Clinical Sessions

12.45-13.45, 13-14 September 2007

Case-based state-of-the-art presentations on clinical management of difficult problems in tropical medicine. All speakers have extensive clinical experience in developing countries.

Thursday 13 September

How I manage TB/HIV co-infection in Malawi                  
Sam Phiri, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Malawi

How I manage the malnourished child with HIV in Zambia
Beatrice Amadi, Lusaka University Teaching Hospital, Zambia

How I choose the right antibiotic for childhood pneumonia in S Africa      
Lisa McNally, formerly of Institute of Child Health, London/Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa

Friday 14 September

How I manage severe malaria in Kenya
Samuel Akech, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya

How I manage visceral leishmaniasis in India
Shyam Sundar, Banaras Hindu University, India

How I manage neurocysticercosis in Peru
Hector Garcia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru