RCN Travel Health annual conference and exhibition

Date: 18 September 2010 to 18 September 2010

Location: Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Recent disasters have demonstrated how travellers can inadvertently get caught up in unexpected situations and in some cases following the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Travellers also continue to travel to increasingly diverse destinations. As a result, nurses continue to see increasing numbers of travellers seeking advice, many presenting at the last minute with complex travel itineraries. This conference will address these issues and more.

Join us to hear about research on how travel health consultations are conducted – are we getting it right and how can we make sure we do get it right? There will also be the latest on how to advise your patients on mosquito-borne diseases. You will also hear how you can play a vital role in preparing the armed services for deployment and the care on their return.

By attending this conference you will have the most up to date information and resources to ensure that you can provide the best quality of care to your clients.

This conference is recommended to all nurses involved in delivering travel health services.

Provisional programme

Humanitarian aid in disaster situations
Mr Richard Villar, Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Wellington Hospital, London
What’s new in travel medicine?
Jane Chiodini, Nurse Consultant and Clinical Lead Nurse in Travel Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Travel Medicine of the Academic Centre of Travel Medicine and Vaccines and Royal Free Travel Health Centre, University College London Medical School
Fitness to fly: Facts and fiction
Dr RV Johnston, Head AHU UK CAA
Catastrophic consultations: How to avoid them
Adrienne Wilcox, Director, A Talent 4 Health Ltd
Travel and the spread of infectious diseases
Professor David Hill, Director, The National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC), UCL London
War and travel medicine
Speaker to be confirmed
Malaria
Professor Peter Chiodini, Director Malaria Reference Laboratory, London.