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Travel Health
Running out of time? How can you prioritise your travel health consultations?
For many travel health practitioners, trying to structure their consultations within a relative short timeframe can be a challenging and daunting task, especially if their traveller presents with a complicated medical history or are within a high-risk criterion. But...
Could my job have saved my life? My experience as a post-exposure rabies case.
Those of you who have done a Travel Health course delivered by me will probably have heard me recount the post-exposure rabies story from my South Africa trip when I’m discussing how to approach the question of ‘what vaccines do I need?’. I tell the story...
STI Prevention – How comfortable are you talking about Sexually Transmitted Infections during your consultations?
When carrying out travel health consultations, having a conversation about sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) can be both delicate yet crucial to the client’s on-going travel journey. Talking about STI’s stands out as an essential yet often challenging dialogue...
Tackling Tuberculosis on World TB Day
Every year on the 24th March, we mark World TB Day to raise awareness about tuberculosis (TB) and the ongoing efforts to combat this preventable and treatable disease. While often overshadowed by other health concerns, TB remains a significant global health threat,...