Multidisciplinary Travel Health Education: Current Status and Rationale for Standardized Competencies

Authors

Karl M. Hess, Chapman UniversityFollow
Sheila M. Seed, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Eva H. Clark, Baylor College of Medicine
Tara Lombardo, Dawson Travel & Immunization Clinic
Francesca F. Norman, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital
Gerard T. Flaherty, University of Galway

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-27-2024

Abstract

This perspective highlights the inconsistent integration of travel health education across medical, nursing and pharmacy educational programmes globally and calls for standardized travel health competencies based on the International Society of Travel Medicine’s (ISTM) Body of Knowledge to help improve patient care outcomes as global travel returns to pre-pandemic levels.

Comments

This article was originally published in Journal of Travel Medicine, volume 31, issue 8, in 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taae130

Recommended Citation

Hess KM, Seed SM, Clark EH, Lombardo T, Norman FF, Flaherty G. Multidisciplinary travel health education: current status and rationale for standardized competencies. J Travel Med. 2024;31(8):taae130. https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taae130

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