The recent pandemic has changed travel and travel medicine. When the ability to freely travel was suddenly curtailed, a range of social issues were exposed. Not the least was the value that freedom of travel provides to our world.

The way that risks, costs, and personal perceptions about international travel was altered, perhaps forever.

Forefront in a changing world has been a refreshed consideration of the many benefits of travel. Concurrently, the need and desire to return to travel has meant that traditional ideas about risks have been altered.

Join APTHS in Nepal to explore both the risks and benefits of travel, and how the practice of Travel Medicine should adapt.

For information: https://www.apthc2024.org/

Organizer: Kay Schaefer (MD, PhD, MSc, DTM&H), Cologne, Germany. 
www.tropmedex.com (since 1995)

Tropical medicine experts from Tanzania and Germany supervise individual on-site bedside teaching, laboratory sessions (hands-on microscopy of parasites in the blood, stool, urine and skin) and give lectures on up-to-date issues in tropical medicine and travelers‘ health in various hospitals and research institutions. The curriculum covers the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and control of the most important tropical infectious diseases. In addition the participants get an insight into the local healthcare system and explore during medical field excursions the fantastic scenery and prolific flora and fauna of Tanzania and Zanzibar. Teaching language: English. Each excursion is accredited with 60 CME hours by the Medical Association in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Hola colegas, a poco más de 3 años de la pandemia de COVID-19, se observa la emergencia de la hepatitis aguda severa de etiología no precisada, la viruela símica, brotes de ebola, la confluencia de COVID-19, Influenza y Virus Sincitial Respiratorio en algunos países.  En este contexto, dengue ha recuperado las cifras reportadas antes de la pandemia. Solo en la Región de las Américas y de acuerdo a la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), se habían reportado 2 552 892 casos, de ellos 4 000 graves y 1 177 fallecidos. Los 4 serotipos virales se mantienen circulando. Se observa, además, el incremento paulatino de Chikungunya y en menor grado de Zika. Finalmente, son cada día más frecuentes los reportes de casos de Mayaro y Oropouche.

El Centro Colaborador de la OPS/OMS para el Estudio del Dengue y su Control, el  Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Pedro Kouri”, la Sociedad Cubana de Microbiología y Parasitología y el Ministerio de Salud Pública de la República de Cuba, La Organización Panamericana de la Salud/Organización Mundial de la Salud,  tienen el placer de anunciarle que del 14 al 25 de agosto de 2023 se efectuará la 18va. edición del Curso Internacional de Dengue y otros Arbovirus emergentes para la  actualización y preparación frente a nuevas emergencias epidemiológicas de arbovirus. El curso se efectuará en saludo al 85 aniversario del Instituto de Medicina Tropical ¨Pedro Kouri¨, IPK

El curso ofrecerá un espacio para la actualización y debate de la situación epidemiológica y los avances en su conocimiento, prevención y control de Dengue y otras arbovirosis con especial referencia a Chikungunya, Zika, Fiebre Amarilla, Mayaro y Oropouche.

Se presentarán temas de interés relacionados con el manejo clínico de los pacientes, el control del vector, los avances en las investigaciones en patogenia, vacunas, antivirales, genética del individuo, los virus y el vector, nuevas herramientas de control, la influencia del cambio climático en la emergencia de enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos del género Aedes, y el enfrentamiento de los brotes, ante el nuevo escenario de co-circulación de los arbovirus. Se compartirán las nuevas iniciativas internacionales y su impacto en el control emergente de las arbovirosis.

El Curso se realizará en el Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Pedro Kouri” ubicado en: Autopista Novia del Mediodia, Km 6 1/2 entre Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central Arroyo Arenas, La Lisa, La Habana CP. 11 400

Para más información: DENGUE 2024 18vo. Curso Internacional de Dengue y otros Arbovirus emergentes (sld.cu)

In its 15th year, the North American Refugee Health Conference (NARHC) will grow to 800+ healthcare providers, policy makers, public health specialists, researchers, social workers and ancillary health personnel representing prominent organizations from major cities across North America. The NARHC is recognized as the leading conference for healthcare and other professionals working with refugee populations, and is the world's largest clinical refugee health conference. It alternates annually between Canada and US, and 2024 NARHC will be hosted in the "birthplace" of US refugee health: Minneapolis, MN. 
 
The conference is organized by the Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the healthcare of refugees and asylum seekers, as well as addressing equity in healthcare. Our passionate members include medical providers, nurses, social workers, researchers, coordinators and many other professionals who spend much of their workday caring for newly-arriving refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants. Our mission is to educate, coordinate, and provide a forum for communication by which members (and the general public) can become more informed about best practices in refugee and immigrant healthcare.
 
 Registration for the conference is currently open as is the abstract submission portal (details here) - open from now until April 1st, 2024. We welcome abstract submissions for traditional scientific abstracts, as well as workshops and panel discussions on important topics within refugee health, including Advocacy, Chronic Disease, Community, Education/Research, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Models of Care, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Screening, Vaccines, and Women’s Health. 
 

This landmark event will be held from December 3rd - 6th, 2024 at the beautiful Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa. https://isidcongress.org/welcome/

The ICID, held every two years, brings together clinicians, allied health practitioners, researchers, epidemiologists, veterinarians, pharmacists, academics, and public health practitioners from over 100 countries including renowned experts and key thought leaders in their fields. The upcoming ICID 2024 will be among the largest global health meetings held on the African Continent, focusing on regional infectious disease challenges including pneumonia, vaccine-preventable diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, HIV, Zika, Dengue, Marburg, Ebola, as well as infection control and planetary health strategies.

The ICID 2024 will provide a platform that fosters networking, the exchange of research findings, and collaboration on solving problems with a global emphasis on trends in Infectious Disease management and prevention, while also delivering knowledge regionally focused on South Africa and the African Continent.

Additionally, this year, we have the privilege to collaborate with the Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa (FIDSSA) which will be organizing a full-day pre-ICID 2024 Educational Workshop on December 2nd, 2024. This workshop, hosted by FIDSSA, is designed for infectious disease and microbiology trainees preparing for exams or physicians seeking an update and review of topical issues in infectious diseases.

Four days of an outstanding, exceptional and forwardthinking agenda, which includes parallel tracks addressing one health science, antimicrobial agents and resistance, and science policy interface, amongst others. 

The Congress will enable discussing major One Health challenges, as well as sharing research data and policy developments. Above all, it will provide a great opportunity to look at global One Health science and policy through an African lens. Through an open call for abstracts, notable work from distinguished scientists and opinion leaders will be disseminated at the world’s largest forum dedicated to advancing the One Health agenda and community.

Building on the success of the 7th World One Health Congress in 2022 in Singapore, it will bring together One Health stakeholders, from science researchers, policymakers, representatives of international institutions, civil society to the private sector from around the world.

www.worldonehealthcongress.org

FIS / HIS International Conference 2024 delegate registration and abstract submission is now open! Topics and session titles have been released.

🌍 over 700 global attendees,
 
🤝 fantastic networking opportunities over 3 days
 
🔬 a full programme of latest research, scientific sessions, keynote plenary lectures,
     debates, clinical cases and more.

More information at https://fisconference.org/
 

Registration

►  Online registration open   ►  Early bird closing date:       Monday 23 September   ►  Bursary applications open

Since its founding in 2009 by Dr. Betz Halloran of University of Washington, SISMID has trained thousands of researchers from academia, government, and industry in cutting edge analytic methods. SISMID’s new home is at Emory University, and housed within the Rollins School of Public Health, in Atlanta.

Scholarship Information
Scholarship awards are available for SISMID. A major goal of SISMID is to prepare scholars from all backgrounds for modern research in infectious diseases. SISMID encourages applications from those from groups historically underrepresented in STEM such as racial and ethnic minority groups, low-income, first-generation college students, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ groups. Awards will be granted until funding is exhausted. SISMID courses will be held in-person at the Emory University campus.

More information at https://sph.emory.edu/SISMID/index.html.

Download the University of Minnesota Global Health Course PDF for more information.