How to gain experience in travel health / travel medicine for UK nurses

Essential Reference Texts

• Field V, Ford L, Hill DR. Health Information for Overseas Travel. National Travel Health Network and Centre, London, UK, 2010. www.nathnac.org/yellow_book/YBmainpage.htm

• Immunisation Against Infectious Diseases (2006). Department of Health (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation); HMSO.

• International Travel and Health (2011). World Health Organization (WHO); HMSO.  www.who.int/ith/en

• Health Information for International Travel (2012). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Elsevier Mosby. http://www.cdc.gov/yellowbook

• Chiodini P, Hill D, Lalloo D, Lea G, Walker E, Whitty C, Bannister B. Guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the United Kingdom. London, Health Protection Agency, January 2007. http://www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/

     HPAweb_C/1195733823080?p=1191942128258

• Malaria prophylaxis for long-term travellers. Commun Dis Public Health 2003; 6 (3): 200-208. www.hpa.org.uk/cdph/issues/CDPHvol6/No3/6(3)p200-208.pdf

• RCN Competencies: an integrated career and competency framework for nurses in travel health medicine

   http://www.rcn.org.uk/publications/pdf/travel_health_med

   icine.pdf

• British National Formulary www.bnf.org/bnf/

• British HIV Association Immunisation guidelines

      http://www.nathnac.org/pro/factsheets/documents/

      BHIVA2008.pdf

• Resuscitation Council (UK) Resuscitation guidelines 2010

     http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/guide.htm

• Resuscitation Council (UK) Emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions

    http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/reaction.pdf

• World Atlas

Useful Websites

• www.hpa.org.uk - official advice on communicable disease and other health hazards in the UK, including communicable disease record (CDR) weekly update.

• www.dh.gov.uk  - official health advice including that for travel and updated chapters of the “Green Book”.

• www.travax.nhs.uk - a Health Protection Scotland database of travel health information including country listings for professionals who subscribe.

• www.who.int/en - a large international database covering all aspects of travel health including the weekly epidemiological record (WER) and outbreak news.

www.cdc.gov/travel - official travel health advice from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• www.fco.gov.uk/en - official advice regarding security issues for travellers.

• www.epinorth.org - a co-operation project for communicable disease control in northern Europe

• www.iamat.org - IAMAT members (registration is free) have access to a searchable database of English speaking doctors throughout the world who have an interest in travel medicine and have committed to assist travellers in need of medical care.

Please note that NaTHNaC do not endorse the listed doctors and clinics and take no responsibility for any medical treatment provided.

Advice Lines for Health Professionals

• National Travel Health Network and Centre - 0845 602 6712
• TRAVAX (available to subscribers only) - 0141 300 1130

Travel Health Associations

• British Travel Health Association (BTHA)
• Faculty of Travel Medicine - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)