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4th Finnish Advanced Course on Tropical Medic

Rantatie 2
04310
Tuusula

The 2-day on-site only course offers a clinically oriented look at key questions in Tropical Medicine, featuring
interactive sessions that engage participants in practical learning.

Tilaisuuden ohjelma

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/3BUFlH8Tvq530yhk

PROGRAMME

Thursday 21.5.2026

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and info (Ville Holmberg)

9:15 – 10:15 Lecture: Echinococcosis (Andreas Neumayr)

10:15- 10:30 Coffee

10:30 – 11:30 Lecture: Intestinal helminths (Hilmir Asgeirsson)

11:45 – 12:30 Lecture: New developments in mosquito-borne diseases (Ville
Holmberg)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:30 Case presentations

Echinococcus multilocularis

Leprosy

Malaria

Neurocysticercosis

16:00 – 18:00 Interactive case solving (4 groups)

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner

21:00 Smoke Sauna

Friday 22.5.2026

9:00 – 9:30 Lecture: Tropical Eosinophilia (Andreas Neumayr)

9:30 – 10:00 Lecture:Schistosomiasis (Hilmir Asgeirsson)

10:00- 10:15 Coffee

10:15 – 10:45 MSF Field work and experiences (Kaisa-Leena Juvonen, Laura Granö)

11:00 – 12:00 Tropical Kahoot

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:45 Case presentations

Filariasis

Visceral leishmaniasis

Melioidosis

14:45 - 15:00 Final words

Course Faculty:

Andreas Neumayr, Chief physician, Centre for Tropical and Travel Medicine, Swiss
Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
Hilmir Asgeirsson, specialist in internal medicine and infectious disease, Senior
consultant, Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital,
Stockholm, Sweden
Ville Holmberg, specialist in internal medicine and infectious diseases, Helsinki University
Hospital, Finland
Mari Eriksson, specialist in internal medicine and infectious diseases, Helsinki University
Hospital, Finland
Anu Kantele, professor in infectious diseases, University of Helsinki

Järjestäjä
HUS Tulehduskeskus, infektiosairaudet
Yhteyshenkilön nimi
Ville Holmberg
Yhteyshenkilön sähköposti
ville.holmberg@hus.fi
Yhteyshenkilön puhelinnumero
+358504271630