Training Course

Travel Medicine

When : July 2008
Duration : 10 days
Participants : 15 persons

 

Aims

At the end of the course, participants will be able to

 

1. Describe the common diseases and problems of travelers
2. Provide consultations for the health problems of travelers
3. Describe, diagnose, prevent and manage the common diseases of travelers

 

 

Who

Medical doctors

 

 

Content

1. Introduction to travel medicine and travel immunization, including pregnancy, infants and children
2. Immunocompromized travelers
3. Jet lag and motion sickness
4. Pre-travel assessment of the high-risk traveler
5. Aviation medicine; in-flight emergencies and high altitude
6. Evaluation of fever in travelers and returned travelers
7. Underwater medicine (Phrapinklao Hospital)
8. Visit to a travel medicine clinic
9. Skin diseases related to traveling
10. Seminar (with evaluation)

 

 

Contact

The Deputy Dean for International Relations
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
E-mail: tmpat@mahidol.ac.th
Tel: 66 (0) 2 354 9100-19 ext. 1315, 1667
Fax: 66 (0) 2 354 9163
Or
International Relations Unit
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
E-mail: tmirunit@diamond.mahidol.ac.th
Tel: 66 (0) 2 354 9100-19 ext. 1318, 1327
Fax: 66 (0) 2 354 9141