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The American Society of
Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Advancing global health since 1903
ASTMH
60
th
Annual Meeting
December 4–8, 2011
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown | Philadelphia, PA, USA
Call for Abstracts
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The American Society of
Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Advancing global health since 1903
Call for Abstracts
Submit your abstract for presentation at the premier
forum for the exchange of scientific advances in tropical
medicine, hygiene and global health. Share your research
with the world’s leaders in global health.
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, founded in 1903, is
a worldwide organization of scientists, clinicians and program professionals whose
mission is to promote global health through the prevention and control of infectious
and other diseases that disproportionately afflict the global poor. Research, health
care and education are the central activities of its members, whose work bridges
basic laboratory research to international field work and clinics to countrywide programs.
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Each year, the Annual Meeting provides a unique opportunity for interaction among
professionals and students interested in the tropical medicine and hygiene field. Your
research findings will receive exposure to an international audience. The 2010
meeting attracted more than 3,200 attendees. Approximately 1,000 attendees were
from outside North America including Kenya, Brazil, India, China, Papua New Guinea,
Peru and Yemen.
Submit research abstracts for presentation. The Society seeks contributions of new
knowledge as 15-minute oral presentations or as poster (discussion) presentations.
Abstract acceptance notices will be sent via e-mail in early September.
Submit your abstract online from
March 24 – May 24, 2011, via link at
www.astmh.org
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Program Overview
The Annual Meeting will be held Sunday, December 4, through Thursday, December 8.
Pre-meeting courses will be held on Saturday, December 3, and Sunday, December 4.
The program will feature over 150 sessions, including:
Y Confirmed Plenary sessions by:
• Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, Founding Director, Partners In Health
• Mirta Roses Periago, MD, Director, PAHO
Y Topical symposium sessions
Y Oral scientific abstract sessions
Y Poster scientific abstract sessions
Y Meet the Professors sessions
Online Submission Process
For complete submission
requirements,
visit www.astmh.org.
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Submit your abstract via link at www.astmh.org.
Abstract submission guidelines are available at www.astmh.org.
The abstract submission site will be available from March 24 through May 24.
Each abstract is charged a $50 USD submission fee.
Submissions received after May 24 will be considered only for late breaker
abstract sessions.
The late breaker submission deadline is September 14.
Submission charge is $50 USD.
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March 24 Abstract Submission Site Opens
April 13 Travel Award Application Deadline
May 24 Abstract Submission Deadline
Submit your abstract
online at www.astmh.org
by May 24.
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I left excited.
May 24 Young Investigator Award Application Deadline
May 24 American Committee on Arthropod-Borne Viruses (ACAV)
Kelly Labell Student Travel Award Application Deadline
May 24 American Committee of Medical Entomology (ACME)
Student Travel Award Application Deadline
June 15 Elsevier Clinical Research Award
Application Deadline
September 14 Late Breaker Abstract Submission Deadline
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Awards and Funding Opportunities
Application details and eligibility requirements are available at
www.astmh.org. Visit the ASTMH website for complete details.
ASTMH Travel Award — Application Deadline: April 13
Bacteriology
Clinical Tropical Medicine
Diarrhea, Intestinal Infections
and Malnutrition
Entomology
Filariasis
Global Health
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Intestinal and Tissue Helminths,
Cestodes
Kinetoplastida
Basic Science/Molecular Biology
Malaria
Molecular Parasitology
Opportunistic and Anaerobic
Protozoa
Pneumonia, Respiratory Infections
and Tuberculosis
Schistosomiasis-Helminths
Limited funding is available to support travel of selected students, young investigators
and scientists actively working in the tropical medicine field. Travel award applicants
participate in the meeting through oral or poster presentations and are selected based
on abstract quality, research results and career development potential. ASTMH
membership is not required. Submit your abstract and complete the online application
at www.astmh.org by April 13.
Young Investigator Award — Application Deadline: May 24
The Young Investigator Award will be presented to outstanding young researchers
during the Annual Meeting. This award encourages developing young scientists to
pursue careers in various aspects of tropical disease research. Submit your abstract
and complete the application at www.astmh.org by May 24.
American Committee on Arthropod-Borne Viruses (ACAV)
Kelly Labell Student Travel Award — Application Deadline: May 24
Limited funding is available to support travel costs for a graduate student attending
the Annual Meeting. The award will be made to a graduate student who is conducting
research on Eastern Equine Encephalitis or other mosquito-borne viral diseases.
Applicants must present their research either orally or in poster format during the
Annual Meeting. Submit your abstract and complete the application at www.astmh.org
by May 24.
American Committee of Medical Entomology (ACME)
Student Travel Award — Application Deadline: May 24
An award of $300 USD is available to support travel and accommodation costs for
a graduate student attending the Annual Meeting. The award also includes a complimentary Annual Meeting registration. Applicants must present their research either
orally or in poster format during the Annual Meeting. The subject matter of the
presentation should involve directly or indirectly arthropods of medical importance.
Submit your abstract online and complete the online application form at www.astmh.org
by May 24.
Advancing global health since 1903
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If you want to be a scientist in
tropical medicine, you have to come
to the ASTMH conference.
Abstract submission deadline: May 24, 2011.
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Elsevier Clinical Research Award — Application Deadline: June 15
This award recognizes excellence in clinically oriented research presented by a
student at the Annual Meeting. Submit your abstract by May 24 and complete the
application form at www.astmh.org by June 15.
Tick-Louse-Flea-Mite-Borne
Diseases
Pre-Meeting Courses and
Intensive Update Course
Tropical HIV and Co-Infections
Basic Science Pre-Meeting Course — December 3
Virology
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
North-South Global Health
Partnerships
Socioeconomic Determinants
of Health
Global Health Policy
Scalability for Low-Resource
Settings
Metrics for Success
New Approaches for Immunologic Intervention in Tropical Infectious Diseases
Despite an enormous need and decades of effort, there have been few successes
in the rationale design of vaccines and other forms of immunologic intervention
in parasitic and other tropical infectious diseases. The repeated failures in this area
have underscored the need to better understand the immune response to specific
pathogens, to determine what type of responses are protective, and how they can be
specifically triggered and maintained for long periods of time. This one-day course,
designed for both graduate and post-graduate audiences, will highlight recent advances
in the field of basic immunology that suggest new strategies for achieving these critical
goals of vaccine development. In addition, the course will summarize the status of
current major tropical vaccine efforts and discuss the use of immunologic intervention
in the treatment of infection. The faculty consists of leaders in the field of fundamental
immunology, as well as experts engaged in vaccine development.
Clinical Pre-Meeting Course — December 3–4
Management of Challenging Diseases from the Tropics
This 1.5-day course will target tropical medicine practitioners, infectious disease
consultants, epidemiologists, clinical microbiologists, graduate students, public health
physicians, medical educators and other health care professionals with an interest in
clinical tropical medicine. This course will be an audience participation-based caseseries of challenging clinical questions from the tropics presenting unknowns covering
major diagnostic and therapeutic challenges that clinicians face in the returning traveler
or immigrant from overseas. A panel of expert speakers will discuss the diagnosis
and management of tropical fever of unknown origin, tropical viral infections, tropical
ophthalmology, dermatology, Chagas, mycology and filariasis.
Advancing global health since 1903
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To have so many of the world’s
health issues (discussed) in one
place for a few days is exhilarating.
Abstract submission deadline: May 24, 2011.
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Global Health Pre-Meeting Course — December 4
The Role, Coordination and Impact of Global Health Aid Organizations —
A Tanzania Perspective
The scope and intensity of global health challenges ensures that no single country,
agency, or initiative can work alone to combat these issues. In countries where bilateral, multilateral, non-governmental and private sector global health organizations
have a presence, their staff must regularly interact with each other and with the hostgovernment to ensure harmonization of efforts to fund, plan, implement and evaluate
programs. This one-day course for graduate students, public health and clinical practitioners, global health policy makers and donors will examine and discuss the complex,
in-country dynamics among multiple aid partners, using Tanzania as a case-study. The
impact of health investments in Tanzania over the past decade will be highlighted. Faculty will include aid organization and host government representatives from Tanzania.
Questions?
Contact ASTMH at:
[email protected]
111 Deer Lake Road
Suite 100
Deerfield, IL 60015 USA
Phone: +1-847-480-9592
Fax: +1-847-480-9282
www.astmh.org
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Hotel Information
The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown will be the primary site for Annual Meeting
activities. For reservations, call the hotel at +1-215-625-2900 and mention you are an
ASTMH attendee to receive the conference rate of $219 single, $229 double. ASTMH
has also reserved a limited number of rooms at the current government rate.
Exhibit and Support Opportunities
Reach this international audience with your products and services through exhibit
space or support opportunities. Your participation demonstrates your commitment
to this vital field of research and practice. It also shows your interest in facilitating the
learning of new knowledge and exchange of scientific information — a consistently
reported benefit by first-time and returning attendees. The exhibitor and support
prospectus will be available in the Spring. Please contact Kim Santos, exhibit manager,
at [email protected] to discuss the wide range of available opportunities.
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NIH, WRAIR, NGOs, academics, foundations —
it was the perfect sample of all the ways people can get involved.
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Intensive Update Course in Clinical Tropical
Medicine and Travelers’ Health — October 18–19
The Intensive Update Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health will be
held on October 18–19 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The course provides a broad
overview of core topics in clinical tropical medicine and travelers’ health. Presented in
a two-day, condensed format, the course is an excellent review for professionals and
individuals planning to take the ASTMH Certificate of Knowledge Exam (CTropMed®).
For more information, visit the ASTMH Web site at www.astmh.org or contact
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