[...]... contribute to the understanding of travel medicine Section 1 describes the evolution of travel medicine as a specialty The early masters in travel health epidemiology and the founders of travel medicine are described to provide an understanding of the history of travel medicine This is followed by Section 2 which covers the ‘education in travel medicine An increasing specialization in travel medicine means... anecdotes and personal tales that relate to travelers’ health as experienced by travel medicine practitioners Behind every piece of research in travel medicine, there are stories that remain untold in the scientific literature Section 6 has some ‘real life’ tales that unravel the science behind travel medicine Not every travel experience is for fun Section 7 expresses this Some travel is for a cause,... expedition medicine, and the safety and security of travelers abroad Other medical interests include Medicine and the Media, and the Art in Medicine He has traveled extensively, including recently to the Pitcairn Islands and on Expeditions to Namibia and Mongolia, and as the Team Doctor with Sir Peter Blake to the Amazonas of South America David R Shlim was the medical director of the CIWEC Clinic Travel Medicine. .. Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa He has coordinated the Australian postgraduate course on travel medicine since 1993 and has assisted with the development of travel medicine courses in other countries Professor Leggat is currently the President of The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine He was a Member of the Executive Board of the International Society of Travel Medicine from 2003–2005... conduct small-scale travel medicine research in 1972 became interested in extending the field He subsequently organized the First ‘Conference on International Travel Medicine in 1988 He was a co-founder of the International Society of Travel Medicine and is the Editor of the Journal of Travel Medicine He is editor/author of several books and more than 200 publications related to travel medicine Stephen... diseases and risks associated with travel He has contributed numerous chapters to travel medicine textbooks, and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Travel Medicine, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, and High Altitude Medicine and Biology He is the only person to have received awards for research from both the International Society of Travel Medicine, and the Wilderness Medical Society... diseases, and then joined the Emory faculty She became Chief of Travelers’ Health at CDC and now remains in the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine as an expert consultant She was the co-organizer of the Atlanta Travel Medicine meeting in 1991 and a founding member of the International Society of Travel Medicine Since then she has played many roles within the ISTM including Chair of the Professional... on host countries He is currently President of the Asia-Pacific Travel Health Society and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Travel Medicine He is also a contributing author in the ‘Textbook of Travel Medicine and Health’, in Travel Medicine and Migrant Health’, in the ‘Pocket Guide to Cultural Health Assessment’, in ‘Tourism and Health’, and in the ‘Guide to Healthy Living in Thailand and South... Journal of Travel Medicine and presently is the chair of the ISTM Publications Committee David O Freedman is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) David is also Director of the UAB Travelers’ Health Clinic, Director of the Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine (Lima, Peru), Executive Board Member of the International Society of Travel Medicine, ... Epidemiology for the Pennsylvania Department of Health Prativa Pandey, a Nepali, is an American Board certified internist practicing travel medicine in Kathmandu, Nepal at the CIWEC Clinic Travel Medicine Center She has been the medical director of the clinic since 1998 and has been site director for the GeoSentinel project She is the current President of the International Society of Travel Medicine from . of Travel Medicine with the Diploma of Travel Medicine from Glasgow, he is also a Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine and a Fellow of the Faculty of Travel Medicine from the. and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Travel Medicine. He is also a contributing author in the ‘Textbook of Travel Medicine and Health’, in Travel Medicine and Migrant Health’, in the ‘Pocket. of the Atlanta Travel Medicine meeting in 1991 and a founding member of the International Society of Travel Medicine. Since then she has played many roles within the ISTM including Chair of the