ANNOUNCEMENTS
1) MSPTM MID-YEAR SEMINAR 2008
MSPTM MID-YEAR SEMINAR WILL BE HELD IN THE AUDITORIUM UNGKU OMAR,
INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH (IMR) KUALA LUMPUR ON THE 29 OCTOBER
2008 FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:30 PM. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WILL BE PRESENTED:
Chairman : Dr Vellayan
- Chikungunya - The recent episode in Malaysia (Dr Lee Han Lim - IMR)
- Plasmodium knowlesi - How serious a problem currently, as malaria is disappearing ?
- The word of Sarcocystosis (Prof Dr Baha Abdul Latif - UiTM)
A COPY OF THE DETAILED ANNOUNCEMENT IS AVAILABLE HERE FOR DOWNLOAD
2) REGISTRATION AS CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY
MSPTM WELCOMES REGISTRATION BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
COMPANIES AS CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY. DETAILS OF
REGISTRATION ARE OBTAINABLE FROM HONORARY SECRETARY, DR. REUBEN
SHARMA AT +6017-3247671
3) INVITATION TO WRITE IN NST (SUNDAY TIMES) COLUMN FOR DISEASES
OUR PRESIDENT, DR. S. VELLAYAN HAD MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH NST
AS PRIVILEGE FOR MSPTM MEMBERS TO PUBLISH THEIR WRITINGS ON ANY
ASPECTS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE INTENDED FOR GENERAL READER. THIS IS A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO COMMUNICATE OF OUR VAST LOCAL
SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS TO BENEFIT MALAYSIAN PUBLIC. KINDLY EMAIL YOUR
MANUSCRIPT TO OUR PRESIDENT AT vellayans@hotmail.com
"The society needs you to provide better service to you as a member"
4) NIPAH VIRUS COLLOQUIUM 2008
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA. 20 OCTOBER 2008- 21
OCTOBER 2008
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF NIPAH
VIRUS AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE OUTBREAK, VISIT http://nipah.um.edu.my
FOR MORE DETAILS
5) THE THIRD ASEAN CONGRESS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY
THE THIRD ASEAN CONGRESS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY
(ACTMP3). 22 - 23 MAY 2008 AT THE WINDSOR SUITES HOTEL, BANGKOK,
THAILAND. "PARASITES: A HIDDEN THREAT TO GLOBAL HEALTH".
MORE INFO AT http://www.ptat.thaigov.net
6) MSPTM 44th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR - 1st ANNOUNCEMENT
44th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR : IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TROPICAL
DISEASES. 4 - 5 MARCH 2008 AT GRAND SEASONS HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR,
MALAYSIA. BROCHURE CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT ANNUAL SEMINAR SECTION
7) PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ON "NOVEL APPROACHES TO THE CONTROL OF
HELMINTH PARASITES OF LIVESTOCK". 26 - 29 MARCH 2008 AT HOTEL
CASUARINA, IPOH, PERAK
8) MSPTM ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR - ABSTRACT BOOK
43rd ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR OF MSPTM & CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE (UK) 2007
ABSTRACT BOOK HAS BEEN UPLOADED IN THE ANNUAL SEMINAR SECTION
