Proceedings:
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Thursday, April 27
9:00 a.m.	Welcoming Address: Richard Stern, Vice-President, Human Resources, World Bank
9:05 a.m.	Introduction: Michael Grizzard, MD, Acting Medical Director, World Bank
9:10 a.m.	Keynote Address: International Business Travel and Stress: Common Ground for the Individual and the Organization, Bernhard H. Liese, MD, MPH, Senior Health Adviser, Africa Region, The World Bank
9:30 a.m.	Travel Stress, Psychological Health, and Work-Life Moderator: James Campbell Quick, PhD, Professor of Organizational Behavior, University of Texas at Arlington Introductory Remarks by Dr. Quick Psychological Distress Among International Business Travelers, James Striker, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Joint Bank-Fund Health Services Department Psychological Health Problems Among International Travelers and Non-travelers in the Oil & Gas Industry, Jonathan Reed, MD, Senior Occupational Physician, Liberty Occupational Health Executive Travelers and Stress, John Ivancevich, DBA, Cullen Research Professor of Organizational Behavior and Management, University of Houston Work-life Balance for Business Travelers—Challenges & Survival, Helen Frick, PhD, Manager, Staff Services, The World Bank Questions and Answers
11:50 a.m.	Panel: Corporate Travel Medicine—Priorities & Models Chair: Bernhard H. Liese, MD, MPH, Senior Health Adviser, Africa Region, The World Bank Shoba Nayar, RN, MSW, World Bank Michael Bagshaw, MD, Head of Medical Services, British Airways Ron Joines, MD, MPH Medical Director, SmithKline Beecham Sudershan Narula, MD, Deputy Medical Director, United Nations Vincent Kerr, MD, Medical Director, Health Care Plans, General Electric Company Beverly Doran, RN, General Electric Company
2:15 p.m.	Jet Lag: Physiology, Emotion, and Work Effectiveness Moderator: Raymond Jarris, MD, Principal Global Medical Systems, Former Medical Director AEA International, USA Jet Lag and the Business Traveler—Mood, Behavior and Work Functioning, Mark Rosekind, PhD, Alertness Solutions Time Zone Travel and Peak Performance, Björn Lemmer, MD, PhD, Professor and Director, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany Questions and Answers
4:00 p.m.	Seminars: Managing a Life of Frequent Travel: Best Practices, Chair: James Striker, PhD, World Bank Helen Frick, PhD, World Bank John Ivancevich, DBA, University of Houston Ann Ladd, PhD, Life Patterns for Health Esther Roberts, MD, U.S. Department of State Questions and Answers Overcoming Jet Lag: Alternative Models, Chair: Lennart Dimberg, MD, PhD, World Bank David Flower, MD, British Airways Helmut Müller-Ortstein, MD, Centrum für Reisemedizin Mark R. Rosekind, PhD, Alertness Solutions Questions and Answers
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Friday, April 28
8:45 a.m.	Travel Medicine Research—Tradition & Future Directions Charles D. Ericsson, MD President, International Society of Travel Medicine, Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Travel Medicine
9:15 a.m.	Risk Behavior and Risk Assessment Moderator: Charles D. Ericsson, MD, President, International Society of Travel Medicine, Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Travel Medicine Deep Veinous Thrombosis in a Sample of Frequent International Travelers, Lennart Dimberg, MD, PhD, Occupational Physician, Joint Bank-Fund Health Services Department Traveler's Thrombosis, Patrick Kesteven, MD, Consultant Haematologist, Freeman Hospital Questions and Answers, 9:15 a.m. Session
10:30 a.m.	Risk Behavior and Risk Assessment (Continued) Risk Behaviors & Travel-Related Illness, Jay S. Keystone, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Tropical Disease Unit, Toronto General Hospital A Survey of the Travel Health Experiences of International Business Travelers, H. Lynn Rogers, RN, MN, OHNC President, Workplace Health International, Ltd. Risk Assessment, Risk Perception and Risk Communication, Kenneth Mundt, PhD, President, Applied Epidemiology, Inc. Questions and Answers, 10:30 a.m. Session
1:00 p.m.	Seminars: Managing Travel Health Risks, Behaviors, & Outcomes: Best Practices, Chair: Michael Grizzard, MD, World Bank Jay S Keystone, MD, Toronto General Hospital Jonathan Reed, MD, Liberty Occupational Health H. Lynn Rogers, RN, MN, OHNC Workplace Health International Questions and Answers Corporate Risk & Responsibility: Legal Responsibilities; Medical Evacuations; Corporate Policies & Stress, Chair: Robert Carr, MD, SmithKline Beecham Introductory Remarks by Dr. Carr Shoba Nayar, RN, MSW, World Bank David R. Rivero, Chief Counsel, Administration, World Bank Raymond Jarris, MD, Principal, Global Medical Systems, Former Medical Director AEA International, USA Panelists' Comments Questions and Answers
2:45 p.m.	Panel: What Have We Learned? What Next?, Medical Directors with Audience Participation Chair: Bernhard H. Liese, MD, MPH, The World Bank Michael Bagshaw, MD, British Airways Robert Carr, MD, SmithKline Beecham Sudershan Narula, MD, United Nations Vincent Kerr, MD, General Electric Company
4:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks Bernhard H. Liese, MD, MPH, The World Bank James Striker, PhD, The World Bank
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