Welcome to the British Travel Health Association
BTHA is the second largest national travel health association in the world. Our members include nurses, doctors, pharmacists and those working in the travel and pharmaceutical industries, and we extend a warm welcome to new members from those and any other professions concerned with the health of international travellers.2012 Annual Scientific Meeting: Advance notice
A provisional date of 6th October 2012 has been set for this year's conference, for which a venue in Bristol is currently being sought. Further details will appear here when available
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NECTM 2012
The 2nd announcement has been made of the 2012 Northern European Conference of Travel Medicine in Dublin. Click here for further details
A provisional date of 6th October 2012 has been set for this year's conference, for which a venue in Bristol is currently being sought. Further details will appear here when available
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NECTM 2012
The 2nd announcement has been made of the 2012 Northern European Conference of Travel Medicine in Dublin. Click here for further details
Travel and Global Health
The importance of Global Health as a concept and its relationship with Travel Health are becoming increasingly recognised. In order to reflect this importance the name of BTHA is being changed to the British Global and Travel Health Association. An important poster by Dr Eric Walker et al has been posted in the Publications area. Non-members can view the full poster free of charge by clicking on the PDF Sample icon beside its title, but the usual charge will be made for downloading it. The download is available free of charge to members in the Member Area. This is a large document and will initially appear on your screen in a size less than 100%. To increase it to a more readable size, use the size function on the toolbar at the top of the screen displaying it.
The importance of Global Health as a concept and its relationship with Travel Health are becoming increasingly recognised. In order to reflect this importance the name of BTHA is being changed to the British Global and Travel Health Association. An important poster by Dr Eric Walker et al has been posted in the Publications area. Non-members can view the full poster free of charge by clicking on the PDF Sample icon beside its title, but the usual charge will be made for downloading it. The download is available free of charge to members in the Member Area. This is a large document and will initially appear on your screen in a size less than 100%. To increase it to a more readable size, use the size function on the toolbar at the top of the screen displaying it.
Members Travel Health Clinic Listing
Research grant of up to £500
Education Bursary of up to £300
Four issues of Travel Wise per year
Two issues of the BTHA Journal per year
Reduced fee for the BTHA Annual Scientific Meeting
Free Listing for your Travel Clinic on public access part of BTHA website
Access to research groups
Study days
BTHA Faculty of Travel Medicine bursary
Access to BTHA publications online, including previous editions of Travel Wise and the BTHA Journal and the BTHA E-book on Travel and Helath in Older People. there is a searchable archive of the BTHA Journal, Clinical Topics (a series of authoritative articles on specific areas of travel medicine) and the E-book.
Best Practice in Vaccination - see the video
An excellent non-promotional educational video on administration of vaccines has been produced with the assistance of Pfizer Vaccines. Click here to see the videoAnaphylaxis and the use of the Epipen/Anapen
The Anaphylaxis Campaign has produced a video on how to administer adrenaline via the Epipen or Anapen devices. Click hereto see the video.
There is also useful information on anaphylaxis from the manufacturers of the Epipen at http://www.epipen.co.uk and theyt have also produced a video on how to use the Epipen. Click hereto see the video.
Travel insurance for problem travellers