Travel Medicine

Section 1: The Practice of Travel Medicine 1.Introduction to Travel Medicine 2.Epidemiology: morbidity and mortality in travelers 3.Starting, organizing and marketing a travel clinic 4.Sources of travel medicine information Section 2: The Pre-Travel Consultation 5.Structure and organization of the pre-travel consultation and general advice for travelers 6.Water disinfection for international travelers 7.Insect protection 8.Travel medical kits Section 3: Immunization 9.Principles of immunization 10.Adult immunization 11.Pediatric immunization Section 4: Malaria 12.Malaria: Epidemiology and the risk to the traveler 13.Chemoprophylaxis of malaria 14.Self-diagnosis and self-treatment of malaria 15.Approach to the patient with malaria Section 5: Traveler's Diarrhea 16.Epidemiology of traveler's diarrhea 17.Prevention of traveler's diarrhea 18.Clinical presentation of traveler's diarrhea 19.Self treatment and treatment of traveler's diarrhea Section 6: Travelers with special needs 20.The pregnant or breastfeeding traveler 21.The pediatric, neonatal and adolescent travelers 22.The elderly traveler 23.The disabled traveler 24.Travelers with pre-existing disease 25.The immunocompromised traveler 26.The traveler with HIV 27.The corporate short-stay traveler 28.Internation adoption 29.Visiting friends and relatives Section 7: Travelers with special itineraries 30.Expats 31.Expedition medicine 32.Remote destinations 33.The health-seeking traveler Section 8: Psychological aspects of travel medicine 34.Fear of flying 35.Psychiatric disorders and psychiatric emergencies overseas 36.Cultural adaptation 37.Re-entry after long term travel/living abroad Section 9: Environmental aspects of travel medicine 38.Altitude 39.Diving and marine medicine 40.Extremes of temperature and hydration 41.Sun-associated problems 42.Jet lag 43.Motion sickness 44.Environmental issues in travel medicine 45.Aircraft cabin environment Section 10: Health problems while traveling 46.Bites, stings and evenomation 47.Food borne illness 48.Injuries and injury prevention 49.Healthcare abroad 50.Personal security and crime avoidance Section 11: Post-travel care 51.Post-travel screening 52.Fever 53.Skin diseases 54.Travel diarrhea 55.Eosinophilia 56.Respiratory diseases 57.Emerging problems in travel medicine - Glossary: Tropical medicine for the travel medicine practitioner - Appendix: Body of knowledge for the practice of travel medicine - Index