CISTM19
Welcome to CISTM19
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Welcome to CISTM19: Expanding the Horizons of Travel Medicine
Join us 11-15 May 2025 in New Orleans where you’ll have the chance to connect with global travel health experts, discover the latest research and hear timely clinical updates. CISTM19 is accredited for 23.75 hours of CME by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
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ISTM President

Gerard Flaherty, Ireland
Scientific Program Chair

Eric Caumes, France
Local Organizing Chair

Susan McLellan, United States
Scientific Program and Schedule
Finalized program coming soon.
Scientific Program and Schedule
Finalized program coming soon.
Plenary Sessions
Monday, 12 May 2025
Rendez-vous with novel technologies: digital and mobile health in travelers
- E-health in travel medicine: The example of the WHO International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis – Remko Schats (Netherlands)
- Reassessment of travelers’ morbidity through m-Health based surveys – Andrea Farnham (Switzerland)
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Chacun à son gout: harmonizing travel medicine practice worldwide
- Differences in travel vaccine practice across the oceans – Lin Chen (USA)
- International harmonization of malaria chemoprophylaxis – Christoph Hatz (Switzerland)
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
De rigueur: reflections on vaccine decision-making
- Empowering travelers and clinicians with decision support tools – Sarah McGuinness (Australia)
- Quantifying risks and benefits of vaccines – Luis Furuya-Kanamori (Australia)
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Bon voyage: tracing epic journeys across continents
- Back from the Tuichi (Amazonia) – Eli Schwartz (Israel)
- The boy who never gave up (Africa) – Emmanuel Taban (South Africa)
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities
CISTM19 is the premier gathering of approximately 1,100+ travel medicine specialists and practitioners to learn about the latest field developments, new and innovative technologies, products, and services and to contribute to the evolving field of travel medicine.
Held every other year, this is the only opportunity for a concentrated in-person engagement before mid-2027. Access the Prospectus to learn about exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities.
Questions? Please send an email to partners@istm.org.
Organization
The ISTM greatly appreciates the contributions of time and expertise provided by the following people to the 19th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine.
CISTM19: Expanding the Horizons of Travel Medicine
Scientific Program Committee
Chair: | Eric Caumes, France |
Co-Chair: | Colleen Lau, Australia |
Associate Chairs: | Kristina Angelo, United States of America Miguel Cabada, United States of America and Peru Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Thailand |
SPC Committee Members: | Alfonso Rodriguez Morales, Colombia Androula Pavli, Greece Bhawana Amatya, Nepal Carsten Schade-Larsen, Denmark Candance McAlester, United States Charles Tarimo, Tanzania Claire Wong, New Zealand David Hamer, United States Deborah Mills, Australia Derek Evans, United Kingdom Eric Halsey, United States Eyal Leshem, Israel Francesca Norman, Spain Jan Fehr, Switzerland Jasper Chan, Hong Kong Karin Leder, Australia Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Australia Made Wijaya, Indonesia Marc Shaw, New Zealand Martin Haditsch, Austria Melinda Tanabe, United States Naomi Aronson, United States Olivier Aoun, France Oula Itani, France Peter Felkai, Hungary Ralph Huits, The Netherlands Richard Dawood, United Kingdom Sophie Schneitler, Germany Stefan Hagmann, United States Stephen Vaughan, Canada Sue Ann McDevitt, United States Terezinha Marta Castineiras, Brazil Vanessa Field, United Kingdom Yen Bui, Canada |
CISTM19 Local Organizing Committee
Chair: | Susan McLellan, United States of America |
Co-Chair: | James Diaz, United States of America |
Members: | Charlie Ericsson, United States of America Dahlene Fusco, United States of America Obi Nnedu, United States of America John Schieffelin, United States of America Margarita (Maggie) Silio, United States of America Crystal Zheng, United States of America Phyllis Kozarsky, United States of America Jeffrey Percak, United States of America Nicholas Van Sickels, United Kingdom |