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CISTM19

Welcome to CISTM19


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ISTM President, Gerard Flaherty

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

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Gerard Flaherty, Ireland

Scientific Program Chair

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Eric Caumes, France

Local Organizing Chair

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Susan McLellan, United States

Scientific Program and Schedule


Finalized program coming soon.

View the Program-at-a-Glance

Scientific Program and Schedule


Finalized program coming soon.

View the Program-at-a-Glance

Plenary Sessions


Monday, 12 May 2025

  • 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

  • Differences in travel vaccine practice across the oceans – Lin Chen (USA)
  • International harmonization of malaria chemoprophylaxis – Christoph Hatz (Switzerland)

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

  • 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

  • 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.

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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