Intensive Update Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health

October 4-5, 2010
Westin Peachtree Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Download the 2009 Syllabus Order Form.

ASTMH has developed this course as an update in the essential components of tropical medicine and travelers' health. This two-day meeting is designed for physicians and for all other health care providers working in tropical medicine or travelers' health. Speakers are internationally recognized authorities in the field.

The next course will be held on October 4-5, 2010 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia.

ASTMH offers a Certificate Examination that assesses and recognizes individual excellence in training and knowledge. Passing the examination leads to a Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health (CTropMed®). The next exam open for application will take place on November 2, 2010, in conjunction with the ASTMH 59th Annual Meeting, to be held November 3-7, 2010, in Atlanta, Georgia USA.

Course Schedule

Monday, October 4
7 am - 5:15 pm

Tuesday, October 5
7 am - 5:15 pm

Course Brochure

Download the course brochure with agenda, speakers and registration information.

Registration

Click here to register online now!

Registration Fees

Hotel Reservations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, located at 210 Peachtree Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, phone 404-659-1400.  For reservations, call the hotel at 404-659-1400 and mention that you are an ASTMH attendee to receive the special conference group rate of $159 for a single/double room, plus applicable taxes. Discounted rooms are sold on a first-come, first-served basis and discounted room rates apply only to ASTMH attendee reservations received by September 12, 2010, or as long as rooms are still available in the ASTMH room block. Make your hotel reservations early!

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Online Course Syllabus

The course syllabus with speaker handouts will be available to pre-registrants for download approximately two weeks prior to the course.  A printed syllabus will not be distributed at the course.  All pre-registrants will receive an e-mail approximately two weeks prior to the course with instructions for downloading the speaker handouts.

Tentative Course Topics

Intestinal Helminths
Schistosomiasis
Leishmania
Filarial Infections
Larval Cestode Infections
Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases
Malaria Prevention
Malaria Treatment
Rickettsial Diseases
Intestinal Protozoa
Tuberculosis
Serologic Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases
Rabies
Leprosy
Chagas Disease
Tropical Dermatology
Immunizations for Travel
Diarrheal Diseases
HIV/AIDS in Africa
Case Studies