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Tropical and Geographic Medicine 2023
Date: May 8-12, 2023
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Pacific Time
May 8 only: 7:45 am start time.
May 12 only: 4:15 pm course adjournment)
Location (live sessions and labs): Online virtual platform
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First of its kind in western Canada and offered since 2014, we developed the Tropical and Geographic Medicine Intensive Short Course to provide health professionals with training on a clinical approach to the evaluation and management of tropical diseases. A laboratory component in the curriculum allows learners to acquire practical laboratory skills to identify parasites important for the diagnosis of tropical disease. An important element in this course is the inclusion of a public health focus on management of tropical diseases including outbreaks.
Purpose
The annual Tropical and Geographic Medicine course aims to provide health practitioners an important update and overview of key tropical diseases with a focus on providing care in resource-limited settings as well as in Canada. This course is the first of its kind in western Canada. Over 300 physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals have successfully completed this course.
This 2023 offering is a live-streamed virtual course with a companion online course in the UBC learning management system, Canvas. Presentations will be recorded and made available to course participants for online viewing afterwards for a limited period.
Target Audience: Physicians, medical trainees, public health practitioners, nurses and other healthcare workers who intend to practice in the tropics, resource-limited settings or who require an update on infectious, parasitic and other major tropical diseases.
Course Objectives
Through live online interactive sessions, attendees will learn:
- A clinical approach to the evaluation and management of tropical diseases;
- Practical laboratory skills, with a focus on the identification of parasites important for the diagnosis of tropical diseases;
- Public health principles and applications including outbreak management.
The course emphasizes three broad areas: (1) Clinical Tropical Medicine; (2) Parasitology; (3) Public Health. Participants will gain knowledge and skills in:
Clinical Tropical Medicine
- Understanding the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and complications of major tropical diseases;
- Clinical approaches to evaluating patients presenting with diseases acquired in the tropics;
- Diagnosing and treating important tropical diseases.
Parasitology
- Understanding of the lifecycles of clinically important parasites with respect to transmission and control;
- Understanding of the development of parasites within the human body and the corresponding clinical symptoms and pathophysiology;
- Laboratory diagnosis of various blood and gastrointestinal parasites.
Public Health
- Understanding the approach to outbreak investigation through an interactive case-based session;
- Preventing and controlling infections within a community using modalities such as immunization and environmental health intervention.
Sample (2019) course lecture – Schistosomiasis
Accreditation
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College of Family Physicians of Canada Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
The Division of Continuing Professional Development, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Committee (CACME) to provide CPD credits for physicians. This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by UBC CPD. You may claim a maximum of 33.75 hours (credits are automatically calculated). This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 33.75 Mainpro+® credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity. CFPC Session ID: 199193-001 This program was co-developed between University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health and UBC Faculty of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance. |
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American Medical Association (AMA) European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) |
The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada has four international agreements in place for continuing professional development (CPD) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program credits. Detailed information, including agreement expiration dates, is available here. |
| College of Pharmacists of British Columbia | Completion of this course qualifies for 33.5 hours toward CE-Plus and one or more of your 6 Learning Records. Please check College of Pharmacists of BC website for PDAP criteria. |
| Canadian Nurses Association | As part of their activities to maintain continued competency to practice, registered nurses may report participation in this course and the application of learning outcomes in their learning plan section of their annual self-assessment. In addition, RNs considering using this course as part of their continuous learning (CL) activities for CNA Certification Renewal should consult the CNA Certification Program renewal CL guidelines to ensure that this course meets the CL. |
2023 Planning Committee
| (in alphabetical order of last name) | |
| David Goldfarb, MD, FRCPC | Medical Microbiologist, Dept. of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UBC; BC Children’s & Women’s Hospitals; Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept of Paediatrics, McMaster University |
| Jan Hajek, MD, FRCPC, DTMH | Course Co-Director; Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| Susan Hollenberg, MD, MCFP, Certificate in Travel Health | Family Physician, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family Practice, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| Miguel Imperial, MD, MHSc, D(ABMM), FRCPC | Course Laboratory Coordinator, Medical Microbiologist, Provincial Health Services Authority; LifeLabs; Clinical Instructor, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| Mary Kestler, MD, DTMH | Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC; Oak Tree Clinic, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital, Infectious Diseases Division, Vancouver BC |
| Shazia Masud, MD, FRCPC | Medical Microbiologist, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey BC |
| Yazdan Mirzanejad, MD, DTMH, FRCPC, FACP | Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, UBC, Vancouver BC; Chair, Tropical Medicine Expert Group of BC |
| Gina Ogilvie, MD, MSc, FCFP, DrPH | Professor,Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV related diseases and prevention, School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), UBC; Senior Public Health Scientist, BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC); Senior Research Advisor, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver BC |
| David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc | Professor, School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), UBC; Director of Research, BCCDC, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver BC |
| Katherine Plewes, BSc, MSc, MD, DTMH, DPhil, FRCPC | Course Co-Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, Oak Tree Clinic, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, Div. of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| Laura Sauve, MD, MPH, DTMH, FRCPC, FAAP | Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, BC Children’s Hospital & Oak Tree Clinic (BC Women’s Health Centre), Dept. of Pediatrics, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver BC |
| Inna Sekirov, MD, PhD, D(ABMM), FRCPC |
Medical Microbiologist and Program Head, TB/Mycobacteriology Laboratory, BCCDC Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver BC |
2023 Course Faculty
List of 2023 course faculty*:
| (in alphabetical order of last name) | |
| Christina Coyle, MD, MS | Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Assistant Dean for Faculty Development, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA |
| Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC | Director General, Centre for Integrated Risk Assessment, Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Wayne Ghesquiere, MD, FRCPC | Infectious Diseases/Tropical Diseases and Internal Medicine Consultant; Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver BC; Consultant, Island Health, Victoria BC |
| Aniruddha Ghose, MD, FCPS |
Professor, Department of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh |
| David Goldfarb, MD, FRCPC | Medical Microbiologist, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, BC Children’s & Women’s Hospitals; Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept of Paediatrics, McMaster University |
| Jennifer Grant, MD, CM, FRCPC | Medical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician, Vancouver General Hospital; Medical Director, ASPIRES, Quality and Patient Safety, Vancouver Coastal Health; Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| Jan Hajek, MD, FRCPC, DTMH | Course Co-Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| David Harris, BSc, MD, MHSc(c), FRCPC, DTMH | Clinical Instructor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| Miguel Imperial, MD, MHSc, D(ABMM), FRCPC | Course Laboratory Coordinator, Medical Microbiologist, Provincial Health Services Authority; LifeLabs; Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| Tania Keefe, MA | Former Research Associate, Centre of International Relations, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC, Vancouver BC; International fieldworker, Médecins Sans Frontières (2015-18) |
| Mary Kestler, MD, DTMH | Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC; Oak Tree Clinic, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital, Infectious Diseases Division, Vancouver BC |
| Shazia Masud, MD, FRCPC | Medical Microbiologist, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey BC |
| Rose McGready, MBBS, PhD | Professor of Tropical Maternal and Child Health, Shoko Malaria Research Unit, University of Oxford, Nuffield Dept of Medicine, Thailand |
| Yazdan Mirzanejad, MD, DTMH, FRCPC, FACP | Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, UBC, Vancouver BC; Chair, Tropical Medicine Expert Group of BC |
| Srinivas Murthy, MD CM, MHSc | Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| Edwin Nuwagira, MBCh.B, MMed (Internal Medicine) |
Lecturer MUST, Drug-resistant TB Treatment Co-ordinator, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda |
| Michael Payne, MD, FRCPC, DTMH | Medical Microbiologist, London Health Sciences Centre; Clinical Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON |
| David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc | Professor, School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), UBC; Interim Executive Lead and Director of Research and Medical Epidemiology Lead for Antimicrobial Resistance, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver BC |
| Katherine Plewes, MSc, MD, DTMH, DPhil, FRCPC | Course Co-Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC, Vancouver BC |
| Wingfield Rehmus, MD, MPH, FAAD | Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Dermatology, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver BC |
| Manish Sadarangani, BM, BCh, MCPCH, DPhil | Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, UBC; Director, Vaccine Evaluation Center, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute; Sauder Family Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vancouver BC |
| Laura Sauve, MD, MPH, DTMH, FRCPC, FAAP | Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, BC Children’s Hospital; Oak Tree Clinic (BC Women’s Health Centre), Dept. of Pediatrics, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver BC |
| Inna Sekirov, MD, PhD, D(ABMM), FRCPC | Medical Microbiologist & Program Head, TB/Mycobateriology Laboratory, BC Centre for Disease Control, Public Health Laboratory, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC |
| Marsha Taylor, MSc | Communicable Disease Epidemiologist, BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC |
* This list reflects information as at November 14, 2022.
Contact
Dr. Lydia Ma
Continuing Education Director
Tel: 604 822 9599
Fax: 604 822 6207
lydia.ma@ubc.ca
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