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Important: New COVID-19 Green Book Chapter
The provisional Immunisation Against Infectious Disease - The Green Book: Chapter COVID-19 Sars-Cov-2 has been...
The Covid-19 vaccine and PGDs – Training staff to give it. Immunisation Training Standards: Part IV
Will we have enough staff? Welcome to part IV of our ‘what you need to know about the National Minimum Standards’...
Basic Life Support – getting you and your staff trained during a pandemic.
Getting you and your staff Basic Life Support trained during a pandemic. It is difficult enough at the...
Immunisation Training Standards: Part III – Immunisation Training for Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs)
Welcome to Part III of our series. Today we will examine the training standards for Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs)...
Immunisation Training Standards: Part II – Training Pathways
What training do your immunisation staff need? Welcome to the second part of our 'what you need to know about the...
Immunisation Training Standards: Part I – What is your understanding?
Health Academy welcomes you to this 4 part series in which we will break down the following Public Health England and...
New Covid-19 Legislation UK
On Friday the government published the response to their consultation on the legislative changes that will affect how...
Everest base camp, Diamox, and altitude sickness with special guest James Moore (podcast version)
Euan and Neil share stories of their antics at altitude in Nepal and are delighted to have special guest James Moore...
Everest base camp, Diamox, and altitude sickness with special guest James Moore (video version)
Euan and Neil share stories of their antics at altitude in Nepal and are delighted to have special guest James Moore...
Covid Crisis: The Swedish approach (podcast version)
Euan and Neil discuss Sweden’s approach to the Covid crisis, and Neil gets tested for Covid-19....
Covid Crisis the Swedish approach (video version)
Euan and Neil discuss Sweden's approach to the Covid crisis, and Neil gets tested for Covid-19. [useyourdrive...
Thoughts of a Redundant Nurse in the Middle of a Pandemic
Just re-reading this paradoxical title makes me feel very conflicted. Suddenly realising that your current specialist...
Viral Load and the risk of Covid
In any outbreak of a new disease, information emerges slowly and rumours are rife. Knowledge and understanding of how...
Returning to the NHS for the Covid Crisis (podcast version)
Euan and Neil discuss their recent experiences returning to the NHS for the Covid-19 crisis, and also about some of...
Returning to the NHS for the Covid Crisis (video version)
Euan and Neil discuss their recent experiences returning to the NHS for the Covid-19 crisis, and also about some of...
Covid-19 in Kathmandu
The Lincoln (American) School closed on Monday (23rd March) and The British School here in Kathmandu closes as of...
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Podcast 3
The use of malaria chemoprophylaxis in pregnant US servicewomen...
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Podcast 2
Use of air travel data for predicting dengue importation to China...
Tick borne encephalitis virus in the United Kingdom
Welcome to the UK! Tick borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) was detected in ticks in the UK for the first time in 2019....
Mosquito Borne Diseases of Australia – Travel Health UK Archive: Series 1 Episode 12
Euan travels around Australia investigating mosquito borne diseases
Singapore Travel Clinic Interview – Travel Health UK Archive: Series 1 Episode 11
In this episode Euan interviews Usha Devi, the Group Clinic Manager at...
MERS-CoV – Travel Health UK Archive: Series 1 Episode 10
Euan nips down to the UAE for some MERS chat
The 5Ts of Tropical Disease – Travel Health UK Archive: Series 1 Episode 9
The Original 5Ts Video
Zika Update – Travel Health UK Archive: Series 1 Episode 8 – Information out of Date!
Zika update from Oct 2016 Euan and Neil discuss Zika in Brazil...from...
Malawi part 2 – Travel Health UK Archive: Series 1 Episode 7
Malawi part 2 Claire and James elaborate on their time in Malawi
Malawi part 1 – Travel Health UK Archive: Series 1 Episode 6
Euan discusses voluntary medical work in Malawi with Drs Claire and James
Cholera – Travel Health UK Archive: Series 1 Episode 5
Over a pint, Neil and Euan discuss cholera using the 5Ts model
Tuberculosis – Travel Health UK Archive: Series 1 Episode 4
Neil goes deep on tuberculosis
Uganda – Travel Health UK Archive Series 1 episode 3
Euan interviews traveller Sam about his trip to Uganda
Backpacking in South East Asia – Travel Health UK Archive Series 1 episode 2
Travel Health UK Archive Series 1 episode 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYRNuc1TMVs Euan and Neil have a laid back...
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