Travel medicine (basic)
Medical preparation for travel, the pre-travel consultation, and recently-changed and challenging topics in travel medicine, including vaccines for preventable diseases.
Presentations
1. Learning objectives (25 minutes)
Dr Jenny Visser
[PDF, 1.3 MB] Learning objectives
[PDF, 2.2 MB] Travel medicine overview
2. Travel medicine resources (13 minutes)
Briar Campbell
[PDF, 2.9 MB] Travel medicine resources
3. The pre-travel consultation (36 minutes)
Dr Jenny Visser
[PDF, 3 MB] The pre-travel consultation
4. Injuries, accidents and safety (33 minutes)
Dr Jenny Visser
[PDF, 4.6 MB] Injuries, accidents, safety and security
5. Vaccine-preventable diseases and travel (39 minutes)
Briar Campbell
[PDF, 5.3 MB] Vaccine-preventable diseases and travel: general principles
[PDF, 1.6 MB] Preventing malaria in travellers
6. Vaccination scenarios (38 minutes)
Dr Jenny Visser and Briar Campbell
[PDF, 2.4 MB] Vaccination scenarios
7. Insect-borne diseases - includes Zika virus (45 minutes)
Dr Jenny Visser
[PDF, 3.8 MB] Insect-borne diseases
8. Adventure travel (38 minutes)
Dr Jenny Visser
[PDF, 5.7 MB] Adventure travel
Travel medicine (basic)
Seminar held 8 June 2016
Facilitator
Dr Lynn McBain – Adviser, PHARMAC Seminars; General Practitioner and Senior Lecturer, Deptartment of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington
Invited speakers
Dr Jenny Visser – Senior Lecturer, Deptartment of Primary Health Care & General Practice, Wellington School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Briar Campbell – Registered Nurse and Travel Medicine Practitioner
These presentations are provided for professional development purposes for the benefit of qualified health practitioners and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of PHARMAC. PHARMAC accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided.