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The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine
AbbreviationACTM
Formation1991
PurposeTropical Medicine
HeadquartersBrisbane
Location
  • Australia
Region served
Australia and New Zealand
Official language
English
President
Professor Colleen Lau
Key people
Professor Rick Speare AM
Professor Peter A Leggat, AM
AffiliationsInternational Federation for Tropical Medicine
Websitehttps://www.tropmed.org

The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, more commonly known by its acronym ACTM is an Australasian medical association founded by 10 interested clinicians, scientists and researchers at the Anton Breinl Centre in Townsville, Australia on 29 May 1991.[1] The ACTM is a preeminent professional organisation in tropical medicine in the Australasian region and claims to have more than 800 fellows and members worldwide. The ACTM is committed to the development of tropical medicine and is working with professionals to help manage the global burden of tropical disease and injury through networking, research and development. The ACTM Secretriat is based at AMA House, Brisbane. The current president of ACTM is Prof Colleen Lau - MBBS (UWA), MPHTM (JCU), PhD (UQ), FRACGP, FACTM from the University of Queensland School of Public Health.

  1. ^ Leggat PA. Leading Article: A college of tropical medicine for Australasia. Medical Journal of Australia. 1992; 157: 222–223.

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