NaTHNaC lists courses, conferences and study days of relevance to UK health professionals working, or wishing to work, in the field of travel medicine.

The courses, conferences and study days listed are not necessarily endorsed by NaTHNaC.

If you wish NaTHNaC to consider including an educational event in the listing, please email the details of the event to nathnac@uclh.nhs.uk.

Travel-Health Related Education and Care (TREC)

Date: Various

Venue: Various throughout the UK

TREC runs two day travel health introductory courses and update days throughout the UK. Please see the TREC website for further information and dates.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Membership of the Faculty of Travel Medicine (MFTM) examinations 2011-2012

The benchmark standard for independent travel medicine practitioners.

Further information on examination format, entry requirement and closing date is available on the RCPSG website.

Travel Health and Expedition Medicine Course

Date: 6-10 February 2012

Venue: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)

This annual five day course is aimed at health professionals advising travellers and/or planning to work as expedition medics.

Three days are devoted to travel health and two days to expedition medicine. Day attendance is possible.

Further information will be posted on the LSTM website as soon as it is available.

RCN Public Health Forum conference

Date: 17 Feburaury 2012

Venue: Novotel London West, London

Please see the flyer for more details.

World Extreme Medicine Conference and Expo

Date: 15-18 April 2012

Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, London

Full details can be found on the Extreme Medicine website

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Joint Symposium with Faculty Travel Medicine RCPSG & RCGP Scotland

Date: 26 April 2012

Further information and application form

4th Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine (NECTM 2012)

Date: 6-8 June 2012

Venue: The Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

This biennial conference will be of value to all practitioners working in the field of travel medicine. A wide range of topics are to be included in the programme.

Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts (450KB PDF)

*Abstract submission deadline extended to 14 February 2012*

       * Early bird registration deadline: 22 March 2012 *

Further information is available on the NECTM website and will be updated as the programme and speakers are finalised.

13th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM13)

Date: 19-23 May 2013

Venue: Maastricht Exhibition and Conference Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Further information is available on the ISTM website.