Travel Health Masterclass (Travel Health Update for Registered Healthcare Practitioners) - 30th January 2025

Travel Health Masterclass - 30th January 2025, 09:00 to 16:45

At Exeter Racecourse, Kennford, Exeter, EX6 7XS

Open to all practitioners across the South West.

Chaired by Tricia Smith and Emma Edwards, Specialist Immunisation Educators

The Learning and Development Centre is delighted to be hosting the Travel Health Masterclass, supported by a dazzling array of expert speakers which have been coordinated and chaired by our very own Travel Health expert educators, Tricia Smith and Emma Edwards.

This Masterclass will constitute an annual update for Registered Healthcare Practitioners that have previously attended a Travel Health or Travel Immunisations Foundation course with the Learning and Development Centre.  If you have any queries please do contact us: [email protected]

This is a fully catered event.  Please ensure that you add any dietary or access requirements to your booking.  

AGENDA

09:00 Registration and refreshments - Best Mate Room

09:30 Welcome and introductions – Co chairs Tricia Smith and Emma Edwards

09:35 Mosquito Borne Diseases in a World of Change – Jane Chiodini MBE, MSc (Trav Med) RN RM FFTM RCPS (Glasg) Queens Nurse

10:35 Challenges at Travelling at High Altitudes – Catherine Brewer Bsc(Hons) RN LSHTM RCPS (Glas)

11:20 Coffee break

11:50 Female Genital Mutilation and Travel – Co chair Emma Edwards

12:20 Mass gatherings. A requirement for mass knowledge? – Dr Julie Hunt GP MBChB RCPS (Glas) with Specialist Interest in Travel

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Question and answer session with a panel of experts:

- Jane Chiodini

- Dr Julie Hunt

- James Moore

14:30 Travel Medicine – the human factor: Why we make mistakes at home and aboard– James Moore MSc DTM DTN FFTM RCPS (Glasg) FRGS

15:15 Tea Break

15:30 Communicating risk – Jane Chiodini MBE, MSc (Trav Med) RN RM FFTM RCPS (Glasg) Queens Nurse

16.15 Summary and close - Tricia Smith and Emma Edwards

Amenities and Access:

There is plenty of free parking available at the venue. Refreshments and a buffet lunch will be provided during the day.  If you have access or dietary needs please ensure that these are included on your booking so that the organisers and venue are aware ahead of the event.  All personal details provided will remain strictly private and confidential.  

Bookings:

Please ensure that all bookings for this event are made in the name of the person that will be attending and that the name is written as you would like it to appear on your conference badge and on your certificate of attendance.  If there are any queries about how to create a booking, or about the event itself, please contact the Learning and Development Centre in the first instance: [email protected]. 

Sponsors: 

This will be a sponsored event and all sponsor branding will appear on this page as it is confirmed. Sponsors will not have any input into the agenda or topics under discussion, but speakers may choose to reference products or services at their discretion. Please do contact the Learning and Development Centre for further information.