TabsSummary Course details Course type: Short CourseDirector of studies: Philippa TubbDirector of studies email: sheila.donegan@lstmed.ac.ukMode of study: FTDuration: 3 daysHome fee: £480Overseas fee: £480 Attachments course application form V2 Feb 2018.doc Course programme V1 Feb 2018.docIf you would like to attend, please complete and return the application form (pdf document to the right of this screen). Please DO NOT APPLY by using the "apply tab" in the top right of this screen. A three-day course run in February each year aimed at GPs, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists and other clinical professionals with an interest in travel health who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in carrying out travel health risk assessments and how to provide travel health advice. The course will cover the fundamentals of travel health and highlight any advances in the field of travel medicine. For an overview of what the course normally contains, please see the timetable (download on the right) This course is primarily a 'paperless' course. This allows us to keep costs to a minimum and is in line with LSTM's commitment to the principles of education for sustainable development. You are encouraged to bring a laptop computer with a good battery life on which to view teaching resources and annotate hand-outs if you wish - our lecture theatre is equipped with plugs for recharging. - See more at: http://www.welltravelledclinics.co.uk/training-consultancy/courses/introduction-to-travel-health.aspx Speakers include: Travel vaccines and the diseases they prevent Hilary Simons, Travel Health Nurse Advisor and Senior Travel Health Nurse Advisor at the National Travel Health Network and Centre UK Principles of the immune response Dr Andrew Riordan, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Enteric Infections and the traveller Dr Nick Beeching, Clinical Director, Infectious Diseases, Royal Liverpool University Hospital NHS Trust Complicated travellers Dr Lisa Ford, Medical Advisor for Well Travelled Clinics and the National Travel Health Network and Centre UK Programme outline Day One Governance in travel health The travel consultation & risk assessment Malaria epidemiology and prevention Schistosomiasis Vector borne viruses Day Two Principles of the immune response Travel vaccines & the diseases they prevent The returned traveller Travel health scenarios Day Three The back packer Complicated Travellers Travel Health Scenarios advising challenging travellers Enteric Infections Testimonials“An excellent variation of speakers, topics covered, well organised, thoroughly recommend to others”. Doctor, after attending course “I have thoroughly enjoyed this course. So interesting and I feel more confident now - running a whole travel service, rather than just vaccinating clients. Thank you I feel empowered”. Practice Nurse, after attending course. 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