8th Annual Conference Travel Medicine in the Era of Globalization (download Program or Abstract Book) Click on the links below to view the corresponding presentation. Some files are large in size and may take some time. Friday 2:00-4:00 Quick retrieval of EBM information for the busy practitioner Dr. Alec Logan 4:00-5:00 Public Lecture     General Travel Advice Dr. Najla Lakkis 5:00-6:00 Family Practice   the key to community health provision in the 21st Century Dr. Alec Logan 6:00 Welcome Reception Saturday 8:00-9:00 Breakfast Discussion   Extent of adherence to evidence based medicine and guideline Dr. Bassem Saab       9:00-9:20 Overseas workers – screening and repatriation of the ill Dr. Ummaya Musharrafieh 9:30-09:50 Immuno-suppressed and oncology patient preparation for travel Dr. Marwan Ghosn Dr. Lana El Osta 10:00-10:20 Malaria prophylaxis and prevention Dr. Ghassan Awar         Coffee break         10:50-11:10 Common complaints and medical problems in Hajj to Makkeh Dr. Ibrahim Omari 11:20-11:40 COPD traveler Dr. Salah Zeineddine 11:50-12:10 Travel Immunizations Dr. Madelene Akel 12:20-12:40 Cardiac traveler Dr. Samir Arnaout         Lunch         14:00-15:00 H1N1: are we ready for a pandemic? (Part I - Part II) Dr. Soha Kanj-Shararah Dr. Nada Ghosn       15:00-16:00 Workshop   Interpretation of chest radiological tests (4.3MB size) Dr. Mukbil Hourani         Coffee Break         16:20-17:20 Reconciling the Body-Mind connection Dr. Wadih Naja Sunday 8:00-9:00 Breakfast Discussion     Tips for successful publishing Dr. Alec Logan       9:00-9:20 Role of markers in diagnosis of rheumatologic diseases Dr. Imad Uthman 9:30-9:50 Why do i need electronic medical record? Dr. Mona Osman 10:00-10:20 Infertility procedures : what a primary care should know Dr. Ghina Ghaziri         Coffee Break         10:50-11:00 Bariatric surgery- the primary care approach Dr. Bassem Safadi 11:10-11:30 ADHD Dr. Sami Richa 11:40-12:10 The Case for Early Combination Therapy in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes (sponsored by MSD) Dr. Sami Azar 12:10-12:40 Leading the way for prevention of cervical cancer and beyond (sponsored by MSD) Dr. Faysal El- Kak         Coffee Break       13:00-13:30 Casting principles and applications Dr. Said Sagieh 13:30-14:00 A glance at physiotherapy modalities Ms. Claude Maroun