📢 Next in the Summer Chagas Disease Webinar Series, hosted by Albert Einstein College of Medicine: 💊 You’re Starting Treatment: How Do You Manage Side Effects and Treatment Expectations? 🎙️ Dr. Katherine Reifler 📅 Aug 3 | 5–6 PM EDT 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/4xzrpvv6 @astmh.bsky.social#ChagasDisease
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✈️ Vacation season is here — and so is our new clinical case series! We’ll explore real-world scenarios in travel and tropical medicine, with practical questions for everyday clinical practice. 🩺 Ready for our first Returning Traveler Challenge? 👇
📢 A reminder! Registration is open for the 2026 Update Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health 🌍 Hybrid format (Brasília + online) 🎟️ One registration gives you access to both course days 🎓 Student & trainee discounts ⭐ Expert faculty 🔗 tinyurl.com/m9y9m92f @astmh.bsky.social
📚 Stay up to date in Clinical Tropical Medicine & Travelers' Health! Join the 2026 ASTMH Update Course: 🇧🇷 Aug 16 – In person in Brasilia, Brazil (with livestream) 💻 Sept 19 – Livestream 🔗 Course details: tinyurl.com/5mm5u5ps 📝 Register here: tinyurl.com/9dxj52hm @astmh.bsky.social
Ebola outbreak 2026 — what do we know so far? A new Ebola outbreak has once again highlighted the importance of early detection, rapid response, infection prevention, and global surveillance. #Ebola #GlobalHealth #InfectiousDiseases #TropicalMedicine #TravelMedicine
📢 Join the new Clinical Practice Guidelines Subcommittee! Help shape future ASTMH clinical guidelines. We are seeking ACCTMTH members to serve as Co-Chairs and members. 📅 3-year term ⏳ Apply by June 1 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/4fmh3zmm 📝 Apply: tinyurl.com/3fjz3djn @astmh.bsky.social
✈️ Clinical Trainee Case Presentation submissions are now open! Present your tropical medicine case at the ASTMH Annual Meeting. 🏆 3 winners selected 💵 Up to $1,000 travel support + free registration ⏳ Deadline: May 18 🔗 Details below: tinyurl.com/bdzxkcd5 @astmh.bsky.social
📝 The STLG Essay Competition is now live! The Invisible Traveler: NTDs in non-endemic countries 🌍 Open to students and trainees worldwide 📝 1,000–1,500 words 🏆 Winning essays will be submitted to AJTMH ⏳ Deadline: May 18 🔗 Submission details:https://tinyurl.com/4e39xdt2 @astmh.bsky.social
Hand hygiene saves lives. A simple action with a major impact on preventing infections and improving patient safety—every day. #IPC #PatientSafety #HandHygiene
Malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest parasitic infections—and a diagnosis you should never miss in a returning traveller with fever. 👇 Follow this thread to explore key facts about this important parasitic disease @astmh.bsky.social #malaria #worldmalariaday #tropicalmedicine
April 14 | World Chagas Disease Day A neglected parasitic disease that still affects millions worldwide. Let’s break down why it matters 👇 #WorldChagasDiseaseDay #ChagasDisease #NTDs @astmh.bsky.social
In light of #WorldTBDay, here’s a quick refresh on updated WHO TB treatment guidelines 🧵 #WorldTBDay #EndTB @astmh.bsky.social
🌍 World TB Day 2026 March 24 marks World Tuberculosis Day, commemorating the discovery of the bacterium that causes TB by Robert Koch. A disease we’ve known for over a century—yet still here. 🧵👇 #WorldTBDay #EndTB @astmh.bsky.social
🌍Call for applications! ACCTMTH LMIC Clinician Travel Award recognizing outstanding tropical medicine clinicians in LMICs. 🗓 Deadline: April 6 📄Guidelines: tinyurl.com/2en2spwc 🔗 Apply: tinyurl.com/5kbmmc34 @astmh.bsky.social #TropicalMedicine #GlobalHealth
📢Applications open! The ACCTMTH Clinical Research Award supports students & postdocs conducting clinically oriented tropical medicine research. 🗓 Deadline: April 6 📄Guidelines: tinyurl.com/64d2sh8n 🔗Apply: tinyurl.com/3wza7kzx @astmh.bsky.social #TropicalMedicine #GlobalHealth
World Leprosy Day 2026 reminds us of a simple truth. Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma. Despite effective treatment, fear and discrimination continue to delay care and drive preventable disability. #WorldLeprosyDay #EndStigma #NeglectedTropicalDiseases #GlobalHealth #ASTMH #ACCTMTH
Season’s greetings to our clinical tropical medicine community. Thank you for advancing care where it matters most. Wishing you a joyful Christmas and a purposeful New Year. #ASTMH #ClinicalTropicalMedicine #GlobalHealth #HappyHolidays
🩺 The ASTMH Clinical Group is recruiting up to three paid interns for the 2026 term (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026). 📋 Review the criteria here: tinyurl.com/3bnpx9n4 📅 Deadline: December 8, 2025 🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/3hmkfc64 #TropMed #ASTMH #ClinicalTropicalMedicine #GlobalHealth #Internship #STLG
Visit the Clinical Group in the exhibit hall at booth #903! Answer a trivia question for a chance to win a prize and grab a cookie! 🍪🍪 #ASTMH2025 #TravelMedicine #TropicalMedicine #GlobalHealth
📢 ASTMH Clinical Pre-Meeting Course: Global experts unite to address drug resistance and complex infections, sharing practical strategies to improve treatment and patient outcomes worldwide. Details here: tinyurl.com/3shcke9s #ASTMH2025 #TropicalMedicine
🔹 Session 68 – Parasites, Viruses & Others Tue.Nov 11 · 10:15h| Room 713 🔹 Session 85 – HIV and Co-morbidities Tue.Nov 11 · 1:45h| Room 713 🔹 Session 154 – Clinical Tropical Medicine Debates: Chikungunya Vaccine & Leishmaniasis Therapy Wed.Nov 12 · 4:45h| Room 801A #ASTMH2025 #ClinicalMedicine
🌐 Additional Clinical Tropical Medicine Sessions 🔹 Session 6 – Bacterial Infections & Antibiotics Mon, Nov 10 · 8:30 AM | Room 713 🔗Details: tinyurl.com/2pxnjtaw 🔹 Session 20 – Febrile Illness Diagnosis and Epidemiology Mon, Nov 10 · 10:45 AM | Room 713 🔗Details: tinyurl.com/2b4cz8jw #ASTMH2025
📚 115-What’s New in Clinical Tropical Medicine Literature? This symposium will highlight recent research on: Avian Influenza, Dengue, Oropouche, and Marburg virus Wed, Nov 12 · 9:15 AM | Room 713 🔗 Details: tinyurl.com/4yakdrru #ASTMH2025 #TropicalMedicine #EmergingDiseaseThreats
🎓 Meet the Professors Sessions 🔹 Session 81 - Clinical Dilemmas in Tropical Diseases Among Migrants – Tue, Nov 11 · 12:15h · Room 801B 🔗 Details: tinyurl.com/5493p8pc 🔹 Session 127 - Same Story, Different Faces – Wed, Nov 12 · 11:15h · Room 801B 🔗 Details: tinyurl.com/mrxxkyt5
🎓 Meet the Professors Sessions 🔹 Session 33 - Cases from South Asia – Mon, Nov 10 · 12:45h · Room 801B. 🔗Details: tinyurl.com/4e7hf6cu 🔹 Session 69 -Trainee Case Competition – Tue, Nov 11 · 10:15 · Room 714. 🔗 Details: tinyurl.com/5etwdxnu #ASTMH2025 #ClinicalTropicalMedicine #MedicalEducation
🎓 Meet the Professors Sessions Interactive sessions where students and trainees discuss clinical cases in tropical medicine with leading experts. Includes a Trainee Case Presentation highlighting outstanding emerging talent. Engage, learn, and exchange ideas with leaders in tropical medicine.
🌍 Marcolongo Celebration: Milestones in Travel Medicine ✈️ Join us for a symposium honoring Dr. Vincenzo Marcolongo, whose pioneering work established the foundations of modern travel medicine. 📅 Tuesday, November 11; 16:00h 🔗Details here: bit.ly/47kmAwj
💬 Science Communication for Healthcare Professionals 🎙️ Session on effective strategies for science communication in healthcare, focusing on: 📰 Print, radio, podcasts, and TV 🌐 Mainstream and social media 🤝 Engaging community stakeholders 📅 November 10 · 16:30h 🔗 Details here: bit.ly/4nzMZuK
🦟 Marcolongo Lecture: Navigating Malaria Risk 🌍 Key updates on: 🔹 Risk assessment for malaria in travelers 🔹 Prevention strategies and best practices 🔹 Diagnosis and treatment advances for clinical practice in travel medicine 📅 November 10 · 14:15h 🔗 More details here: bit.ly/47h1Qpa
✨ We’re getting ready for the ASTMH Annual Meeting this November in Toronto - Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming 👇