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The Puerto Rico Vector Management Asociation (PRVMA)
will hold again the Annual Vector Control Convention, from September 14 to 16, 2022, for municipal employees and public health professionals who work in vector control.
Participants will gain knowledge about the ecology and biology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector control, strategies to educate their communities, calibration of spray machines, data collection, among other topics related to the mosquito.
Free of charge!
Virtual Conference
- Lectures by renowned experts on the subject of vector control.
- Open to the general public.
- It will be broadcast by zoom.
Face-to-face training in Bayamón
Venue:
Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum
Schedule:
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm.
There will be calibration and basic repairs to ULV equipment and backpack sprayer.
Lunch will be provided.
Face-to face training in Mayagüez
Venue:
Palacio de Recreación y Deportes German “Wilkins” Vélez Ramírez
Schedule:
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm.
There will be calibration and basic repairs to ULV equipment and backpack sprayer.
Lunch will be provided.
Call for abstract!
As part of the AMVPR’s 2022 Annual Vector Control Convention.
Submit your abstract in our form HERE
Download the Guide for submitting abstracts
Join us!
Mosquito control specialist
Entomologists
Municipal staff
Public health professionals
Agencies
Mosquito and pest control technicians
Institutions and organizations interested in mosquito control
Students
Speakers >>>
Ing. Lucy Crespo
Principal Oficial Ejecutiva Fideicomiso para Ciencia, Tecnología e Investigación de Puerto Rico
Dra. Julieanne Miranda-Bermúdez
Gerente de Programa
Unidad de Control de Vectores de Puerto Rico
Dra. Greetchen Díaz
Directora
Ciencia Puerto Rico
Dr. Lyle Peterson
Director División de Enfermedades Vectoriales Centros para el Control de Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC)
Dra. Melissa Marzán
Epidemióloga del Estado,
Departamento de Salud
Dra. Gabriela Paz-Bailey
Branch Chief, Dengue Branch,
Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC)
Dr. Dennis Wallette
Presidente,
Asociación Americana de Control de Mosquitos (AMCA)
Nino Correa
Comisionado NMEAD
Mayra Toro
Secretaria Auxiliar de Salud Ambiental
Dr. Joshua Wong
Epidemiólogo
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC)
Dr. Manuel Lluberas
Entomólogo
Dr. Pablo Manrique Saide
Profesor e Investigador
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Griffith Lizárraga
Enviromental Science
Clarke
Catalina Alfonso-Parra, PhD
Investigadora Max Planck Tandem Group
Mosquito Reproductive Biology
Universidad de Antioquia
Dr. Fabian Correa
CENAPRECE, México
César Burgos
Centro Nacional de Control de Enfermedades Tropicales,
República Dominicana
Rafael Saavedra-Hernández
Supervisor de Control de Vectores PRVCU
Dra. Nicole Palacio Betancur
Medical Science Liaison – Vaccines
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
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Join the Puerto Rico Vector Management Association!!
For information: 787-671-3348 . 787-523-5860 [email protected]
