January 2010

Contents - January 2010

• ISTM News
  • The position of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Travel Medicine is available.
  • Report of the Publications Committee
    Avoiding conflicts of interest in manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Travel Medicine.
  • News from the Nurse Professional Group
    Happening in travel medicine nursing in the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway and the US.
  • New ISTM Interest Group Being Formed
    The psychological health of travellers
• Become more active: participate in ISTM programs
  • The ISTM offers three types of volunteer activities that members can join.
  • The Public Affairs Standing Committee has recently been established.
• In memoriam: Gary Robert Podolsky, MD
• Report from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Faculty of Travel Medicine Symposium
• Best Health Books for 2010
  According to the Wall Street Journal, includes one written by several ISTM members.
• ISTM Journal Watch
  Six articles of interest to travel medicine practitioners are briefly reviewed.
• Regional Travel Medicine Meetings
  Two important regional travel medicine conferences are scheduled for 2010, each focusing on travel medicine issues distinctive to their regions.