Travel medicine seeks to prevent illnesses and injuries occurring to travellers going abroad, develop contingency plans whilst they are abroad, and manage problems arising in travellers coming back or coming from abroad. The main focus is to prevent illnesses and injuries during travel by using different approaches, mainly through the provision of health advice, vaccination, chemoprophylaxis and other preventive measures. You will learn about the different risks for travellers in different regions of the world. You will also apply your knowledge in addressing special groups of travellers.

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79502 Doctor of Philosophy (MHMS) (Res), 79602 Doctor of Public Health (Res), 72504 Master of Public Health, 122204 Master of Public Health - Master of Global Development, 74204 Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 76511 Graduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval, 76811 Graduate Certificate of Disaster Health and Humanitarian Assistance, 76711 Graduate Certificate of Infection Control, 73511 Graduate Certificate of Travel Medicine, 73707 Graduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 73807 Graduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 101811 Graduate Certificate of Public Health, 109804 Master of Public Health-Master of Business Administration Offerings: All

TM5512 - Travel Medicine

Travel Medicine

Formulate a vaccination schedule as well as preventive measures tailored to the needs of the individual traveller or group

Provide pre- and post-travel health advise and health education to the traveller

Critically analyse available literature on approaches to prevention of common travel health problems

Appraise the main risks of the most common diseases for travellers in specific regions/countries

Discuss approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of the most common travel-related health problems/illnesses in traveller seeking clinical care