Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is endemic in Central and South America. Despite the implementation of vector control programmes and screening measures in blood banks and maternity wards, an estimated 8 million people are infected with T. cruzi.

 

One of the challenges faced by our health care system is to care for and treat patients with Chagas disease. The value of specific antiparasitic treatment is a much debated issue due to the high frequency of adverse effects associated with such treatment and doubts about its effectiveness in patients with chronic disease.

 

The VIII Workshop on Imported Chagas Disease will review, expand on, and update our knowledge about antiparasitic treatment and its scientific basis, report on advances made in recent years, and discuss new approaches to the treatment of this neglected disease.

 

Who should attend?

The VIII Workshop on Imported Chagas Disease is aimed at all categories of health professionals, including doctors, nurses, biologists, parasitologists, anthropologists, epidemiologists, and health sciences students.

 

Venue

Casa del Mar de Barcelona - Generalitat de Catalunya

C/ d'Albareda nº 1-13 08004 Barcelona Tel: +34 93 441 48 59

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Registration:

To register, send an e-mail specifying your full name, national ID/passport number, workplace, and address to tallerchagas@cresib.cat.

Simultaneous interpretation services from Spanish to English will be provided. Please let us know if you require these services.

Once your registration has been accepted and your place confirmed, please transfer the appropriate registration fee to the bank account indicated below.

 

Registration fee and payment details

Registration fees are €80 euro for non-students and €60 euro for students (lunch included). 

Bank account: IBAN: ES38 2100 0811 7102 0112 3097 (Caixabank, S.A)

Please indicate "Chagas Workshop" on the bank transfer slip and send a copy by e-mail (tallerchagas@cresib.cat) or fax (+34 93 227 98 53).

 

Oral Communications:

If you are interested in presenting an oral communication, please refer to the following link. The deadline for submission is January 10, 2012. 

At least one of the authors of the original paper must register for the workshop.

 

Detailed programme:

 

 

Links

Detailed programme

Guidelines for oral communications

 

More information:

Centre de Recerca en Salut Internacional de Barcelona

(CRESIB, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona)

C/ Roselló 132, 4º 08036 Barcelona (España)

Tel: +3493 227 5400 Ext: 2182 Fax: +3493227 98 53