The Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting 2014

Malaria Consortium will be giving a number of presentations at the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting (JITMM 2014) and the 8th seminar on Food- and Water-borne Parasitic Zoonoses (FBPZ8) in Bangkok from December 2-4.

This year’s theme is ‘3D perspectives on Tropical Medicine: Drivers, Diversity and Determination’. The conferences will cover a range of tropical illnesses, including malaria, dengue, neglected tropical diseases, as well as other infectious conditions. Each discussion will focus on the need to look at the current challenges within the public health sector of the region in three dimensions: first, identifying the factors driving a specific issue; considering a diverse range of strategies; and then working with determination to implement change.

Please see below for an overview of the events and the schedule of presentations. You can also stay up to date by following the JITTM hashtag, #JITTM2014.

Scientific Programme

The scientific programme will be held on 2-4 December 2014. Panel discussions and working sessions will cover a wide range of topics. These sessions will be informative and interactive, with experts from the field discussing current trends and future plans in their areas of work.

Please see below for the schedule of Malaria Consortium presenters for the scientific programme.

1)      Session:        Malaria Elimination

Date:            Tuesday 2 December 2014

Time:           15.30-17.00

Topic:  “The solution lies within: evaluating positive deviance as a means of promoting community-driven malaria preventive behaviours among hard-to-reach populations in Myanmar”
Speaker :  Mohammad Shafique

2)      Session:        Regional Diagnosis Surveillance

Date:            Thursday 4 December 2014

Time:           11.00-12.30

Topic:  Pneumonia diagnostics: the search for new tools for frontline health workers in resource poor settings
Speaker :    Alexa Wharton Smith

Oral Presentation

Oral presentations for posters will be held on 2-3 December 2014 from 12:30 to 13:30. Presenters will stand near their posters during this period, giving attendees the opportunity to speak with experts and ask questions directly. 

Turbo Talks

Turbo Talks will be held on 4 December 2014 from 9:30 to 10:30, and will enable the rapid sharing of research.

Please see below for the schedule of Malaria Consortium presenters for the Poster Oral Presentations and Turbo Talks.

1.    Focal screening and treatment at households around passively-detected malaria cases in Pailin Province, Cambodia: a feasible and effective tool to target asymptomatic infections?           

Dr. Ruth Ashton

2.  The use of respondent driven sampling methods to identify malaria prevention knowledge and behaviours by migrant and mobile populations in western Cambodia 

Dr. Sophal Uth

3. Behavioural study to assess consumer preferences and barriers to use of long-lasting insecticidal nets in Myanmar       

Ms. Htwe Htwe Htet

4. Malaria and migrants in Thailand: treatment-seeking (and other) behaviours

       Ms. Jintana Chaiwan