The Irish Society of Travel Medicine
The Irish Society of Travel Medicine was founded in 1995 and now has 275 members from all parts of Ireland.
The Goals of the Society are:
- To address the health problems encountered by all travellers, including tourists, business travellers, diplomats, airline crew members, military personnel, expatriates, refugees, migrants, members and employees of voluntary and relief organisations, and of international corporations and organisations.
- To provide a scientific focus for those interested in travel medicine.
- To stimulate the practice of travel medicine at a high professional level.
- To organise regular scientific conferences.
- To promote free and rapid exchange of information on travel medicine issues.
- To facilitate international contacts between practitioners of travel medicine.
- To promote conditions that allow travellers to remain healthy in co-operation with national and international public health authorities and organisations, the media, the travel industry and travel organisations.
Presently the Society holds four seminar/conferences per year located at various sites throughout Ireland, runs a two-day Travel Medicine Course, and gives a certificate exam each year. The exam is open to doctors and nurses. The Society also issues three newsletters during the year to keep members up to date on matters relating to travel health. The current newsletter has eight pages, is attractive and professional, and contains the following articles: Travelling in Health with Diabetes, Psychosocial Problems faced by Emergency Volunteers, World Round-Up (disease outbreaks), Test Your Knowledge of Travel Medicine and a Travel Medicine Conference Calendar.
For further information, please contact: Mrs. Anne Redmond, 17 Lowtown Manor, Robertstown, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland. Email: annehredmond@eircom.net
