Educational events

RCN and NaTHNaC 8th Joint Travel Health Conference

Travel Health 2025

Annual one-day online conference held on 22 March 2025, with presentations on a range of topics including:

• Travelling with children
• Rabies: global risks and preventive measures
• Travelling and cancer – risks and care strategies
• Updated vaccines guidance, research and efficacy
• 'Hot off the press' information, reports and resources

A recording of this conference is now available online.

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HTD & NaTHNaC Travel Medicine Course for UK Infection Trainees

Course Introduction

The course is endorsed by the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) and fulfils all curriculum requirements for combined infection trainees in all four UK nations and can be taken at any time point during training. The course is only available to UK Specialist Registrars in Infection.

The next course takes place in September 2025 (start date TBC). Keep checking the website for further updates.

It uses a combination teaching method including small group tutorials, interactive case-based discussions, online interactive lectures, online learning modules and audio-recordings of travel medicine consultations.

The distance learning model allows for equitable access to experts working in the field of travel medicine across the UK. This will suit those wishing to develop expertise in travel medicine by providing access to leaders in the field of complex travel medicine:

• Open to UK Specialist Registrars in Infection.
• Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board endorsed.
• Covers curriculum requirements for infection training.
• 4 week course - four afternoons of direct contact plus remote learning and self-directed learning.
• Two intakes a year.
• Study allowance accepted (£500).

How to book the course:

To register your interest or enquire about future courses, please email uclh.nathnac@nhs.net.

NaTHNaC 'Getting to Grips...' online events for health professionals

Continuing in 2025, our team will be hosting regular, free of charge, webinar sessions on Zoom. Modelled on the popular "Getting to Grips..." teach-in events for Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres, we are now opening this up to all health professionals interested in travel health.

Whether it be discussing our recent website updates such as our news items, factsheets or country information page disease and vaccination changes, or clinical scenarios from our advice line, we hope to bring our work to life and enable you to make better use of our resources, in your practice.

During each session, there will be a 20-minute presentation followed by time to discuss some of your questions in the Q&A. These events will be live but also recorded and made available on TravelHealthPro.

Please note- we will not be able to advise about specific travellers during this session. Sessions may need to be changed at short notice. Numbers may be capped so early registration is encouraged.

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Getting to grips with Japanese encephalitis

Risk Assessment and Risk Management in the Travel Health Consultation

Online short course designed for health professionals who are new to undertaking risk assessment in the travel health consultation or experienced and looking for a refresher.

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Professional Diploma in Travel Health
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine developed with NaTHNaC)

The Diploma is delivered as an online course comprising four modules, undertaken on a part-time basis:

• Travel Vaccinations: Principles and Practice
• Malaria Prevention in Travel Health
• Hazards in Travel Health
• Governance and Safety in Travel Health

This 9 month (flexible) course starts in September each year.

One or more modules can be taken separately (3 - 4 weeks each) to receive a certificate of completion for each module.

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Educational webinars

Free online webinars for BGTHA members.

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Professional Diploma in Travel Health (developed with NaTHNaC)

This online Diploma course comprises four modules and is undertaken on a part-time basis. The course starts in September and is of 9 months duration (flexible).

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Travel Medicine short course

Calling all healthcare professionals interested in travel medicine! The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is currently accepting applications for its Travel Medicine short course running 3 - 7 November 2025.

This programme will provide you with the essential expertise, tools, and frameworks for evidence-based practice. It is tailored for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists aiming to enhance their understanding of travel medicine.

Dates: 3 - 7 November 2025

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Professional Development Certificate in Travel Medicine

Online course with four core modules. Students will have access to a tutor group, who will provide guidance throughout the programme. The standard timeframe for this course is 6 months. However, individuals have the flexibility of working at their own pace.

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Postgraduate Diploma in Travel Medicine

Designed in line with the Faculty of Travel Medicine's publications 'Good Practice Guidance for Providing a Travel Health Service' and 'Recommendations for the Practice of Travel Medicine'. Eight postgraduate modules delivered over a period of 18 months.

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International Postgraduate Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine

The RCPSG International Postgraduate Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine is structured in conjunction with the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine. The Diploma will offer students the chance to gain a recognised qualification, whilst also having the opportunity to travel to challenging locations both in the UK and Morocco.

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Online module on FGM

E-learning to help professionals identify those at risk of FGM, the module also highlights practical ways to discuss this sensitive subject with patients.

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