26 June 2024

Times listed below.

Arboviruses: Focus on Chikungunya

*Webinar Registration is a free ISTM Member Benefit

and 60 USD for Mon-Members*

Join us and meet our experts for a lively discussion on arboviruses with a focus on chikungunya.

The World Health Organization WHO has identified chikungunya as a major public health concern due to its high morbidity. Many have become familiar with the meaning of the word chikungunya, derived from the Kimakonde language, meaning “bent over in pain,” an apt description of the severe arthralgias that can occur. Newborns and older people with underlying medical conditions are at higher risk of severe disease and death.

Chikungunya viruses have been responsible for explosive epidemics in the recent past, with numerous cases still suffering from long term sequelae in endemic countries.

With climate change and the abundance of mosquito vectors, as well as the accumulation of non-immune populations, cases have increased recently. Come join our experts and learn about the latest risk areas, the significant burden in travelers, discuss vaccine strategies to protect travelers as well as endemic populations. 



Meet our Speakers and Moderator

Speakers:

Dr. Susan Hills

Medical Epidemiologist, Arboviral Diseases Branch, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

United States of America

Dr. Kristy O. Murray

Executive Vice Chair for Research and Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University

Chief Research Officer, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

United States of America

Moderator:

Dr. David Hamer

Professor of Global Health and Medicine, Boston University

Chobanian & Avesidian School of Medicine

Adjunct Professor of Nutrition, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Surveillance Lead, GeoSentinel

United States of America

Webinar Planning Chairs:

Dr. Yen Bui, Chair, ISTM Professional Education Committee

Dr. Darvin Scott Smith, Co-Chair, Professional Education Committee

Dr. Lin Chen, ISTM Past President

Course Objectives:

By the end of this webinar, the attendee should be able to:

• Describe the clinical manifestations and recent epidemiology of chikungunya
• Discuss vaccine indications in travelers and in endemic populations
• Summarize the latest vaccine developments against chikungunya and strategies for LMIC

Who should Attend:

• Infectious Disease Practitioners – Doctors, Nurses, and Pharmacists
• Travel Health Practitioners – Doctors, Nurses, and Pharmacists
• Occupational Health Practitioners
• Public Health Practitioners
• Family Medicine Practitioners
• Occupational Health and Military Medicine Specialists
• Any others who care for travelers, expats and migrants