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.
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.
Special Issue: Innovations in Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental, Urban and Public Health Sciences Guest Editors: Dr. Amin Mobasheri, Dr. Carlos Granell Canut, Dr. Tan Yigitcanlar, Dr. Fabio Duarte, Dr, Jacques Gordon, Dr. Alexander Brenning Deadline: 30 September 2019 Impact Factor: 2.145
Dear IMGA Members,
Thank you very much for your active participation during the recent elections. We have been able to comply with the procedures stipulated in the bylaws and the current statute.
A new cycle begins, and we will all have the opportunity to dedicate our time and knowledge to the development of our association. A plural management team has been consolidated, representing the different perspectives, formations and chapters that make up IMGA.
Personally, I want to thank Nelly Mañay, María Aurora Armienta and Carla Patinha for so many years of intense teamwork that allowed to formalize the structure of the association. I am honored to continue working with them as part of the leadership team and the benefit to the new direction from their experience.
Finally, we invite all members to participate in the life of IMGA by joining the committees. All the proposals will be very well received.
Best regards.
Diego H. Fridman MD, MSc.
Elected Chair – Executive Committee
IMGA
As you know, IMGA election process was recently conducted under the new By-Laws and Statutes of our Association as it was established in Portugal. The voting came to a successful conclusion on July 2, 2018, resulting in an overwhelming participation of our eligible members in the election process.
I am delighted to report to you the results of our election process. The results show that 68% of eligible members (members with their membership fees paid until June 2018) voted, according to the following statistics:
The new Governance bodies will takeover their functions from 1st August 2018 until the MedGeo Conference in 2021. The IMGA bylaws refer that “The period of service of Executive Committee shall be from the end of the MEDGEO at which it was elected to the end of the subsequent MEDGEO”. Due to the recent move of IMGA headquarters to Portugal, and the re-establishment of our By-Laws and Statutes as required by the Portuguese authorities, the actual election did not occur prior to the upcoming MedGeo’19 conference in China, thus and in order to respect the recommendation of the bylaws, the next election will take part in the MEDGEO conference of 2021.
Please join me in congratulating and welcome our newly elected officers. In addition, I would like to take this opportunity, to express our appreciation on behalf of IMGA and its worldwide membership, to Dr. Nelly Manay, Dr. Diego Fridman, Dr. Maria Aurora Armienta, Dr. Carla Patinha, and all the members of the outgoing Executive Committee for their remarkable job and key contributions to IMGA during the last 5 years. Their dedication and commitment to the continued development of IMGA has positively reshaped the future and impact of our Association as an international organization.
