Date:    6th and 7th December 2021     Time:   12:30 – 15:30     Cost:   £40.00 per person

This course is over two days and you will need to attend both parts to be trained and received your CPD certificate

Speaker:  Julie Annakin

RN, Cert Ed, AFTM RCPS (Glas) Independent Nurse Consultant

This is essential training is for practice nurses new to travel health and for nurses and registered health professionals planning to deliver travel health advice in other healthcare settings.

In conjunction with this training, HCP’s new to travel will benefit from working with an experienced mentor in practice.

Aim:

• • To discuss and consolidate learning in accordance with the minimum competencies as outlined in the competency framework for travel health nurses (RCN, 2018).

 Learning Outcomes:

• • To understand the necessity of thorough risk assessment covering nine major travel risk headings.
  • To raise awareness of NHS/Primary care guidance with regard to delivery of travel health.
  • Discuss travel related disease epidemiology.
  • Be aware of vaccines used in travel medicine and the schedules and circumstances in which they are offered.
  • Discuss case studies.
  • Raise awareness of malaria risk and available chemoprophylaxis.
  • Be aware of vector borne disease and bite avoidance measures.
  • Discuss resources for support and further learning for healthcare professionals in the field of travel medicine.

AGENDA

Day 1 (Monday 6th December 2021   12:30 to 16:30)

Travel Health Risk Assessment

Documentation

Advising travellers with co morbidities

Break

Travel Vaccines Principles/use/guidance

Disease epidemiology

Day 2 (Tuesday 7th December 2021   12:30 to 16:30)

Vector borne disease

Yellow Fever overview

Malaria

Chemoprophylaxis

Break

Bite Avoidance

Case studies

Resources for Travel Health Advisors

BOOK HERE  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/travel-health-introductory-training-tickets-169829579845

Invoice to practice available on request from Practice Manager to [email protected]

If paying by practice invoice the practice will need to provide the following information before the booking can be made:

• Contact details of who to send invoice to
• Name of participant
• Email address of participant
• Full Practice Address
• Purchase Order Number if applicable

Kind regards

Yvonne Wood

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