The International Medical Geology Association aims to provide a network and a forum to bring together the combined expertise of geologists and earth scientists, environmental scientists, toxicologists, epidemiologists and medical specialists, in order to characterise the properties of geological processes and agents, the dispersal of geological material and their effects on human populations.
The submission for special issue in “Science of the Total Environment” & “Environmental Geochemistry and Health” will be opened on 2019.11.1, and the submission for special issue in “Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety” has been opened.
Please contact the guest editors for paper preparation and submission.
MEDGEO2019 was held in August 12-15 in Guiyang, China
We had the opportunity to share high quality scientific sessions with colleagues from more than 30 countries. We look forward to seeing you in Alicante 2021!
8 th MEDGEO Conference Student Travel Award 2019 Call for applications
Travel Grants of 500 USD each, will be provided to four IMGA students to encourage their participation in the next MEDGEO Conference to be held in Guiyang, China. Applicants must be students and young scientists who submitted abstracts to the conference that were accepted by the Scientific Committee. These stipends will be given as a reimbursement after verifying the respective presentation either as oral communication or poster at the Conference.
To be considered as a candidate please send an application letter to Carla Patinha (email: cpatinha@ua.pt) and Nelly Mañay (email: nmanay@fq.edu.uy) with the following information:
Name
Birth date
e-mail
Institution
Country
Student support letter from Mentor or Senior Colleague
Abstract
Abstract acceptance email from MEDGEO 19
Other certificate awards will be also given at the Conference:
Geology can affect the psychology of organisms positively and negatively. For example, Salt cave can play an important role in relaxation and healing from psychological problems. On the other side, Geological hazards, toxic metals, trace elements can be the cause of many neurological symptoms and syndromes.
According to that only very few researchers have addressed the relationship between geology and psychology, we planned for this session to fill this neglected area for the first time.
Topics and keywords:
— Minerals and mood.
— Copper and schizophrenia
— Lithium in water and suicide mortality.
— Relaxation and healing in salt caves.
— Alzheimer and heavy metals
— Phobias related to the geological hazards (Geo-Phobias)
— Post-traumatic stress disorder after earthquakes and tsunamis.
— Toxic heavy metals associated with neurological symptoms and autism.
— Tourette syndrome and magnesium deficiency.
— Minerals for premenstrual syndrome treatment.
— Restless legs syndrome and Iron Deficiency.
— Trace mineral imbalances associated with Wilson & hemochromatosis diseases.
Professor Chien-Yen Chen, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, 168, University Rd., Min-Hsiung Township, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, 62102
E-mail: chienyen.chen@gmail.com
Chapter Secretary-General:
Professor Ying-Jan Wang, Toxicologist, Department of Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan
E-mail: yjwang@mail.ncku.edu.tw
The Taiwan Chapter on Medical Geology was officially established on May 19, 2010 in Tainan, Taiwan, during the scientific activities of 3rd International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment – As 2010 at National Cheng Kung University. The Chapter is composed of over 12 members with representation from a wide range of disciplines including biomedical, public health and geoscience areas. The Chapter enjoys the participation of geoscientists, epidemiologists, toxicologists, public health professionals and medical doctors, with particular interest in the geochemistry, environmental and human health effects of arsenic from contaminated drinking water.
6-month report from Local Chapter Leader Prof. Chien-Yen Chen:
The leader for the Taiwan Chapter has been voted on and Professor Chien-Yen Chen was selected. The next Taiwan Chapter meeting is scheduled on 10th July and committee organization will be discussed. A medical geology conference will be taking place on the same day. There will be oral and poster sections for local researchers and students. An application for a Ph.D. program for the study of medical geology has been put forward to the Taiwan government in order to recruit students from around the world at the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in National Chung Cheng University of Taiwan. This program is initiated by Professor Chien-Yen Chen with the aim to have strong international cooperation and connections with Taiwan for medical geology study.
2014
IMGA would like to thank Prof Jiin-Shuh Jean for his excellent 3-year term as Chapter Leader. IMGA also welcomes Professor Chien-Yen Chen as the new elected leader of the Taiwan Chapter. The website of the Taiwan Local Chapter is http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/imgatwn.
2010
Professor Jiin-Shuh Jean (Department of Earth Sciences, NCKU) was elected as the first term (three years) director general of the Taiwan IMGA Chapter. Director General Jiin-Shuh Jean appointed Professor Ying-Jan Wang (Institute of environmental Medicine, NCKU) as a secretary general and Professor Kuo-Chin Hsu (Department of Resources Engineering, NCKU) as a chairman of the Lecture and Conference committee. We will hold an annual meeting and conference once a year in May to bring together our Taiwan members to discuss medical geology problem in Taiwan.
