MCGILL UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
TROPICAL and PARASITIC DISEASES
A CLINICAL AND LABORATORY UPDATE
Montreal May 22-24, 1996
Presented by: McGill University Centre for Tropical Diseases
The Toronto Hospital, Tropical Disease Unit
McMaster University, Infectious Disease and
Tropical Disease Clinic
Course Directors: Jay Keystone M.D., University of Toronto
Dick MacLean M.D., McGill University
Douglas MacPherson M.D., McMaster University
This programme is intended to assist clinicians, nurses, planners
and laboratory personnel dealing with tourists, overseas
employees, immigrants and missionaries with health problems
acquired in the tropics or planning to work in a tropical
location. The presentations will be problem oriented. Advances in
understanding of new etiologic agents, pathophysiology and
treatment will be highlighted. The faculty will be drawn from
McGill University, University of Toronto and McMaster University
specialists in tropical medicine and clinical parasitology with
the addition of Dr. Frank Bia from Yale University and Dr.
Edemariam Tsega, past Dean of Medicine, Addis Ababa University,
Ethiopia.
An all-day hands-on laboratory programme is offered on Wednesday,
May 22, 1996. This session will highlight microscopy and staining
of malaria, intestinal protozoa and helminths. The laboratory
session will be limited to 40 participants.
LECTURES (May 23,24, 1996)
Malaria: the clinical picture J.D. MacLean
Dengue: clinical, epidemiology, treatment K. Gamble
Plague and Leptospirosis: clinical, diagnostic F. Bia
Malaria: laboratory diagnosis, treatment J.D. MacLean
Antimalarial controversies: MacLean,Keystone,Ward,McPherson,Bia
Atovoquone, Primaquine, Halofantrin, Quinhaosu, Pyronalodone
Clinical vignettes: facial cellulitis; resistant Vivax
Skin lesions: diagnosis, treatment J. Keystone
New bugs and drugs in acute diarrhea L. Green
Chronic traveller's diarrhea J. Keystone
Intestinal protozoa: clinical significance B. Ward
Treatment for intestinal protozoa D. MacPherson
Clinical vignettes: buttock mass; TBA
Global eradication of diseases J. Pickering
Risk assessment of tropical travel B. Ward
Cost benefit of hepatitis A and typhoid vaccines M. Wise
Tuberculosis risk and screening in travellers D. MacPherson
Pre- and post-travel evaluation of employees K. Gamble
Management of adopted babies from the tropics R. Pennie
Clinical vignettes: skin ulcer; eosinophilia 8000/cmm
Filariasis: diagnosis and treatment S. Mahanty
Eosinophilia M. Libman
Clinical face of AIDS and hepatitis in the tropics E. Tsega
Tick borne diseases M. Wise
Personal protection and hospital management
of airborne communicable diseases M. Libman
Clinical vignettes: TBA; TBA
LABORATORY (May 22, 1996)
Lab Director E. Kokoskin
Assistants A Camus, L Cedilotte, I MacArthur, R McQueen, L Trudel
Techniques for the recovery of intestinal parasites E. Kokoskin
Detection and identification of helminths E. Kokoskin
Lab Practical: Helminths
Detection and identification of protozoa E. Kokoskin
Lab practical: Protozoa concentrates and stained smears
New non-microscopic techniques
Malaria morphology E. Kokoskin
Techniques for concentration and detection
Lab practical: malaria detection and identification
new techniques for malaria detection
Other blood and tissue parasites E. Kokoskin
Lab demonstration of other parasites
LOCATION Montreal, Canada
FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact Carol Zaman, Coordinator, Postgraduate Board,
The Montreal General Hospital
1650 Cedar Ave., Montreal H3G 1A4
tel. (514) 937-6011
Fax. (514) 934-1779
or Maureen Adelman
McGill Centre for Tropical Disease
1650 Cedar Ave., Montreal H3G 1A4
tel. (514) 934-8049
Fax. (514) 933-9385
E-mail [log in to unmask]
FEE (3 days; with laboratory day)
Physicians $500. late registration $525
Residents, Nurses, Technicians $300. late registration $325
(2 days; lectures only)
Physicians $300 late registration $325
Residents, Nurses, Technicians $200. late registration $225
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