Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 190-193, May 2010

Professional organisation profile: A Sub-Faculty of expedition medicine for Australasia

  • Peter A. Leggat

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, QLD 4811, Australia
    • School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, QLD 4811, Australia. Tel.: +61 7 4781 5959; fax: +61 7 4781 5254.
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  • Marc T.M. Shaw

      Affiliations

    • Worldwise New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
    • School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, QLD 4811, Australia

Received 9 January 2010; accepted 18 January 2010. published online 08 March 2010.

Summary 

A review of the recent foundation by The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine of the Sub-Faculty of Expedition Medicine is presented. Information is given on aims, professional grades of membership, and the various activities of the Sub-Faculty, including publications and scientific meetings.

Keywords: Expedition medicine, Wilderness medicine, Travel medicine, Professional organisation

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PII: S1477-8939(10)00003-7

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2010.01.002

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 190-193, May 2010

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