The New Zealand course in Travel and Geographical Medicine - A WORLDWISE Academic Post Graduate Seminar – Level 2
for Travel and Primary Health Care Practitioners
Endorsed by: The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine,
The Royal New Zealand College Of General Practitioners (RNZCGP)
Date: Saturday 17th 08.50-18.00 and Sunday 18th 09.00-11.50 October 2009
Venue: Building 43, Auckland Hospital, Grafton, Auckland
Cost: 17th - 18th $320.00 + gst (includes lunch for 17th, morning and afternoon teas, session workbook )
Sunday 18th ie Yellow Fever only. $184.90+ gst (includes morning tea, session workbook )
16th - 18th For those wanting to attend all sessions, both Level 1 & 2 eg: nurses
$542.22 + gst (includes lunch for 16th/17th, morning and afternoon teas, session workbook)
Limited: Places are limited.
Cut off date for registration is October 4th 2009
17th - 18th $320.00 + gst Sunday 18th $184.90+ gst 16th - 18th $542.22 + gst
Worldwise Postgraduate Level 2 – The New Zealand Advanced Course in Travel, Tropical and Geographical Medicine for Travel and Primary Healthcare Practitioners has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and has been approved for up to 10.5 hours (= 10.5 credits) CME for General Practice Education Programme Stage 2 (formerly AVE) and Maintenance of Professional Standards (MOPS) purposes.
(Nurses who have attended a Level 1 course are welcome to attend
this seminar. Doctors should preferably have an interest, or post-graduate qualifications, in travel medicine)
‘Traveller’s Health’ is a specialisation where Primary Healthcare
Practitioners are often the frontline information providers
within a community. With the WORLDWISE® Post-Graduate Seminars, Travel
Health Practitioners have an exciting opportunity to update, learn and develop new skills in the
primary care specialty of travellers’ health.
International Presenters will contribute to make this an interesting
and informative platform to update in various current issues in Travel Medicine.
This year, the focus will be around expedition and adventure medicine.
AIMS OF THE COURSE:
- To promote safe practice in the delivery of health care to intending travellers
- To advise on current pertinent travel health issues
- To maintain and upskill in the knowledge of Yellow Fever requirements for the NZ practitioner.
- An additional “Yellow Fever Certificate of Understanding” will be issued for this aspect of the course)
- To provide a programme for doctors, nurses and other healthcare practitioners to upskill their knowledge base in travel medicine.
- To identify when it is vital to refer patients/travellers to specialty services.
Provisional SPEAKERS:
Dr Rob Casserley, Expert in Mountaineering, altitude
and expedition medicine.
Prof Peter Leggat, James Cook University of Australia
Dr Jeff Ayton, Polar Medicine Unit, Australian Antarctic Division
Dr John Duncan, Director of Naval Medicine
Maj Charmaine Tate, Doctor, New Zealand Defence Force.
Jon Stephenson, Freelance print journalist, foreign affairs producer
for TV3's Mike McRoberts
Dr Brigid O’Brien, Auckland District Health Board &Travel Medicine
Physician, Worldwise
A/Prof Marc Shaw Director, Worldwise Travellers Health & Vaccination
Centres
Other guest speakers planned
PROGRAMME |
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| Saturday 17 October 2009 | |
| GLOBAL TRAVEL | |
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MORNING TEA |
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| EXPEDITIONS, ADVENTURE AND GROUP TRAVEL | |
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LUNCH |
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AFTERNOON TEA |
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| Sunday 18 October 2009 | |
| On completion of this day, you will receive a “Yellow Fever Certificate of Understanding” in addition to the Certificate of Course Completion. | |
| YELLOW FEVER | |
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MORNING TEA |
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| 17th - 18th $320.00 + gst | |
| Sunday 18th $184.90+ gst | |
| 16th - 18th $542.22 + gst |