Certificate in Travel Health™
ISTM Announces a New Travel Medicine Continuing Professional Development Program!
As with most healthcare disciplines, the practice of travel medicine is a changing and evolving field. In recognition of the critical need for travel medicine practitioners to maintain and increase their skills and knowledge, the ISTM is introducing a continuing professional development program for travel medicine practitioners. The program will be structured around a 10-year cycle of professional education, study and involvement in the field of travel medicine. Activities which comprise this program include, but are not limited to: educational programs and products, writing, editing and reviewing publications, teaching, research, clinical work and other professional development in which travel medicine practitioners participate.
The first step of this process is passing the CTH® examination. Beginning with the CTH® Certificates awarded in 2011, there will be a mandatory maintenance process every ten (10) years to keep the certificate active. There will be two avenues for maintaining an active CTH® – either accruing a specific number of credits through the professional development activities in which most travel medicine professionals already participate or retaking and passing the CTH® examination. The program becomes effective in 2011. Travel medicine professionals who were awarded certificates prior to 2011 are encouraged to consider participating on a voluntary and not mandatory basis.
Preliminary information about requirements for the ISTM Travel Medicine Continuous Professional Development Program can be found in the “About the Program” section on this page.
The ISTM has appointed a new Standing Committee to finalize the program and processes. It is anticipated that more details will be released during the first quarter of 2011. After release, the ISTM is allowing for a comment period to provide ample opportunities for the community to review the plan and submit comments, questions and concerns.
The ISTM Travel Medicine Continuing Professional Development Program will provide greater confidence to the public and patients we treat, and enable the CTH® holders demonstrate to compliance authorities that the credential is relevant. Additionally, these activities will enhance and elevate the practice of travel medicine around the world.
Future CTH® Examination Dates and Locations:
- 2013 Exam: Sunday, 19 May 2013 In Maastricht, The Netherlands
08.00 to 12.45 prior to the opening of the CISTM13 in the MECC.
- The 2013 Examination registration will be activated by 1 November 2012.