Intensive Update Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health

Next Course: Fall 2010
Date and location will be posted in early 2010.

Download the 2009 Course Brochure and 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 in Fall 2010.

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.

Continuing Medical Education for 2009 Course

Submit your online CME evaluation form by November 30. CME Certificates will be sent by postal mail in mid-December.

Tentative Course Topics

Intestinal Helminths
Schistosomiasis and Other Flukes
Leishmania and Trypanosomes
Filarial Infections
Larval Cestode Infections
Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases
Environmental Health
Malaria Prevention
Malaria Treatment
Rickettsial Diseases
Tropical Dermatology
Immunizations for Travel
Diarrheal Diseases
Management of HIV/AIDS in Africa
Clinical Vignettes