4th Finnish Advanced Course on Tropical Medic
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
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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