Travel Medicine Courses and Conferences
ConferencesBTHA Annual Scientific Meeting
2009 Conference2010 Conference The 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting will be held in Edinburgh, on 30th October at the Royal College of Physicians.
Other meetings and conferences
The Gorgas Expert Course2-13 August 2010, Peru. For further information go to www.gorgas.org
RCN Travel Health Nursing
18 September 2010, London. For further information email louise.walczak@rcn.org
Travel medicine: where is the evidence?
5 October 2010, Rpyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow: The Annual Symposium and AGM of the Facult of Travel Medicine. Foir further information go to www.rcpsg.ac.uk.
12th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine
8-12 May, 2011, Boston, USA. For further information go to http://www.istm.org
4th NECTM
23rd-25th May 2012 Citywest Conference Centre, Dublin
Travel health educational courses
Diploma and Foundation courses in Travel Medicine
Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPSG)
Diploma in Travel Medicine
Available to any health professional working in a relevant field. An e-Learning course which takes a full calendar year to complete and usually commences in March each year. It comprises three modules and includes 2 compulsory residential weeks at the beginning and halfway points in the course. Students wishing to undertake this course must have an internet connection, preferably broadband, but 56k dial up modem is possible; Intermet Explorer Version 6 or higher, Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 7.
Cost
The fee for term 2010-2011 is £2800 (UK and overseas). Expenses incurred during the residential components are additional.
Foundation in Travel Medicine
Starting date 24 May 2010
Available to any health professional working in a relevant field. An e-Learning course which takes six months to complete and has two intakes each year, with a 2 day residential component at the start. Students wishing to undertake this course must have an internet connection, preferably broadband, but 56k dial up modem is possible; Internet Explorer Version 6 or higher, Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 7.
Cost
The fee for term 2010 is £900 (UK and overseas). Expenses incurred during the residential components are additional.
Applications and Enquiries
For administrative information and applications please contact the course administrator :
Lesley Haldane, Courses Administator
Health Protection Scotland, Clifton House, Clifton Place, Glasgow, G3 7LN
Tel: 0141 300 1132 or Fax: 0141 300 1170
E-mail: NSS.HPSTmdiploma@nhs.net
Web: www.travelcourses.hps.scot.nhs.uk
For more information on course content or suitability to undertake a course please contact the course Honorary Clinical Registrar:
Lorna Boyne, Honorary Clinical Registrar
Health Protection Scotland, Clifton House, Clifton Place, Glasgow, G3 7LN
Tel: 0141 300 1134 or Fax: 0141 300 1170
E-Mail: Lorna.Boyne@nhs.net
Web: www.travelcourses.hps.scot.nhs.uk
For more information access: Web: www.travelcourses.hps.scot.nhs.uk
Annual Residential Course (London)
A one week practical course in travel medicine organised by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine with practical aspect undertaken at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. This course is designed primarily for general practitioners and practice nurses who provide a pre-travel health service. It aims to provide them with an opportunity to develop and update their knowledge and skills in travel medicine.
Further details from: Ms Shabeo Chopra, The Registry, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP.
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7299 4648.
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7323 0638.
E-mail: shortcourses@lshtm.ac.uk
Internet: www.lshtm.ac.uk
Leeds Metropolitan University - Faculty of Health/Travel Health (Leeds)
This short course is designed for healthcare professionals seeking to undertake training in travel health. The module combines online distance learning, a study day and competency development in practice. The module can be taken as stand alone or used as part of our other clinical skills modules to create your skills passport and/or as part or our CPD scheme towards a complete award at certificate, diploma or degree level.
Further details from: Course Flyer
Course Administrator:
Tel: 0113 8121927
E-mail: cpdenquiries@leedsmet.ac.uk
Course Leader: Ann Sunderland, E-mail: A.Sunderland@leedsmet.ac.uk
Membership of the faculty of Travel Medicine (MFTM)
A New Benchmark Examination for Travel Medicine Practitioners. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow
The Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow is pleased to announce the development of a new assessment. Success will provide the main route into Membership of the Faculty.
The examination is for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, principally pharmacists, who have been in whole-time, or cumulative part-time travel medicine practice for one year and who demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development.
The format of the examination is a multiple choice paper lasting 3 hours, including 100 single best answers and 100 extended matching item questions, and an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) consisting of 15 stations.
The fee is £900 in the first year.
Details and further information are available on the College website at www.rcpsg.ac.uk or by email at: mftm@rcpsg.ac.uk