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Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.What will this resource give me?
- find out where to get the most recent factsheets and advice on travel health across the four countries
- read about changes to the health service provision in Scotland
- information on health care advice for the LGBT community
- learn what courses, conferences and events are taking place across the UK to support your knowledge and professional practice across travel health nursing.
Environmental Factors and Travel.
Advanced Research Methods.
The Complex Traveller – Pre and Post Travel.
Medical Conditions and Travel.
Governance, Legal and Ethical Considerations.
Those who complete the course will be eligible for admission to Membership of the Faculty of Travel Medicine MFTM RCPSG.
Progression to MSc Advanced Practice (Travel Medicine)
On successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Travel Medicine, diplomates will be eligible to progress to a final course of study, offered by Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), leading to the award of MSc Advanced Practice (Travel Medicine).
This is a 60-credit dissertation module, completed over two trimesters in a six-month period. The dissertation would build on the work begun during the Postgraduate Diploma. For more information or to sign up, visit the Glasgow Caledonian University website.
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) offers a part-time and fully online Professional Diploma in Travel Health, educational programme, jointly developed with the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) and LSTM’s Well Travelled Clinics (WTC).
The diploma course consists of 4 modules:
Travel Vaccination Principles and Practice.
Governance and Safety in Travel Health.
Malaria Prevention in Travel Health.
Hazards in Travel Health.
Developed and presented by doctors and nurses with extensive and diverse experience in travel health, this unique educational programme offers an opportunity for both new and experienced practitioners to advance or enhance their knowledge, skills and competencies in the discipline. View full details of each module and how to apply for either standalone modules or the diploma.
The RCN offers various educational and professional development grants, and other funding opportunities. You do not have to be an RCN member to apply.
Other organisations offering events and resources, include:
British Global and Travel Health Association (BGTHA)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
LSTM Travel Vaccinations: principles and practice
LSTM Malaria Prevention in Travel Health
Jane Chiodini's travel health resources
RCGP, LGBT Health Hub
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Faculty of Travel Medicine
Travel-health Education and Care (TREC).
Upcoming events
Joint RCN NaTHNaC 7th annual conference
23 March 2024
Location: Online
Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine (NECTM9)
22-24 May 2024
Location: Tivoli Hotel and Congress Centre, Copenhagen Denmark.
RCN Members can apply for a discounted registration fee for NECTM9. You will need your PIN to apply.
CISTM19
International Society of Travel Medicine.
11-15 May 2025
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana USA.
Resource last reviewed
1 Apr 2024
