Course Name: Introduction to Travel Health
Cost: £130.00 per person
Who is this course for: It has been developed for Healthcare Practitioners, e.g. Practice Nurses and Pharmacists, who undertake travel health consultations
Recommended Frequency: Once then Travel Health updates as required
Downloadable Flyer: Travel Health Flyer
Course Information:
The learning will be structured with interactive elements, using case studies, practical activities and group discussions. It will cover all elements of travel health consultations, including:
- Good practice guidance
- Travel health risk assessment
- Travellers with additional needs
- Sources of Information
- Non-vaccine preventable diseases
- Malaria
- Insect bite avoidance
- Vaccine preventable disease
- Travel vaccines and schedules
Course Learning Objectives:
To provide healthcare professionals with tools to offer travellers comprehensive consultations, including:
- Understanding the importance of travel health risk assessments
- Accessing up to date resources
- Understanding vaccine preventable diseases
- A good general knowledge of travel vaccines
- Be able to plan a vaccine schedule
- Understanding of non vaccine preventable disease
- Increased knowledge of malaria
- Deliver evidence-based advice to travellers
- Demonstrating an understanding of professional issues
