Travel medicine
11 April 2008
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This factsheet concentrates on UK resources of advice although some important international sources are also included. Travel medicine is an emerging specialty and a special section includes resources on Economy Class Syndrome which has gained attention recently.
Print resources
Book on this subject are kept at QT 250. Some recent books in the collection include:
Dawood R. Travellers' health : how to stay healthy abroad. 4th ed. Oxford Univ P, 2002
BMA location: QT 250
Goodyer LI. Travel medicine for health professionals. Pharmaceutical P., 2004.
BMA location: QT 250
Jong EC, Travelers' vaccines. B C Decker, 2005.
BMA location: QT 250
Keystone JS. Travel medicine. Mosby 2003
BMA location: QT 260
Web resources
Medical Advisory Services For Travellers Abroad (MASTA)
This service includes health briefs, lists of travel clinics, and useful links.
tel: 09608 224100
email: masta@dial.pipex.com
http://www.masta.org/
Health information for overseas travel (Yellow Book) 2001
Authoritative source of information about the common health risks to travelers and how to reduce them.
http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/doh/hinfo/index.htm
Health advice for travellers
Department of Health website, with information on health risks, vaccination requirements, and excellent news updates.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAdviceForTravellers/fs/en
Center for disease control - traveler's health (US)
Everything from destination advice to vaccination requirements.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx/
International Travel and Health
Toolbox of country advice, disease advice and travellers' checklist
http://www.who.int/ith/index.html
Fitfortravel website
NHS for Scotland public website. Information for people travelling abroad from the UK. Compiled and updated by a team of experts from the Travel Medicine Division at the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health.
http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/
TravelHealth.co.uk
Nurse led, travel health guide on the web.
http://www.travelhealth.co.uk/index.shtml
airsafe.com
http://www.airsafe.com/index.html
Travelhealth.co.uk site on deep vein thrombosis
Summary information with links and products
http://www.travelhealth.co.uk/advice/dvt.htm
Other organisations and libraries
International Society for Travel Medicine
PO Box 871089
Stone Mountain
GA 30087-0028
USA
tel: 770 736 7060
fax: 770 736 6732
email: istm@istm.org
http://www.istm.org/index.html
US organization for professionals dedicated to the advancement of the specialty of travel medicine.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
tel: 020 7636 8636
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/
Cannot offer advice but runs courses in travel medicine.
National Travel Health Network and Centre
Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Mortimer Marker Centre
Capper Street
London
WC1E 6AU
tel: 020 7387 9300 ext 5943
fax: 020 7383 4299
http://www.nathnac.org/
Created to promote clinical standards in travel medicine with the goal of 'protecting the health of the British traveller' but does not offer advice. Funded by the Department of Health in partnership with the network founders: Hospital for Tropical Diseases; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM); Health Protection Agency, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC)