This CE activity was originally published in The Rx Consultant. If you received credit for it previously, you cannot receive credit for it again.The number of international travelers surpassed the 1 billion mark in 2014, an increase of 51 million over 2013.Many US residents who travel internationally do not seek pre-travel health advice,even when planning trips to developing countries. Yet as many
as 64% of people who have traveled to developing countries report travel-related health problems.Today, pharmacists in both community and clinic settings are providing a full or partial range of high quality travel health services that are well accepted by patients. In some states, such as California, pharmacists can provide travel-related prescription medications and vaccines, and order relevant laboratory tests.This issue provides an overview of the healthcare provider’s role in travel health services and serves as a primer for common travel related diseases.
as 64% of people who have traveled to developing countries report travel-related health problems.Today, pharmacists in both community and clinic settings are providing a full or partial range of high quality travel health services that are well accepted by patients. In some states, such as California, pharmacists can provide travel-related prescription medications and vaccines, and order relevant laboratory tests.This issue provides an overview of the healthcare provider’s role in travel health services and serves as a primer for common travel related diseases.
Table 1 lists practical facts about travel-related vaccines. The Patient Connection addresses common questions about travel immunizations and safety measures that help prevent food-, water-, and insect-borne infections.Within the specialty of travel medicine, travel health primarily focuses on pre-travel services. The goal of a pre-travel consultation is to identify all potential health risks and to educate and equip travelers to respond to those risks. In addition to addressing vaccine and non-vaccine preventable diseases, the travel clinic provider can anticipate the need for treatment of environmental conditions such as motion sickness, altitude sickness, and jet lag. (These travel concerns will be explored in a future issue.) Ideally,the consultation takes place at least 4 to 6 weeks before travel.The travel health provider must carefully assess the health background of the traveler including age, immunization history, pregnancy status, medical conditions, and current medications.The traveler’s geographic destinations,planned activities, duration of travel, and types of accommodations must also be considered. Based on the information gathered,advice should be personalized, highlighting the likely exposures. Appropriate vaccinations and medications, both prescription (eg, malaria chemoprophylaxis) and nonprescription, should be provided...
Format
This CE activity is a monograph (PDF file).
Fee
$10.00
CE Hours
1.50
CE Units
0.150
Activity Type
- Knowledge-based
Target Audience(s)
- This accredited program is targeted to pharmacy technicians.
Accreditation(s)
This CE activity was developed by The Rx Consultant, a publication of Continuing Education Network, Inc.
CE activities for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians:
This continuing education (CE) activity meets the requirements of all state boards of pharmacy for approved continuing education hours. CE credit is automatically reported to CPE Monitor.
CE activities for Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists:
This continuing education activity meets the requirements of:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for formally approved continuing education (CE) hours, and CE hours of pharmacotherapeutics.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) for acceptable, accredited CE.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for formally approved continuing education (CE) hours, and CE hours of pharmacotherapeutics.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) for acceptable, accredited CE.
This is a pharmacotherapeutics/pharmacology CE activity.
- The ANCC requires all advanced practice nursing certificants (CNSs and NPs) to complete 25 CE hours of pharmacotherapeutics as a portion of the required 75 continuing education hours.
- Pharmacology CE is recommended by the AANPCP and will be required for Certificants renewing certification starting January 2017.
- Most State Boards of Nursing require a minimum number of pharmacy contact hours to renew an advanced practice license.
Continuing Education Network, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Requirements for CE Credit
CE No Longer Valid
To receive CE credit, the participant must read the monograph in its entirety, complete the online post-test and receive a score of 70% or greater, and complete the online evaluation.
Pharmacy Technicians -
Be sure your profile has been updated with your NAPB e-profile # and birth date information BEFORE completing the online evaluation, or your credits cannot be reported to CPE Monitor.
Continuing pharmacy education credit is automatically reported to CPE Monitor once the post-test & evaluation are successfully completed.
Objectives
- Name 5 major transmission routes of travel-related diseases. List 1-4 diseases that are transmitted by each route, and state whether or not they are vaccine preventable.
- List the generic and brand names of common vaccines for the prevention of travel-related diseases. For each vaccine, state the route(s) of administration and recommended dosing schedules.
- List the generic and brand names and recommended dosages of common medications for malaria prevention, and for the self-treatment of traveler’s diarrhea.
- Describe the steps that travelers should take to prevent water-, food-, and mosquito-borne infections.
Speaker(s)/Author(s)
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Jeff Goad , PharmD, MPH
Brief Bio : Jeff Goad, PharmD., MPH, Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Economics Policy, USC School of Pharmacy. Disclosure : Jeff Goad reports no financial or personal relationship with any commercial interest producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing a product or service that appears in this issue. Dr. Goad reports being on the speakers bureau for Merck & Co., Inc. |
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Pamela Mausner, MD Brief Bio : Pamela Mausner, MD; Medical Writer/Editor and Healthcare Advocate; and Associate Editor, The Rx Consultant. Disclosure : Dr.Mausner reports no financial relationship with the manufacturer(s) or provider(s) of any commercial product(s) or service(s) that appear in this issue. |
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Tracy Farnen, PharmD Brief Bio : Tracy Farnen, PharmD; Managing Editor, The Rx Consultant. Disclosure : Dr. Farnen reports no financial relationship with the manufacturer(s) or provider(s) of any commercial product(s) or service(s) that appear in this issue. |
Activity Number
0428-000-15-008-H01-T
Release Date:
Aug 23, 2015
Credit Expiration Date:
Aug 23, 2018
CE Hours
1.50
Fee
$10.00