| Code |
17167
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
L0
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| ECTS Credits |
1
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| Workload |
O (10H)/T(2H)
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| Scientific area |
Saúde
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Entry requirements |
Doctors | Family Medicine Doctors
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Learning outcomes |
With the increasing number of travellers worldwide, over 1.3 billion in 2023, according to the UNWTO, it is essential to strengthen health prevention in the context of travel. Contact with unfamiliar environments, climates, and pathogens poses significant health risks to travellers. Travel Medicine promotes a preventive approach before, during, and after travel. General Practitioners are strategically positioned to provide personalised clinical counselling in this field.
This course aims to: understand the concept and implications of travel medicine; recognise the role of healthcare professionals in traveller protection; identify risks associated with international travel; acknowledge prevention as a strategy to reduce health risks; and tailor counselling to the destination and individual profile of the traveller.
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Syllabus |
Globalisation, International Travel, Health and Safety
Preparing the Traveller: Understanding and Communicating Travel Risk
Malaria
Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases in the Travel Context
Environmental Risks and Their Prevention
Vaccines and Vaccination in the International Traveller
Special Traveller Groups (Vulnerable Travellers: Children, Older Adults, and Pregnant Women)
Special Traveller Groups (Chronic Illness and Other Specific Conditions)
Returning from Travel
Traveller’s Pharmacy
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Main Bibliography |
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The course is based on an expository methodology, delivered in an online format, and concludes with the critical analysis and guided discussion of a scientific article.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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