Update November 2024 – apologies I am way behind in updating this page. Hopefully there will be time to improve it soon!
What’s New?
New items are being added to the website on a regular basis – here are some highlights but as you can see over the past two years, COVID-19 has had a significant impact on travel. I haven’t been idle though, infact I think I’ve been busier than ever! However I’m hoping that 2022 will bring a little more time to work on my website.
October 2024
- Added a new free of charge course about dengue on my elearning store here
September 2024
- Updated the rabies course following World Rabies Day – see item 3 here
- Posted a Travel Health Update on Mpox; Cholera; Rabies vaccine news; Educational meetings. here
- Posted an article. Travel health services in general practice: Important information for all general practice nurses in England here
- Undertook a survey on travel health provision and posted a blog about this in conjunction with information in the article above here
August 2024
- Updated the ‘Guide to travel vaccines’ chart – see item 3 here
- Posted a Travel Health Update on Green Book Changes and Vaccines Awaiting Green Book Updates here
April 2024
- Posted a blog about the updated Green Book chapter on hepatitis B here
January 2024
- Posted a Travel Health Update on Nursing Associates and Travel: The NHS Vaccination Strategy; NaTHNaC Webinars; Malaria Risks to UK Travellers here
April to December 2022
- Wrote a further three updates for Practice Nurse – see here
March 2022
- Added the March Travel Health Update written for Practice Nurse see here
- Updated the MMR and travel poster – no. 24 in tools here
- Updated the Malaria Matters Course here
- Updated the malaria page in Help here
- Updated the Links page providing lots of resources, now categorised into sections here
February 2022
- Updated the Hepatitis A Nuggets of Knowledge e Learning here
- Updated the FAQ no. 7 around hepatitis A here
- Wrote a blog about Hepatitis B and healthcare workers here
January 2022
- Published an online Update in Travel Health Course in response to requests for such. See here. Hopefully I’ll be able to do some face to face sessions later this year.
- Added some new ‘buttons’ on the ‘Traveller Resources’ page to help direct your travellers to key COVID-19 resources – see here
- Updated the free online rabies learning see here
December 2021
- Launched a new Introduction to Travel Health Course Online. More details can be read here
March 2021
- Added the February/March 2021 Practice Nurse Update here
January 2021
- Added the January Practice Nurse Update here
September 2020
- Added the August/September Practice Nurse Update here
July 2020
Apologies that May and June are missing but I’ve been busy with COVID-19 related work!
- Wrote a blog about ‘Educational Opportunities in Travel Medicine’ here
- Updated the Education pages (for New to Travel, Update and Conferences) here
- Added the June/July Practice Nurse Update here
- I’ve written a number of blogs for RCPSG here and an article in the College publication VOICE on page 26 here
April 2020
- Completed the Spring/Summer edition of Emporiatrics here
- Wrote a fun blog on St. George’s Day here
- Added the March Practice Nurse Update a little late! here
March 2020
- Sadly all my teaching events have had to be cancelled with the ongoing COVID-19 situation but some remain online see here
- Added a new page of resources on COVID-19 here
- Blogging again about COVID-19 here
February 2020
- Added the February Practice Nurse Update here
- Added a another BLOG about the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) here
January 2020
- I’ve been really busy posting useful resources via my FaceBook page (and don’t forget to ‘like’ it to follow) see here
- Added a new BLOG about the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) here
- Added the January Practice Nurse update here
December 2019
November 2019
- Updated my yellow fever resources page in help – look at the detail under ‘IMPORTANT new information from 21.11.19′ see here
- Made a poster regarding MMR and travel here
- Added an important blog about yellow fever guidance changes here
- Added the November Practice Nurse update here
October 2019
- Added some new training dates for an Update day and some New to Travel courses
- Added the October Practice Nurse update here
- Update Malaria Matters course here
- Update the rabies e learning here
- Added a blog about new PGD templates from PHE here
September 2019
- Added the September Practice Nurse update here
- Changed the quick link images on the ‘Home’ page by adding an image for the immunisation resources page – scroll to bottom of home page here and see small images
- Added a blog about the Falsified Medicines Directive here
August 2019
- Updated the Immunisation Resources page in HELP here
- Updated the Vaccine Storage resources in HELP here
- Added a blog about an EMIS WEB travel template which I’ve made available online to save time in documentation. Please read the blog in full here
- Added the August Practice Nurse piece, an article this month see here
July 2019
- Updated the travel vaccine chart – see item no. 4 here because of the change to the use of Vivotif from the age of 5 years now
- Added the July Practice Nurse update here
- Added a fourth blog about the Indemnity in General Practice in relation to travel vaccines given here
June 2019
- I frequently post many new items on my Travel Facebook page and this is the quickest way to find out new information see here
- Added a third blog about Indemnity in General Practice in relation to private travel vaccines given – this has been very confusing but this blog and the links within it provide the full picture here
- Added the June Practice Nurse Travel article this time here
May 2019
- I frequently post many new items on my Travel Facebook page and this is the quickest way to find out new information see here
- Added a blog about MMR and travel here
- Added the May Practice Nurse Travel Health Update here
April 2019
- I frequently post many new items on my Travel Facebook page and this is the quickest way to find out new information see here
- Created a new page in Help on resources relating to Senior Travellers
- Moved the Zika information from ‘Hot News’ into the Help section for a dedicated page on Zika resources
- Added the April Practice Nurse Travel Health Update here
March 2019
- I frequently post many new items on my Travel Facebook page and this is the quickest way to find out new information see here
- Updated the educational courses resources pages – see here for more information Updates and New to Travel
- Written a new blog about Indemnity in General Practice here
- Added the March Practice Nurse Travel Health Update here
February 2019
- I frequently post many new items on my Travel Facebook page and this is the quickest way to find out new information see here
- Written a new blog about a new learning tool Emporiatrics here
- Added further information to the Update in Travel Health page here
- Updated the Malaria Matters e learning course to the 2018 Malaria Guidelines here
- Added the February Practice Nurse Travel Health Update here
January 2019
- I frequently post many new items on my Travel Facebook page and this is the quickest way to find out new information see here
- Updates the ‘Guide to Travel Vaccines’ chart with only a small alteration for Vivotif and age of use within the SPC. See item no.3 here
- Added a new date for an Update in Travel Health event in London here
- Added the January Practice Nurse Travel Health Update here
- Added some dates for my New to Travel Health course see here
December 2018
- Added the December Practice Nurse Travel Health Update here
November 2018
- Added a blog about an new FGM e learning opportunity to help gain confidence within a travel health consultation here
- Updated the Malaria Reference e mail service for complex problems instructions directly here but also found on the malaria page in HELP
- Added the November Practice Nurse Travel Health Update here
October 2018
- Wrote a blog about a tetanus update here
- Updated the events page here
- Added the October Practice Nurse Travel Health Update here
September 2018
- Updated the Helpline Contact Details for complex queries sheet – item no. 8 in TOOLS here
- Added the September Practice Nurse Travel Health Update here
August 2018
- Updated the vaccine chart – item no. 3 in tools
- Wrote a new blog about rabies here
- Re recorded the video within the hepatitis A dose sparing guidance e learning because of updated guidance. See last item here
- Added the August Practice Nurse here
July 2018
- Updated the jobs page here
- Re-recorded my traveller advice video for rabies risk to update it to the new rabies information that came out this month. Access though various pages on the website but also directly on YouTube here.
- Updated the rabies resources e learning here
- Added the July Practice Nurse here
June 2018
- Added the June Practice Nurse here and added additional resources at the bottom of the page, entitled ‘Travelling after breast cancer’ here
- Updated the Traveller Resources page by adding new new buttons to link to a variety of key items you may wish to let your traveller know about here
May 2018
- Updated the General Travel Advice Leaflet – item no. 4 on TOOLS here but it’s also on the traveller advice page here
- Added the May Practice Nurse Update here
- Added a blog explaining the new malaria tablet leaflets I’ve recently created here
April 2018
- Designed some malaria tablet leaflets to be given within a consultation – PLEASE make sure you read all the information in the section about these – found at no. 25 in ‘TOOLS’
- Added the April Practice Nurse Update here
- Added a new page in HELP for yellow fever resources here
- Updated the jobs page with one new advert here
- Added a new poster for the waiting room in relation to being protected against measles prior to travel. See item 24 in tools here.
March 2018
- Added a blog about the provision of travel in an NHS setting here
- Refreshed the Update page in Education here
- Updated the publications page here
- Added the March Practice Nurse Update here
February 2018
- Added a blog about mosquito bite prevention advice here
- Updated the pages in ‘HELP’ and added a few new items here
- Put a date up for an Update in Travel Health course on 25th April here
- Added the February Practice Nurse Update here
January 2018
- Added the January Practice Nurse Update here
- Wrote a blog about Malaria Matters here
- Updated Malaria Matters and put new information on the page here
- Added some new dates for the New to Travel Health course see here
- Updated the ‘Jobs’ page with a new advert see here
December 2017
- Wrote a blog on MMR clarification on use of vaccine for travel see here
- Added a new resource to use with travellers on insect bite prevention. Put it on the traveller page for now under information by images see here
- Updated the Immunisation page in Help see here
- Added the December Practice Nurse Update here
November 2017
- Added the November Practice Nurse Update here
- Updated the ‘Going forward in travel medicine education’ page see here
- Added a page of resources for students on the ‘Glasgow’ courses at RCPSG – just made it visible in the menu under ‘Going forward’ here
- Updated the page for Emporiatrics here
October 2017
- Added some dates for the New to Travel Health course for 2018 here
- Added the October Practice Nurse Update here
- Added a new page under the Education tab in the main menu which sees all the short online learning modules I’ve made in one place – see here
September 2017
- Created a very simple chart that may be useful to fill in to keep track of vaccine shortages in your workplace right now, particularly for hep A. See item no. 22 in tools here
- Added a short new rabies online learning module – see bottom right of rabies page in help or directly here
- Added the September Practice Nurse Update here
- Added a blog about ACWY vaccine and length of protection here
- Updated the FAQ page on tetanus here
- Updated my publications page here
August 2017
- Added a new date for a travel health update in Scotland – please see the bottom of the update page here and to book on Eventbrite here
- This website has been transferred across to one that is mobile responsive. If you notice anything has gone missing in the ‘move’ then please contact me.
- Added the August Practice Nurse Update here
July 2017
- Added the July Practice Nurse Update here
- Written a blog about some of the updates in the new Green Book hepatitis B chapter – see here
- Written a blog about travel health databases – see here
June 2017
- Written a blog about polio and guidance for the PHEIC – see here
- Updated the Guide to Travel Vaccines chart as information for ACWY has changed re certificates – see item no.3 here
- Updated the blog about Men ACWY re certificate for pilgrims see here
- Added the June Practice Nurse Update here
May 2017
- Added a blog – an update on ACWY conjugate vaccine booster see here
- Updated the ‘Jobs’ page – see here
- Added the May Practice Nurse Update here
- Added a blog and FB posting about a new e learning I’ve created about Hepatitis A vaccine which answers many of the FAQs many have – see here
April 2017
- Added a blog about Travel Health in the future NHS, see here
- Added a blog about the latest factsheets from NaTHNaC in April see here
- Added some Autumn dates for my New to Travel Health course see here
- Added a new short e learning on ‘What is Travel Medicine’ – see the top left image of the world globe on the home page
- Added the April Practice Nurse Update here which includes the Editorial from the journal Editor, Mandy Galloway
March 2017
- Added a new blog about Travel Medicine – the Big Picture see here
- Updated the Simple Guide for Travel Vaccines due to change in Nimenrix losing its black triangle and other SPC changes see item no. 3 here
- Added a new video, the documentary ‘Help I caught it abroad’ – see item no. 11 here
- Added the March Practice Nurse Update here
- Added a new FAQ on hepatitis A here
- Added a very simple poster providing the helpine contact details for complex travel health queries – item no. 8 in Tools here
February 2017
- Updated the Simple Guide for Travel Vaccines due to change in JEV schedules see item no. 3 here
- Added a new page in HELP for the traveller with a disability see here (please note comment at the bottom of the page)
- Added the February Practice Nurse Update here
- Added a new FAQ – no. 6 to inform on which travel vaccine comes from which manufacturer see here
- Updated the FGM page and added some new resources here
- Updated the Malaria Matters course to the 2016 UK Malaria guidelines – for access see here
- Added a new advert on the ‘Jobs’ page – see here
January 2017
- Added a new date for an ‘New to Travel Health Course’ see here
- Added a new Blog about a video of an Advanced Workshop presentation I gave at the BPiN conference last October see here and also put it on my presentations page here
- Added the January Practice Nurse Update here
- Updated the travel risk assessment form to include a question about FGM. Also provided the travel risk assessment and travel risk management forms in Word but please read conditions of use – see items 1 and 2 in TOOLS
- Updated the ‘Jobs’ page – see here
December 2016
- Updated the Malaria page and included the latest guidelines – see here
- Updated the ‘Update in Travel Health’ education page here
- Added the December Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Updated the page in HELP on FGM with some new resources and a new image – here
November 2016
- Wrote numerous FaceBook postings this month on a variety of topics – see here
- Added a new blog about yellow fever – see here
- Added the November Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Added a new article by Ann McDonald – FGM and a GLOBAL assessment see here and click on October 2016
October 2016
- Added a date for an Update in Travel Health course in London for 2017 here
- Taught ‘Resources in Travel Medicine’ on the Diploma in Travel Medicine course in Glasgow and created a page of links see here
- Added a lot of postings onto my Travel Health Training FaceBook page here
- Added a new page in HELP with resources about Gap Year Travellers and Backpackers here
September 2016
- Added a blog about prescribing in travel medicine here
- Added the September Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Added dates for two New to Travel courses to be held in 2017 – see here
- Updated the Simple Guide to Travel Vcaccines again to reflect changes to conjugate meningitis ACWY for Hajj and Umrah purposes and change to length of protection on JEV see item no. 3 here. I would call this chart not so simple these days (!) and PLEASE make sure you always use it in conjunction with other resources named on the chart.
August 2016
- Added a blog about the meningococcal vaccines clarifying length of protection for Pilgrims – see here
- Added the Spring/Summer 2016 edition of Emporiatrics, edited by Sandra Grieve – see here
- Added some new resources to the ‘Panda Page’ – for those new to travel health see here
- Added some new items to the Patient Resources page – leaflets/documents/resources by image – see here
- Posted many interesting items of new information for travel medicine on my travel Facbook page here
- Wrote a blog about a ‘free to access’ learning opportunity called the ‘Hub’ from the Faculty of Travel Medicine see here
- Added the August Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Updated the ‘Jobs’ page – see here
July 2016
- Updated the post vaccination advice letter that will need adapting for use – see no. 5 in TOOLS here
- Updated the travel advice leaflet and added a version with images in it – see no. 4 in TOOLS here
- Added the July Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Updated the simple guide to vaccines to reflect the course of hepatitis B on a 0, 1 and 2 month schedule – see item no. 3 here. For further explanation see my blog entry on 8 July 2016 here
- Created a new page called HOT NEWS which currently has the latest resources on Zika Virus on it here and its also accessible from the home page, on images down left side of the page
- Created a page for resources for the traveller with diabetes here
June 2016
- Added the June Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Spoke at the NECTM meeting on the Young Adult/Gap Year traveller and created a page of resources relevant to the presentation see here
- Updated the ‘Jobs’ page – see here
- Updated some resources on the rabies page see here
May 2016
- Added a New to Travel course for November/December 2016 see here
- Added the May Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Posted dates and venues of a series of travel health update workshops that I’m dong with the RCN. Click HERE
- Updated the ‘Jobs’ page – see here
April 2016
- Updated the FGM Page in HELP – some new resources added see HERE
- Added a new chart to help explain to parents how to administer malaria chemoprophylaxis to children. Also included is the link to the malaria tablet charts for children from NaTHNaC. See item 21 in TOOLS
- Added some news about notification of travel health updates I’m going to be doing in partnership with the RCN – more news on this will follow. See here
- Added an article written instead of the the travel health update for April – New to travel health? How to get started. Click here
March 2016
- Updated the ‘Conferences’ page adding the Annual Symposium of the Faculty of Travel Medicine see here
- Added two new blogs see here – more Zika resources and one about a new conference
- Updated FAQ no. 3 on Providing a Travel Service, and put some information regarding many queries I receive on the topic see here
- Added a Practice Nurse logo on the right hand side of the Home page to access monthly published travel health updates more easily
- Added the March Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Updated the sample travel clinic protocol – see no. 19 in TOOLS see here
February 2016
- Added some resources on Zika virus in the blog section here
- Added the February Practice Nurse Update, all about Zika virus – see here
- Updated the resources on the immunisation page in ‘HELP’ here
- Added a blog here – about a new mosquito bite prevention leaflet
January 2016
- Added a couple of new courses for the ‘New to Travel Health’ see here
- Uploaded a new version of the ‘Simple Guide for Travel Vaccines’ to the addition of VAQTA to the choice of hepatitis A vaccines. See item no. 3 here
- Added the January Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Updated the ‘Job Adverts in Travel Health’ page – see here
- Updated the Emporiatrics page and added the Autumn/Winter 2015 edition see here, bottom right of the page
- Added two new blogs here – one about viral hepatitis virology training and one about a new PGD for Revaxis
December 2015
- Added a blog here
- Updated he rabies page and the TAR page and the immunisation page
- Added the December Practice Nurse Update – see here
November 2015
- Updated the Malaria Matters course to the 2015 UK malaria guidelines. To do this e learning see here
- Added the November Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Updated the ‘Job Adverts in Travel Health’ page – see here
October 2015
- Added the October Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Added additional information on the FAQ no. 1 page here re PGDs and the NHS vaccines
- Added a quick link to the FAQ page on the left hand column of the Home page see here
- Added a new conference see here
- Added ‘Rabies Prevention Advice Booklet to use in a Consultation’ to the TOOLS page but please read the rationale for use carefully. See item no. 20 in tools here
- Updated the ‘Job Adverts in Travel Health’ page – see here
- Updated the brief and more detailed malaria chemoprophylaxis charts to reflect the 2015 UK Malaria Guidelines see item no. 7 in TOOLS – see here
September 2015
- Added a few dates for the New To Travel course for 2016 see here
- Added the September Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Created a programme containing some presentations and resources from the joing RCN/THT conference The Highs and Lows of Travel held on 19th September 2015 – see here
- Uploaded a new version of the ‘Simple Guide for Travel Vaccines’ to reflect the new rapid schedule for Ixiaro. See item no. 3 here
- Added the August Practice Nurse Update – see here
August 2015
- Added a new page in HELP entitled, FGM and Travel, see here
- Updated FAQ no. 1 with some important information that PGDs can now be used for private travel vaccines in an NHS setting see HERE
- Re designed the FAQ pages and changed the ‘News’ page format – see HERE
- Updated the childhood immunisation charts including the new chart from summer 2015 on the HELP page here (item no. 3)
- Added the July Practice Nurse Update – see here
July 2015
- Written a new blog about the ‘Highs and Lows of Travel’ see here
- Added my sample travel clinic protocol for individual development. See item number 19 in ‘TOOLS’ here
- Added an article written for Practice Managment journal about running a travel service in a primary care setting and placed on the Practice manager ‘HELP’ page see here or for the direct article see here
- Added the June Practice Nurse Update – see here
June 2015
- Updated the Job Advert page see here
- New blog added about the 2014 Malaria figures published today (entry of 12th June) see here
- Added the May Practice Nurse Update – see here
May 2015
- Added a new page to the ‘HELP’ section on ‘International Resources’ see here or directly here (please note this page is a work in progress. If you work in a country outside the UK and can contribute a list of the resources you use there, please e mail me and I’ll add them! Thank you).
- Added a blog about the updated Historical vaccine history timeline see here
- Added some new items to the Traveller Advice Resources page see here
- Added a new page to the ‘HELP’ section on the ‘Female Traveller’ see here or directly here
- Added the April Practice Nurse Update – see here
April 2015
- Added the Multiple Destinations for Malaria course to the Malaria page in the HELP section see here
- Added a blog which takes you to a short new e learning programme for Mutiple Destinations for Malaria see here
- Added the March Practice Nurse Update – see here
March 2015
- Added a new blog about a great YouTube channel containing useful science video – the one illustrated is about ‘Why Vaccines Work’. See here
- Updated the ‘Malaria Prevention Advice Booklet for Travellers’ see item no. 6 in ‘Tools’ click here
- Uploaded a new version of the ‘Vaccine stock management spreadsheet in excel format for travel vaccines’ which has a quick link access to all pages in an index to the right of the front cover (thanks to Sam Howard). See item 12a in ‘Tools’ click here
- Updated malaria chemoprophylaxis charts as Nivaquine syrup has been discontinued. See item 7 here
- Added a new notifcation for a series of NOMAD events in April on the conference page see here
- Added the malaria planning leaflet, lymphoedema leaflet and some new apps to the travel advice resource page – see here
- Added a new leaflet for the traveller who is unsure about an itinerary to a malarious area. See no.18 in ‘Tools’ here and on the malaria ‘Help’ page here
- Added the February Practice Nurse Update – see here
February 2015
- Updated my ‘Publications’ page – see here
- Added the final version flyer for my joint conference with the RCN on 19 September 2015 see here or for the flyer directly click here
- Added a new blog about an important document published called the Health of Travellers see here
- Updated the instructions for using the PHE Malaria Reference Laboratory fax service on the malaria ‘help’ page but see here
- Added the January Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Added a blog about the recently published Splenectomy leaflet and card from PHE see here
January 2015
- Updated the ‘Conference’ page see here
- Added new leaflets from PHE for off-label vaccine use – see i) here
- Updated the ‘Historical vaccine development and introduction to vaccines in the UK’ poster see no. 10 here
- Added a new form for use with a complex travel itinerary – see item no. 17 in tools here
- Added a blog about the conferences happening in March as well. See here
- Updated the conference link page see here
December 2014
- Added a Blog about the Christmas article below as well! See here
- Added the December Practice Nurse Update – one on a lighter note and a bit of fun! Thanks to Practice Nurse for allowing me to publish this article a month early! See here
- Added the November Practice Nurse Update. See here
- Added a blog about ‘Air bubbles in syringes’ see here
November 2014
- Updated the ‘Jobs’ page see here
- Added a blog about the bravery certificates see here
- Created some new black and white bravery certificates which children could colour in addition to colour ones already available. See no. 14 in tools for both options. See here
- Added a blog about the newly published RCOG ‘Malaria and Pregnancy’ leaflet see here
- Spoke at the MASTA conference on 7.11.14 at the Royal College of Physicians on ‘School Trips’ and added a page of resources around the subject see here
October 2014
- Updated the Simple Guide to Travel Vaccines chart and the Vaccine Record Sheet as oral typhoid vaccine guidance from Green Book has changed to 3 years duration of protection – see Tools items 3 and 15 here
- Added a new blog about Ebola resources see here
- Added more presentations to the resources page following the conference ‘A Return Ticket’ see here
- Added ‘Practice Nurse Travel Health Updates’ archive for 2010, 2011 and 2012 and revamped the page see here
- Added the September 2014 travel health update from Practice Nurse journal, see here
- Added a blog about the ‘traveller advice’ page explaining more about the resource. See entry 1st October here
- Added a new page for ‘travellers advice resources’ within the help section but there is a quick link button on the home page too see here
September 2014
- Added a new posting on the ‘jobs’ page see here
- Updated the vaccine record sheet – see the explanation given with this form. No. 15 in ‘Tools’ see here
- Added a blog about Malaria Matters see here
- Posted news of ‘Malaria Matters’ a new e-learning course for malaria prevention see here
- Moved the ‘Malaria Resources’ which were under ‘Education’ to the ‘HELP’ section see here
- Updated the Simple Guide to Travel Vaccines, by removing ACWY Vax now it is no longer available to purchase see No. 3 here
- Added the August 2014 travel health update from Practice Nurse journal see here
- Added a new blog about some new immunisation resources from Public Health England see here
- Added quick access ‘buttons’ to my ‘Blog’ and ‘Facebook’ pages from the home page – see just under the page image on right hand side – see here
August 2014
- Added the latest edition of ‘Emporiatrics’ the magazine of the Faculty of Travel Medicine see here
- Added a Blog about the Facebook page I’ve set up – see here
- Added a new conference from the Faculty of Travel Medicine, RCPSG – see here
- Added a new page in ‘HELP’ for Practice Managers specifically to lead to useful resources for them regarding travel – see here
- Created a Facebook page – access here or via the icon on the home page here
- Added the July 2014 travel health updae from Practice Nurse journal – see here
July 2014
- Added new blog about 2014 Malaria Guidelines see here and updated malaria resources here
- Added an FAQ on where information can be found on the subject of latex allergy – see here
- Added a new blog about World Hepatitis Day today and links to many useful resources – see here
- Created new images for all the current ‘HELP’ pages – these are useful resources on specific topics. See here
- Updated the conference page with a new event – see here
- Added the June travel health update from Practice Nurse journal – see here
June 2014
- Added a new topic to the ‘HELP’ collection of resources on ‘Insect Bite Prevention’ click here
- Updated the travel health resources with NaTHNaC’s new telephone helpline times. See item no. 8 in TOOLS here
- Added a blog about the Bug-Off campaign see here
- Added a video I’ve created to help travellers understand the risk of rabies when travelling abroad – see here and scroll to bottom of the page
- Added a new date for an Update in Travel Health meeting – see here
- Added May 2014 travel health update from Practice Nurse journal – see here
May 2014
- Updated the ‘Simple Guide to Travel Vaccines (one small ammend – removed Vaqta Adult as no longer available in UK) see no. 3 here
- Added new dates for the ‘New to Travel course’ in November/December 2014 see here
- Speaking on the ‘child traveller’ at a conference in Birmingham so added some resources specific to the topic, see here
- Added a new blog – RCN Publishing have very kindly allowed an article I had publshed on vaccine storge on the RCN Immunisation page, plus CDC have published a video on vaccine storage. See May 17th 2014 entry here
- Updated the ‘Vaccine Storage’ page in ‘Help’ and added some images to link to key documents – see here
- Added a new poster about awareness of rabies – see item no. 16 in ‘Tools’ see here. For general resources on rabies see here
- Added a Blog about the Vaccine Update and the new Green Book update subscription service – see here
- TRAVAX tools – I’ve made two short videos to explain the use of features within the MALARIA MAPS in TRAVAX and how you would use the SUITCASE icon to send your traveller advice leaflets within a consultation.
April 2014
- Added a new blog about World Malaria Day and UK statistics of malaria in UK travellers for 2013, published yesterday see here
- Created a one page travel vaccine record sheet to give to travellers instead of a travel record card – see item no. 15 in ‘Tools’ for a full explanation – see here
- Added the March 2014 Practice Nurse Update – see here
- Added some new days for the ‘New to Travel’ course for 2014 – see here
March 2014
- Added a new job advert for the Nomad Travel Clinics – see here
- Added a new page in ‘HELP’ on rabies guidelines and resources see here
- Added some bravery certificates I’ve created to use with young children. Please read the explanation document – click here and then you can download the individual certificates from item no. 14 on the ‘Tools’ page see here
- Updated FAQ no.1 on Prescribing for travel vaccines as new NICE documents are available see here
- Added a couple of blogs – see here
- Added the February Travel Health Update, published in Practice Nurse journal. Click here
February 2014
- Updated publications list see here and increased the resources on the vaccine storage page to reflect information in a new article on ‘Safe Vaccine Storage and Handling’ see here
- Added the January Travel Health Update, published in Practice Nurse journal. Click here
- Added a new blog about Safe Handling and Storage of Vaccines – click here
- Updated the ‘Conferences’ page – click here
- Added a new blog about the ‘A return ticket’, a collaborative travel health conference with the RCN – click here
- Changed the ‘Education’ page format and added in a new ‘Update in Travel’ course and a ‘Conference with the RCN’ – click here
January 2014
- New blog added regarding the RCN publication, ‘Supporting the delivery of immunisation education’. Click here
- News item added regarding hepatitis A vaccine – click here. As a result a further update has been made to the ‘Simple Guide to Travel Vaccines’ tool item no. 3. Click here
- Updated the ‘Simple Guide to Travel Vaccines’ – tool item no. 3. Click here
- Added a new page entitled ‘Presentations’ found within the ‘About’ menu. Click here
- Added the December Travel Health Update published in Practice Nurse journal. Click here
- Added two new blogs – click here
December 2013
- New blog added – who remembers the inspirational Jo Yirrell – see the work she’s doing now! Click here
- News item added, the Green Book chapters on hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and cholera have been updated. See here
- New travel medicine conference added for 2014 – see here
- News item added – the RCN Public Health Forum have launched a new page specifically on travel health which contains many useful resrouces see here
- Posted details of a new job advert for travel nurses see here
November 2013
- Added the updated malaria advice leaflet for travellers published by NaTHNaC under ‘Further Tools’, no. 9 see here
- Added the October Travel Health Update from Practice Nurse journal see here
- Added the Autumn/Winter 2013 edition of Emporiatrics see here
October 2013
- Posted a couple of Blogs – one just for fun about QR codes which I’m adding for references on my slides now! See here.
- A new vaccination timeline has been published by Public Health England see here, but also found as item no. 9 in ‘Immunisation Resources’ on the ‘Help’ page see here
- Back copies of the monthly ‘Travel Health Update’ from Practice Nurse journal published on a dedicated page click here or access via the ‘Publications’ page here by clicking on the ‘Practice Nurse’ image.
- Added some new dates for the ‘New to Travel’ course in 2014 – click here
- Added some resources on hepatitis B on the ‘Help’ page click here, and a patient education video on hepaitis B – see video no. 10 here
- Added another video. This one is about travellers’ diarrhoea. This is a particularly useful video to use for patient education – play it while you’re preparing the vaccines! See item no. 9 – click here
- Added a new page which contains any current adverts for jobs in travel health. Please note I am not endorsing such positions, merely providing the information. Click here
September 2013
- Added two new blogs – one about World Rabies Day and the other, a short film to hightlight the risks of travel. See here.
- Put a link to the ‘Travelling Well’ video on the ‘Video’ page and also included news of two great apps Dr Deb has developed see item no. 8 here
- Added updated malaria chemoprophylaxis charts – now called ‘brief’ and ‘more detailed’. Find these on item 7 in ‘Tools’ – click here
- ‘Malaria Matters’ course removed for updating but a new page with lots of resources on malaria has been added! – click here
- Added a new page called ‘Going Forward’ for those interested in studying travel medicine in greater depth – click here
- Added a new blog about the EMC changes to their website – click here
August 2013
- Added a new blog about the publication of the 2013 Guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the UK see here, and also put a notice on the News page see here
- Added some ‘Quick Links’ to key documents on the ‘New to Travel’ page, go to below the table see here
- Added a new blog about a new guidance document for tattooing and body piercing – interesting to read and some helpful aftercare leaflets available to download – click here and look at the 11 August post
- Vaccine stock management spreadsheets in Excel for use with yout travel vaccines and vaccines in the National vaccination programme (excluding flu). Items no. 12a and 12b – see here
- Vaqta Adult has been added to the portfolio of hepatitis A vaccines from SPMSD, so the travel vaccine chart has been update – item no. 3 in ‘Tools’ to see – click here
- Item in the ‘News’ section on ‘Tips for TRAVAX users’ and also more detailed instructions for using the blue suitcase function – click here to see
- Re-jigged my ‘Blog’ page so that it’s easier to read – click here
- Added a new blog about a travel and a flu website from SPMSD – click here
July 2013
- Travel and sexual health leaflet to use with your travellers, plus some posters and a booklet from Marie Stopes International – see item no. 11 in ‘Tools’ – click here
- Resources to use for the traveller with HIV/AIDS added to ‘Help’ page – click here
- Slides and relevant papers from a recent meeting between NaTHNaC and RSTMH, entitled Developments in Travel Medicine – see news item – click here
- PHE have published a ‘Complete Immunisation Schedule 2013 – 2014’ – see item no. 3 in the Immunisation Resources on the ‘Help’ page – click here
June 2013
- FAQ no. 4 about Tetanus Vaccine and Travel – click here
- A new blog about a malaria report from Public Health England concerning those who reside in London – click here
- General travel health advice leaflet updated with new FCO weblink and also removed details about the LOCATE service from the FCO as this is no longer available. Website addresses at end of the leaflet have also been hyperlinked. Item no. 4 in the ‘Tools’ page – click here
May 2013
- New Spring/Summer edition of Emporiatrics – click here
- Updated version of the Travel Risk Management form which includes latest guidance about content for a PSD from the MHRA – download item no. 2 from ‘Tools’ – click here
- Blog about recent trip to the Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine – click here
- New date for a London based ‘New to Travel’ course in October and November 2013 – click here
- Updated information for FAQ no. 1 on the prescribing of travel vaccines with regard to information from the MHRA on PSDs – click here
APRIL 2013
