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Overview
What you will study
The Travel Medicine course offered by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine provides the knowledge, conceptual frameworks and tools necessary to run an up-to-date, evidence-based travel medicine service and spark an interest in those who are new to the field.
The main objectives are to make practitioners aware of:
- The role of practitioners in protecting the health of the traveller
- Major risks associated with travel and the skills involved in communicating these risks
- Appropriate methods for reducing and managing travel associated illness and hazards
- Communication skills to enhance their abilities as health educators
- The role of information technology in travel medicine
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Principles of travel medicine
- Accessing travel health information
- Consultation and communication skills
- The epidemiology of travel
- Fitness to travel and repatriation
- Medico-legal issues
- Preparing the long term traveller
- Vaccines in practice
- Vector-borne disease; malaria, dengue, Zika virus, Yellow Fever
- Rabies and other infections from animal bites
- Haematological problems and travel
- Vulnerable travellers; children, pregnant/breast feeding, immunosuppressed, multiple co-morbidities
- Travel-related dermatology
- Sexual health and travel
- Food & waterborne disease
- Mass gatherings, Migrant health and VFR
- Bites, stings, envenomation and marine poisoning
- Altitude and diving medicine
- Fever in the returning traveller
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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More details
- Please contact the university for more information about the application deadline.
Language
English
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic 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.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is open to registered medical practitioners, registered nurses and other health care professionals with an interest in Travel Medicine.
- It is aimed at those who wish to use and develop their critical thinking skills within a health context to discern best practice and develop their judgement skills in a variety of social and cultural environments.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1575 GBP / full≈ 1575 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1575 GBP / full≈ 1575 GBP / full
Additional Details
- £1,575 full fee
- £1,417 for nurses
- £945 for LMICs
Living costs
London
United Kingdom
1137 - 2157 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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