PROGRAMME

Invited Speakers

George Alberti	University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Ala Alwan	WHO, Switzerland
Anarfi Asamoa-Baah	WHO, Switzerland
Dan Colley	Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, Georgia University, USA
Maire Connolly	WHO, Switzerland
Anthony Costello	UCL International Centre for Child Health and Development, London, UK
Bruce Dick	WHO, Switzerland
Matthew Falagas	Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece
Nathan Ford	Medecins Sans Frontieres, South Africa
Brian Greenwood	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Andy Haines	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Diana Lockwood	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Adetokunbo Lucas	Harvard University, USA
Elizabeth Mapella	Tanzania
David Molyneux	President of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London, UK
Charles Newton	KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Kenya
Tim O'Dempsey	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
Geoff Pasvol	Imperial College, London, UK
Vikram Patel	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Sangath Centre, Goa, India
Richard Peto	University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Didier Raoult	WHO Collaborative Center for Rickettsial Reference and Research, Marseille, France
David Ross	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Lorenzo Savioli	WHO, Switzerland
Marcel Tanner	Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
Jimmy Whitworth	Wellcome Trust, London, UK
Stephen Wright	Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK

 Wednesday 17th September 2008

12.30 – 13.30	Registration
13.30 – 13.45	Opening remarks David Molyneux, President of RSTMH
13.45 – 17.15	Tropical and emerging diseases Chair – Brian Greenwood, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
13.45-14.30	Keynote: The conquest of tropical diseases: the last lap? Adetokunbo Lucas, Harvard University, USA
14.30 – 15.00	Emerging rickettsioses Didier Raoult, WHO Collaborative Center for Rickettsial Reference and Research, Marseille, France
15.00 – 15.30	Coffee, exhibition and poster viewing
15.30 – 16.00	TBA Matthew Falagas
16.00 – 16.30	Schistosomes “live long and prosper”: How to live a good life and perpetuate your genes Dan Colley, Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, USA
16.30 – 17.15	Neglected tropical diseases –including the launch of the WHO monitoring and evaluation manual Lorenzo Savioli, World Health Organization, Switzerland
19.30 – 21.00	Welcome Reception in the Brighton Pavilion

Thursday 18th September 2008

08.00 – 09.00	Registration and coffee
09.00 – 12.00	Chronic diseases in tropical countries Chair – Andy Haines, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
09.00 – 10.30	Non-communicable diseases in the developing world – can we tame the monster? George Alberti, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and Ala Alwan, World Health Organization, Switzerland Scaling up services for mental disorders in developing countries: a call to action. Vikram Patel, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Sangath Centre, Goa, India
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee, exhibition and poster viewing
11.00 – 12.00	Oral presentations from submitted abstracts
12.00 – 13.30	Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing
12.00 – 13.00	Tropical careers workshop
13.30 – 15.30	Tropical neurological disability Chair – Geoff Pasvol, Imperial College, London, UK
13.30 – 14.00	Leprosy – fresh challenges in the field Diana Lockwood, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
14.00 – 14.30	The burden of neurodisability in tropical regions Charles Newton, KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Kenya
14.30 – 15.30	Oral presentations from submitted abstracts
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee break, exhibition and poster viewing
16.00 – 16.45	Keynote: Answering important questions by large-scale randomised evidence Richard Peto, Clinical Trial Service Unit, University of Oxford, UK Chair – Jimmy Whitworth, Wellcome Trust, London, UK
16.45 – 17.30	RSTMH medal winner presentations
17.30 – 18.30	Annual General Meeting
20.00 – 22.00	Conference Dinner at the Hilton Metropole

Friday 19th September 2008

08.00 – 09.00	Registration and coffee
09.00 – 10.30	Primary health care – celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Alma Ata declaration Convened by Anthony Costello, UCL International Centre for Child Health and Development, London, UK
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee, exhibition and poster viewing
11.00 – 12.30	Adolescents: neglect our future at our peril Adolescent health – why it matters Bruce Dick, World Health Organization, Switzerland HIV prevention in young people David Ross, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK Implementation of HIV prevention policies Elizabeth Mapella, Tanzania
12.00 – 12.30	Oral presentations from submitted abstracts
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch, exhibition and poster viewing
12.30 – 13.30	NGO Workshop
13.30 – 15.30	Medicine of poverty and conflict Chair – Tim O’Dempsey, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
14.00 – 14.30	Maire Connolly, Strengthening Health Security in Conflict-affected Countries, World Health Organization, Switzerland
14.30 – 15.00	Nathan Ford, Medecins Sans Frontieres, South Africa
15.00 – 15.30	Iraq– a case study
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee, exhibition and poster viewing
16.00 – 16.45	Keynote: Is malaria in Africa being rolled back? Marcel Tanner, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland Chair – Stephen Wright, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK
16.45 – 17.00	Closing remarks Vice Presidents Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, World Health Organization and Anthony Costello, UCL International Centre for Child Health and Development, London, UK