Clean water health

Clean water Health A two part CME Session

Plant Science Building University of Manitoba

April 12th 630-830pm

Walkerton- An Overview and Summary Dr Greg Blank

Engineering Safe Water-Engineers without Borders

Water precautions/ treatment methods in Travelers

April 19th 630-830pm

Schistosomiasis and Swimmers itch

Rashes associated with Water

Water and Insects

We are pleased to announce a general invitation to our upcoming continuing medical education symposium on Clean Water Health.

This year our annual Travel Medicine Meeting will concentrate on issues pertaining to Health and Water.

This meeting is free and will take place at the University of Manitoba Plant Science Building on 2 consequitive Thursday evevnings (April 12th and 19th)

The focus of all of our talks will also show how local, regional and Provincial Water Health also ties in with Global Travel and a Tropical medicine Health.

It will be accredited for 3 M2 Hrs for each session

Clean water Health

April 12th 630-830pm

Walkerton- An Overview and Summary Dr Greg Blank

Dr Blank teaches at the University Food Science Department and will examine the walkerton water crisis from a critical perspective and comment on how our Canadian water health is monitores.

This is our ketnote lecture and the issues he will be raising will also be examined by our other speakers

Engineering Safe Water-Engineers without Borders Ms Laura Robson.

Laura is a 4th year engineer student and will be explaining ow the relatively new group, Engineers without Borders has developed intoone of the largest Student based NGOs and initiated and maintains several water developement projects. Approaching sustainabe development from an engineers perspective.

Water precautions/ treatment methods in Travelers Dr Gary Podolsky

Review of current and upcoming methods of personal water purification techniques available for travelers.

April 19th 630-830pm

Schistosomiasis and Swimmers itch Margeaux Baunemann RN

Margeaux will give an overview to compare and contrast swimmer's itch, found in many canadian links and a nuisance problem with the more serious Schistosomiasis aquired through international water activities. Contrasting the common relations between both and suggesting methods of prevention for both situations.

Rashes associated with Water Dr Richard Haydey Dermatologist

Richard will examne the role of water in the etiology of many dermatoses, including marine envenomations

Water and Insects Dr Terry Galloway Entomology

Dr Galloway a University entmologist will discuss the role of water in the habitat and maintenance of medically important insects.

Each session approved for 3 M2 CME hrs

For further information please check our website, www.skylarkmedicalclinic.com

We realize many peole may not have the oppurtunity to attend this meeting but we will be archiving this meetings proceedings alongsite our past meetings on our website as well.

Prior achived meetings include:

Canadian Arctic Medicine (2005)

Food poisoning (2006)

Wilderness Medicine Manitoba (2003,2004,2005)

Sincerely

Gary Podolsky MD

Winnipeg