Tropical Medicine Diploma Glasgow
Tropical Medicine Diploma Glasgow
Glasgow Course in Tropical Health course in tropical diseases has been annually run in Glasgow since 2003. Tropical Medicine Diploma Course is directed at people from a broad range of backgrounds with an interest in tropical health. Tropical Medicine Diploma Course takes six months to complete and includes completion of 4 distance learning units of core material with written assignments. Tropical Medicine Diploma Course is planned for general practitioners and practice nurses who offer a pre-travel health service. The objective of Tropical Medicine Diploma Course is to offer a foundation of knowledge in travel medicine for health professionals working in the field.
Tropical Medicine Diploma Course Content:
operating a travel clinic
accessing travel health information
consultation and communication skills
the disadvantaged traveller
accidents, injuries and repatriation
tuberculosis and travel
indications for vaccines
prevention of jetlag
vaccine handling and storage
communicable disease
current issues in malaria prophylaxis
vector-borne disease
skin & parasitic infections
food and waterborne disease
expatriate screening and care abroad
Contact
University of Glasgow,
Faculty of Biomedical & Life Sciences,
Room 362,
Wolfson Building,
Glasgow G12 8QQ,
Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)141 330 3524
Fax: +44 (0)141 330 4758
Email: dean@bio.gla.ac.uk