Travel Health Foundation for Registered Healthcare Practitioners - 6th and 13th March 2026

Travel Health Foundation for Registered Healthcare Practitioners - 6th and 13th March 2026

09:30 to 13:00 on both training days.  Delegates must attend both dates to complete the course.  

Hosted by Specialist Immunisation Educators Tricia Smith and Emma Edwards.

PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING:

This course is not suitable for Healthcare Assistants, Assistant Practitioners or other non-registered healthcare professionals. Registered practitioners should have previously completed the Immunisation Foundation course.  If there are any queries please contact the Learning and Development Centre prior to making a booking: [email protected]

Delegates must attend both dates to complete the course.  All delegates will be required to complete pre course work prior to the first taught session. The pre course work will be sent out with the course handbook before the start of the course. 

Course content

• The importance of conducting a pre- risk assessment and risk management. 

• How to identify potential health risks and individuals who are at increased risk who may need special consideration. 

• How to access and share accurate information with the traveller

• Travel health associated diseases 

• Available vaccines and vaccine schedules

• Documentation and the legal aspect of travel health vaccines

• The responsibilities of General Practice and travel health services

This course will be presented virtually and registered delegates will be sent learning materials and virtual meeting details in advance of the course via email. 

These are interactive teaching sessions and it is expected that delegates will be in a quiet environment in which they can use a camera and a microphone to communicate with the rest of the group.  Inability to communicate with others during the sessions may lead to the course not being successfully completed. 

If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates.  To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.  

All delegates must have their own booking made through the Learning and Development Centre website to join the meeting.  The name on your Zoom account should be recognisable as the name on your booking.  If we cannot identify delegates they may not be admitted to the session, or certificates may not be issued after the event. 

If there are any queries please contact us: [email protected]

The session on 6th March 2026 has been sponsored by:

GSK is kindly sponsoring the event but has had no input in to the content of the meeting.  There will be a promotional presentation with Carry Laverty at the beginning of the virtual session.