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ABOUT THIS COURSE The Introduction to Travel Health Course comprises the two days of learning recommended by the RCN Competency framework publication and follows the curriculum for registered healthcare practitioners as described in the 'Good Practice Guidance for Providing a Travel Health Service' document from the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.  The Ten Point Framework of topics for inclusion describing essential training for travel medicine can be viewed from page 33 of the publication (see the link above).  This e learning course will take you through these topics, and if you choose to explore all the material, it will increase your knowledge further and may take longer than a two day face to face training programme would have time for.    LENGTH OF TIME ALLOWED TO ACCESS THE COURSE You will have EIGHT weeks to complete the course and explore all the resources if you wish to do so.  If you complete the training earlier than the eight weeks, you will continue to have access to the training until the expiry date.  Many downloadable resources are provided within the training for use in the future, in addition to multiple resources on Jane Chiodini’s website. Therefore, please purchase the course when you know you are ready to start the training.     BOOKING DETAILS ON BEHALF OF A LEARNER If you are a Manager booking this course on behalf of one of your registered healthcare practitioner employees, you should now be able to purchase the course on behalf of someone else by adding it to the shopping basket.  At this stage, you will see a message that says 'If you are purchasing for someone else or require bulk purchasing click here' which leads you to instructions to have the option to choose how many places you want and include users’ names.  Upon payment, you will receive an e mail with a link and login codes for each place on the course, to share with learners.  If you have any problems, please contact me at jane@janechiodini.co.uk    IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This course will provide education to significantly enhance the learner's knowledge of travel health.  However, it will not make the learner competent in clinical practice - this needs to be achieved after the learning by use of a Competency Assessment Tool for Travel Health Practitioners, as well as supervision, as described in the course.  From 1st March 2023, this course has been accredited by the CPD Certification Service.  The logo of proof will be also included on the learner's Certificate of Completion.     Details about the author and course creator - Jane Chiodini MBE Jane was the first nurse in England to obtain a the Master’s degree in travel medicine.  She is a leading figure in the UK in this field of practice, was Chair of the RCN Travel Health Forum 2000 - 2006 and lead author on the RCN guidance: Travel health nursing, career and competence development.  Jane was Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine from October 2018 – October 2021.  Until the COVID-19 pandemic, Jane was seeing travellers in a primary care setting where she has worked since 1990 and has always supported General Practice Nurses. Jane started training healthcare professionals over 25 years ago and is passionate about teaching and developing tools for healthcare professionals to use in a travel consultation.  Her website Jane Chiodini - Travel Health Specialist Nurse has a wealth of resources to support all practitioners working in this field of practice.   In the 2022 New Year Honours, Jane was awarded an MBE for services to training and development in travel medicine.  For further details regarding Jane’s background see http://www.janechiodini.co.uk/about/   For the Travel Health Training Ltd. Privacy Policy see here.   Read more

Travel health is a dynamic field, and staying current is essential. This online platform, created by Jane Chiodini, allows learners to update their knowledge at their own pace and revisit materials as often as needed within the access period. The course includes interactive e‑learning, videos, reading, resources, quizzes, time‑out activities and more — all designed by Jane. Most slides include voiceover, closed captions and a script in the notes section, offering multiple ways to learn. Explore the content section for the module details. The material is updated in real time, ensuring you always receive the latest guidance. TOPICS ADDRESSED WITHIN THIS LEARNING PROGRAMME: Introduction to the course and provision of all the handouts available throughout the learning  Module One - All about the Vaccines. This covers eight sections on a variety of topics, including updates on all available travel vaccines and related news, legal matters, new training guidelines, vaccine administration challenges, storage issues, and more. Module Two - All about the Diseases. This includes dengue, chikungunya, malaria, oropouche, and tips for avoiding insect bites.   Module Three - All about the Travellers.  This includes four progressively challenging case studies covering topics such as Zika, safety and security, HIV, MLoE for yellow fever, and more. Module Four - 'How Do I' section and then conclusion of the course  The course comprises 8 hours of learning but you will have 4 weeks in which to complete it.  If you finish before this timescale you continue to have access to the platform until the date of expiry.  No online meetings are required for this course, you can just study it at your own pace when it suits you.  There is also a facility to e mail Jane directly within the platform if you have any queries arising from the training.   PLEASE NOTE: the four weeks to complete the course starts when you purchase the training so please time this for when you want to begin.      If you are a Manager booking this course on behalf of one of your employees, you should now be able to purchase the course on behalf of someone else by adding it to the shopping basket.  At this stage, you will see a message that says 'If you are purchasing for someone else or require bulk purchasing click here' which leads you to instructions to have the option to choose how many places you want and include users names.  Upon payment, you will receive an e mail with a link and login codes for each place on the course, to share with learners.  If you have any problems please contact me at janechiodini@icloud.com    Details about the author and course creator - Jane Chiodini MBE Jane was the first nurse in England to obtain a the Masters degree in travel medicine.  She is a leading figure in the UK in this field of practice, was Chair of the RCN Travel Health Forum 2000 - 2006 and one of the key authors on the RCN guidance: Travel health nursing, career and competence development.  Jane was Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine from October 2018 – October 2021.  Until the COVID-19 pandemic Jane was seeing travellers in a primary care setting where she has worked since 1990 and has always supported General Practice Nurses. Jane started training healthcare professionals over 25 years ago and is passionate about teaching and developing tools for healthcare professionals to use in a travel consultation.  Her website Jane Chiodini - Travel Health Specialist Nurse has a wealth of resources to support all practitioners working in this field of practice.   In the 2022 New Year Honours, Jane was awarded an MBE for services to training and development in travel medicine.  For further details regarding Jane’s background see http://www.janechiodini.co.uk/about/   For the Travel Health Training Ltd. Privacy Policy see here.     Read more

ABOUT THIS COURSE Malaria Matters is a comprehensive course for healthcare practitioners.  The course material takes the learner through the UKHSA publication 'Guidelines for malaria Prevention in travellers from the UK' in an interactive format.  You will be able to watch videos including one of a consultation, learn important information through a variety of learning methods, involving some reading, engaging with case studies, exploring and appreciating the value of many useful resources and tools, and overall gain a far more in depth understanding of malaria prevention advice.  The course intends to help you understand why is it so important to have such knowledge, thereby improving patient care.  On initial testing of the course it was found to take students on average 6 hours to study.  The course comprises an introduction, 5 learning modules and a final assessment as follows: Introduction and navigation instructions Module 1: The global impact of malaria Module 2: Malaria and Plasmodium Module 3: the ABCD of malaria prevention Module 4: Malaria chemoprophylaxis Module 5: Pre travel special conditions Final assessment    IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This course is recommended particularly for all nurses and pharmacists undertaking travel health, as malaria prevention advice should form part of the travel consultation if their travellers are visiting malarious areas.   Over 50% of the course fee will be donated to the charity 'Africans Against Malaria' which is currently being developed by the African Diaspora Malaria Initiative, which is a partnership led by the African diaspora.  More detail is included about this in Module 1.     LENGTH OF TIME ALLOWED TO ACCESS THE COURSE You will have FOUR weeks to complete the course and explore all the resources if you wish to do so.  If you complete the training in less than the four weeks, you will continue to have access to it until the expiry date.  Many downloadable resources are provided within the training for use in the future, in addition to multiple resources on Jane Chiodini’s website. Therefore, please purchase the course when you know you are ready to start the training.     BOOKING DETAILS ON BEHALF OF A LEARNER If you are a manager booking this course on behalf of one of your registered healthcare practitioner employees, you should now be able to purchase the course on behalf of someone else by adding it to the shopping basket.  At this stage, you will see a message that says 'If you are purchasing for someone else or require bulk purchasing click here' which leads you to instructions to have the option to choose how many places you want and include users’ names.  Upon payment, you will receive an e mail with a link and login codes for each place on the course, to share with learners.  If you have any problems, please contact me at jane@janechiodini.co.uk    Details about the author and course creator - Jane Chiodini MBE Jane was the first nurse in England to obtain a the Master’s degree in travel medicine.  Her research dissertation in 1998 was on malaria prevention advice in a primary care setting and she remains passionate about this specialist area of care.   She is a leading figure in the UK in travel health practice, was Chair of the RCN Travel Health Forum 2000 - 2006 and lead author on the RCN guidance: Travel health nursing, career and competence development.  Jane was Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine from October 2018 – October 2021.  Until the COVID-19 pandemic, Jane was seeing travellers in a primary care setting where she has worked since 1990 and has always supported general practice nurses, and more recently, pharmacists. Jane started training healthcare professionals over 25 years ago and enjoys teaching and developing tools for healthcare professionals to use in a travel consultation.  Her website has a wealth of resources to support all practitioners working in this field of practice.   In the 2022 New Year Honours, Jane was awarded an MBE for services to training and development in travel medicine.  And in 2024 she was made an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.  This was a most unusual privilege for a nurse in a medical Royal College, about which she wrote a blog in December 2024.   For further details regarding Jane’s background see http://www.janechiodini.co.uk/about/   For the Travel Health Training Ltd. Privacy Policy see here.   Read more