 
| Course: |
Travel Medicine 1608
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| Target Audience: |
| This activity is intended for the travel medicine specialist. |
| Sponsor: |
| This activity is sponsored by AHC Media. |
| Accreditation: |
| AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
| Credit Designation: |
| AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
| Faculty |
Physician Editor
Frank J. Bia, MD, MPH
Professor (Emeritus) of Internal Medicine
(Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology)
Yale University School of Medicine
Peer Reviewer
Lin H. Chen, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Harvard Medical School, Director
Travel Medicine Center
Mt. Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA.
Executive Editor
Gary Evans
AHC Media
Associate Editors
Michele Barry, MD, FACP
Senior Associate Dean for Global Health
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
Brian G. Blackburn, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
Maria D. Mileno, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Brown University
Alpert Medical School
Authors
Anisha P. Kamath
Final Year Medical Students
Government Medical College
Miraj, India
Kasturba Medical College
Manipal
Manipal University
Vamsi K. Kantamaneni
Final Year Medical Students
Government Medical College
Miraj, India
Kasturba Medical College
Manipal
Manipal University
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| Subjects: |
- Murine Typhus in Returned Travelers
- Travel Infections: FoodNet Casts Doubt on Residual Immunity in VFR Travelers
- Case Study: Risk Assessment and Potential Interventions for Tuberculosis in Travelers
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| Objectives: |
- discuss the latest data regarding the diagnosis and treatment of various travel-related diseases
- explain new data concerning recommended precautions and prophylaxis for patients traveling to specific areas of the world
- implement strategies in the practice setting to inform patients of disease outbreaks and epidemics relevant to their travel plans
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| Financial Disclosure: |
Travel Medicine Advisors Physician Editor, Frank J. Bia, MD, MPH, reports no financial relationships to this field of study.
Peer Reviewer Lin Chen, MD, Executive Editor Gary Evans, Associate Editors Michele Barry, MD FACP, Brian G. Blackburn, MD, Maria D. Mileno, MD, Authors Anisha P. Kamath, and Vamsi K. Kantamaneni report no financial relationships relevant to this field of study.
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