Travel Medicine

This course is a brief overview of the most common diseases in Travel Medicine

Volunteering abroad is a rewarding and memorable experience. You will learn much about the world, other healthcare systems, the different perceptions around medicine worldwide, and you will get to help those who need it most.

At the end of this course, learners will be educated on the most important travel medicine topics and hopefully feel prepared and excited to travel and work in an international health setting.



This Course Is For:

  • Doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses & EMTs

    Who are interested in using their medical skills to work or volunteer abroad

  • Anyone who is interested in the field of travel health and global medicine

    Who wants to have a better understanding of how to stay healthy while traveling

Course Curriculum

    1. Introduction

    2. Overview of Travel Medicine

    3. Travel Medicine Definition

    4. Core Concepts in Travel Medicine

    1. Overview of Traveler's Diarrhea

    2. Infectious Agents in Travelers Diarrhea

    3. Clinical Presentation of Traveler's Diarrhea

    4. Preventing Travelers Diarrhea

    5. Medical Therapy for Travelers Diarrhea prevention

    1. HIV/AIDS: Overview

    2. Key Populations

    3. Treatment

    4. Prevention

    5. Data collection

    6. Access to treatment

    1. Tuberculosis (TB)

    2. Key Populations

    3. Treatment

    1. Malaria

    2. Key Populations

    3. Prevention

    4. Malaria Elimination

    5. Treatment

    6. Vaccine

    1. Diarrheal Disease

    2. Key Populations

    3. Prevention and Treatment

About this course

  • $25.00
  • 48 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

It is time to take your knowledge about Travel Medicine to the next level!