travel particularly in a family setting.
Afternoon: Military Medicine and Travel
Arranged by members of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) Military Travel Interest Group. It will cover a number of travel related issues within the military context.
Late afternoon: Registration to be followed by official Opening Ceremony
Opening Plenary Lecture
HOW A TINY CLINIC IN NEPAL MADE AN OUTSIZED CONTRIBUTION TO TRAVEL MEDICINE AROUND THE WORLD
David Shlim, USA
Evening: Get together reception
Thursday, 19 September 2024
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All day: Meet the Professor, Sessions (plenary and parallels), Workshops
PL01: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF VACCINES
NEW VACCINES FOR TRAVELLERS, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Switzerland
NEWER VACCINE TECHNOLOGIES, Priya Abraham, India
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SY01: FEBRILE ILLNESS IN TRAVELERS – ANY NEWS?
DENGUE, Somia Iqtadar, Pakistan
RICKETTSIA AND Q FEVER, Priscilla Rupali, India
TYPHOID, CONJUGATE VACCINE, XDR, Buddha Basnyat, Nepal
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SY02: GETTING THERE AND BACK SAFELY
IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCIES, Ady Wirawan, Indonesia
AEROMEDICAL RETRIEVAL AND INTERNATIONAL REPATRIATION (HOSPITAL TO HOME COUNTRY), Brett Gerrard, New Zealand
HELI/EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS FROM (ALTITUDE, TRAUMA - FIELD TO HOSPITAL), Suvash Dawadi, Nepal
SY03: CHANGING EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MALARIA
GLOBAL AND ASIA PACIFIC REGION, Divya Deodhar, Sultanate of Oman
MALARIA RESISTANCE, Arjen Dondorp, Thailand
NEW VECTORS, Oscar David Kirstein, Israel
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Friday, 20 September 2024
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All day: Meet the Professor, Sessions (plenary and parallels), Workshops
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PL02: SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL/COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL RELATED BENEFITS OF TRAVEL
TRAVEL & TOURISM: GLOBAL BENEFITS & HARMS, Robert Steffan, Switzerland
TRAVEL & TOURISM: INDIVIDUAL TRAVELER BENEFITS, Gerard Flaherty, Ireland
SY04: MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES DURING TRAVEL, ACUTE PSYCHOSIS, JERUSALEM SYNDROME, Pushpa Prasad Sharma, Kathmandu
PREPARING THE TRAVELLER FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS, Maureen MacConnell, USA
SY05: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
BIOLOGIC DRUGS, Sarah McGuinness, Australia
THE PREGNANT TRAVELLER, Sarah Borwein, Hong Kong
THE OLDER TRAVELLER, Jonathan Cohen, Australia
Saturday, 21 September 2024
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All Day Meet the Professor, Sessions (plenaries and parallels), Workshops, Closing Session
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PL03: DIAGNOSTIC GAPS: NEW TOOLS, NEW HORIZONS
DIAGNOSTIC GAPS IN TRAVEL AND TROPICAL MEDICINE, Eli Schwartz, Israel
NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND THEIR PROS AND CONS, Pallab Ray, India
SY06: COVID 19 PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Sarah Borwein, Hong Kong
Participants:
Ben Cowling, Hong Kong
Annelies Wilder-Smith, Switzerland
Eyal Leshem, Israel
SY07: GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS AND TRAVEL: WHAT’S NEW?
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF TRAVELLERS DIARRHOEA: AN UPDATE AND REVIEW, Karin Leder, Australia
GLOBAL MICROBIOME: EFFECTS OF TRAVEL, PATHOGEN AND RESISTANCE, Bradley Connor, USA
PERSISTENT GI SYMPTOMS POST TRAVEL , Eli Schwartz, Israel
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PL04: LOOKING BACK LOOKING FORWARD
SOME DISEASES OF WARM CLIMATES: THEIR HISTORICAL DISCOVERY AND PRESENT CONTROL
David Warrell, UK
THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL AND TOPICAL MEDICINE
Karin Leder, Australia
MEET THE PROFESSOR
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MTP01: PEEPING INTO THE TRADITIONAL WATER WISDOM IN NEPAL MANDA
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MTP02: HERITAGE RECONSTRUCTION POST 2015 EARTHQUAKE
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MTP03: CLIMATE CRISIS IN THE HIMALAYAS
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WORKSHOPS
Eleven Workshops: Including ABC workshops for those new to travel medicine
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WS01: RABIES
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WS02: MILITARY MEDICINE
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WS03: IMMUNOSUPPRESSED TRAVELER
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WS04: HIGH ALTITUDE TRAVEL
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WS05: MALARIA PANEL CASE BASED DIFFERENT APPROACHES
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WS06: CHATGPT: FRIEND OR FOE OF TRAVEL MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS?
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WS07: DESTINATION INDIA
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WS08: 10 IMPORTANT PAPERS
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ABC1: INTRODUCTION TO TRAVEL MEDICINE: SETTING UP A CLINIC AND THE PRE-TRAVEL CONSULTATION
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ABC2: TRAVEL VACCINES AND MALARIA PROPHYLAXIS
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ABC3: NON COMMUNICABLE TRAVEL RISKS
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QUIZ
COME AND TEST YOUR TRAVEL MEDICINE KNOWLEDGE
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