Overview
Introduction to Travel Health from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 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.
Students at Introduction to Travel Health from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will:
- develop their knowledge and skills in carrying out travel health risk assessments;
- provide travel health advice.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Governance in travel health;
- The travel consultation & risk assessment;
- Malaria epidemiology and prevention;
- Schistosomiasis;
- Vector borne viruses;
- Principles of the immune response;
- Travel vaccines & the diseases they prevent;
- The returned traveller;
- Travel health scenarios.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Health Sciences Tourism & Leisure View 603 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Remember, countries and universities may have specific insurance requirements. To learn more about how student insurance work at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and/or in United Kingdom, please visit Student Insurance Portal.
Other requirements
General requirements
- 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.
Tuition Fee
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International
480 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 480 GBP for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
480 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 480 GBP for the full programme during 3 days.
Living costs for Liverpool
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.