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Travel Medicine for the Primary Care Practitioner
Co-Sponsored with School of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook

Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas

5-Night Bermuda Cruise Conference from Bayonne, New Jersey (Cape Liberty)
April 7 - 12, 2012

14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
14 Contact Hours
BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.
Course Fee Physicians $695
All Others - Course Fee $450
Course Fee Cancellation Policy
30 days or more - None; 7-29 days - 50%; less than 7 days - 100%

Faculty

John D. Shanley, M.D., MPH
Dr. John Shanley received his MD at UCLA in 1971. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at UCLA in 1976. During that time he spent two years as a Research Associate with the NIH, NIAID at the Pacific Research Section in Honolulu (1973-1975). He completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at UCLA in 1978.

He joined the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine at the University of Iowa as Assistant Professor in 1978. In 1982, he then joined the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine at the University of Connecticut in Farmington Connecticut as Associate Professor. In 1991 he became the director and the fellowship director of the Division of Infectious Diseases.

In 1993 he was awarded the Connecticut State Chair in Infectious Disease which he held until his retirement in 2007. He continued as part time faculty and was appointed Professor Emeritus. He also completed a Masters in Public Health in 2007.

In February, 2008 he joined the department of Preventive Medicine at the Stony Brook school of Medicine, Stony Brook, N.Y. as a Professor and became Associate Dean for International Programs in June, 2008. In January of 2009, he became Associate Director of the Graduate program in Public Health. He currently runs an outpatient program in Travel Medicine and Adult Vaccination through Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Shanley is active in the teaching Programs for the school of Medicine and the Graduate Program in Public Health. He is an active member of a number of professional societies including the Infectious Disease Society of America, the International Society of Travel Medicine, the International Society for Infectious Disease and the American Society for tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

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Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants

Objectives: This series of lectures is designed to familiarize participants with issues facing travelers to developing countries, review the clinical aspects of common tropical diseases seen in travelers and to introduce concepts in Global Health. Upon completion of the seminar participants should be able to provide pre-travel evaluation and preparation of a traveler, recognize and manage common diseases acquired by travelers, and identify issues in Global Health. This seminar will be of interest to family practitioners, internists and other physicians and health professionals who provide medical advice and/or health services to travelers.

• Travel Medicine: Preparing to Travel
• Introduction to Global Health Issues
• What is a vaccine?
• Adult Vaccination and the Traveler
• Vector borne Disease
• Malaria: Clinical Aspects, Treatment and Prevention
• Tuberculosis and Multidrug Resistant TB
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• HIV - A Global Update
• Environmental Extremes and Travel
• Water Related diseases
• Tropical Dermatology and Ectoparasites
• Pandemic Influenza
• Emerging Infectious Diseases

Program

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accredited status does not imply endorsement by Continuing Education, Inc/University at Sea or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or used with an activity.

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Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at Sea (depends on program and itinerary) so that conflict with any Ports of Call or evening entertainment is minimized.

(A Convenient Calendar to Check Your Dates)

DATE	PORT OF CALL	ARRIVE	DEPART
Sat Apr 7	Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey	-	5:00pm
Sun Apr 8	At Sea Cruising Lectures 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 5:00pm	-	-
Mon Apr 9	King's Wharf, Bermuda Overnight stay onboard	9:00am	-
Tue Apr 10	King's Wharf, Bermuda	-	5:00pm
Wed Apr 11	At Sea Cruising Lectures 8:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:00pm	-	-
Thu Apr 12	Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey	7:00am	-

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