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  • Travel Medicine
  • Public Health
  • International Health

Background:

  • Travel medicine is a specialized field requiring up-to-date resources.
  • Practitioners need access to reliable information for pre-travel consultations and post-travel care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compile a comprehensive list of frequently used travel medicine resources.
  • To assist travel medicine practitioners in accessing relevant educational and informational materials.

Main Methods:

  • Informal canvassing of members from the international e-mail discussion forum, TravelMed.
  • Solicitation of opinions from travel medicine experts.
  • Focus on international resources with particular attention to Canadian sources.

Main Results:

  • A categorized list of travel medicine resources was developed.
  • Categories include courses, conferences, books, journals, online services, and travel advisories.
  • Specific attention was given to Canadian recommendations and travel medicine clinics.

Conclusions:

  • Numerous Canadian and international resources are available for travel medicine practitioners.
  • The identified resources support evidence-based practice in travel health.