Medical Problems during Participation of Medical Congress - A Long Trip to Val D'Isere from Korea

• Main Authors: Darlene Park, Minjae Kim, Ga Young Lee, Ku Hyun Yang, Hye Sun Park, Dae Chul Suh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology 2016-03-01
• Series: Neurointervention
• Subjects: travel medicine; neurointervention; medical congress
• Online Access: http://neurointervention.org/upload/pdf/ni-11-1.pdf

Since the 3rd WIN meeting in 1982 more than 500 participants join the meeting in Val D'Isere every year [1]. One of our authors has attended the meeting more than 10 times. He experienced many physical illnesses while travelling from South Korea to Val D'Isere in France, which is located in the Alps mountain near the border between France and Italy. In order to get there, it is necessary to take airplane, train, and/or bus with a heavy suitcase. During the trip which usually takes more than 15 hours, he experienced headache, gastrointestinal trouble, sleep disturbance and other additional physical illnesses. Therefore, we reviewed the itinerary to Val D'Isere and presented physical illnesses which occurred during a long trip for an academic activity by specialized professionals such as university hospital professors. In addition, we discussed the mechanism of such illnesses and offered possible solutions including medical treatment.