The Professional Education & Training Committee

Members

• Chair: Michele Barry, United States of America
• Susan Anderson, United States of America
• Nina Bacaner, United States of America
• Laurie M. Bank, United States of America
• Frank Bia, United States of America
• David Bouslough, American Samoa
• I. Dale Carroll, United States of America
• Francesco Castelli, Italy
• Lin Chen, United States of America
• Kenneth Dardick, United States of America
• Vanessa Field, United Kingdom
• Andrea M. Forde, New Zealand
• Wayne Ghesquiere, Canada
• David R. Hill, United Kingdom
• Joan H. Ingram, New Zealand
• Nancy Piper Jenks, United States of America
• George C. Kassianos, United Kingdom
• Peter A. Leggat, Australia
• Claudine Leuthold, Switzerland
• Sheila M. Mackell, United States of America
• Susan L.F. McLellan, United States of America
• Kazuo Miyamura, Japan
• Margot Muetsch, Switzerland
• Pamela Prindle, United States of America
• Gail Rosselot, United States of America
• Eli Schwartz, Israel
• Mary-Louis Scully, United States of America
• Marc Shaw, New Zealand
• Larry W. Skiba, New Zealand
• Jenny Visser, New Zealand
• Annelies Wilder-Smith, Singapore
• Mary E. Wilson, United States of America

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Charter

• Develop and making available to members, standard and innovative opportunities for professional development and training in travel medicine
• Update the ISTM slide set every 2 years
• Provide and maintain ISTM Expert Opinion case reports and ISTM travel medicine bibliographies on the ISTM website
• Conduct CTH and travel medicine update courses in North America and Europe

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Committee Activities

The PEC committee works to develop and stimulate educational activities furthering scholarship in travel medicine.

Current projects of the PEC include:

1. slide sets for the membership
2. courses for the membership
3. evidence-based guidelines for travel medicine
4. a website featuring Expert Opinions on Issues in Travel Medicine

For further details see Handouts and Educational Materials.

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New PEC Monograph Available Now!

Resources for Beginning and Operating a Travelers' Health Clinic

Marc Shaw, Editor

The views expressed in these articles are the views of the respective authors and do not represent any official guideline or recommendation of the International Society of Travel Medicine, its Executive Board or any of its committees.

Table of Contents:

The ABCs

A. Introduction

1. TRAVELERS' HEALTH: NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE
   -MARC SHAW
2. ISTM BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
   -ISTM

B. General Advice

1. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CLINIC
   -MARC SHAW
2. GETTING DOWN TO THE BASICS
   -LYNNE BUNNELL
3. OPENING A TRAVEL CLINIC: CONSIDERATION OF THE PRACTICALITIES
   -SARAH BUCKLEY
4. TRAVEL HEALTH CLINIC: START UP AND DEVELOPMENT
   -JAMES MOORE
5. EXPECTATIONS OF A TRAVEL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
   -MARC SHAW
6. TRAVEL CLINIC STYLES
   -ALAN SPIRA
7. DAY TO DAY FUNCTION OF THE CLINIC: A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
   -EDWARD LISTER

C. Setting Up The Clinic

1. THE ROLE OF THE CLINIC
   -MARC SHAW
2. ROLES WITHIN THE CLINIC
   -MARC SHAW
3. INFORMATION SOURCES
   -VANESSA FIELD
4. MARKETTING AND INCOME STREAMS
   -SEMONE STRATTON
5. POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND QUALITY CARE
   -LYNNE BUNNELL
6. INDEMNITY AND PERSONAL PRACTICE INSURANCE
   -PETER LEGGAT
7. CONCLUSION AND TEN TOP TIPS
   -MARC SHAW

Advanced Topics

1. ADDING RETAIL SALES TO CLINICAL CONSULTATION
   -ALAN SPIRA
2. SERVICES OFFERED FOR TRAVELERS:TRAVEL HEALTH RELATED PRODUCTS
   -LARRY GOODYER
3. TRAVEL HEALTH VACCINATIONS
   -ANNELIES WILDER-SMITH
4. THE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCIES
   -ANNE ANGLIM
5. THE SPECIAL NEEDS TRAVELER
   -DALE CARROLL
6. POST-TRAVEL ASSESSMENT
   -STEVE TOOVEY AND ALFONS VAN GOMPEL
7. SUPPORT SERVICES AND REFERRAL AGENCIES FOR TRAVEL CLINICS
   -WILL CAVE
8. CLINIC SURVEYS
   -MARC SHAW