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Infectious Disease
Travel Medicine: Roadmap for Pharmacy
A traveller’s health and wellbeing while abroad will often rely on the practitioner’s level of competence in providing the pre-travel primary care consultation. Travel health can be a complex and dynamic medical specialty. Healthcare providers must understand this responsibility and be aware of the necessary elements of an appropriate pre-travel consultation, including in which situations to refer travellers to a specialty travel health clinic.
DURATION
1.25 hours
PROFESSION
Pharmacy
# OF CREDITS
1.25
ACCREDITATION
CCCEP
EXPIRY DATE
2021-09-16
A traveller’s health and wellbeing while abroad will often rely on the practitioner’s level of competence in providing the pre-travel primary care consultation. Travel health can be a complex and dynamic medical specialty. Healthcare providers must understand this responsibility and be aware of the necessary elements of an appropriate pre-travel consultation, including in which situations to refer travellers to a specialty travel health clinic.
Faculty
Michael Boivin, B. Pharm., CDE, CTE, CTH
Kelly Haggerty, BSc. (Pharmacy), CTH, NCMP
Ajit Johal, Bsc, ISTM
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this continuing education program participants will be better able to:
- Make pre-travel health recommendations based on travel itinerary, duration and style of travel
- Implement prevention strategies to reduce the risks of common travel-related diseases
- Identify high-risk travelers requiring a referral to a travel medicine specialist or travel clinic