Pharmacy U Vancouver presenter Ajit Johal: A pharmacists' guide to pretravel care in the post-pandemic era
Ajit Johal will be presenting at Pharmacy U Vancouver on November 4, 2023.
On May 5th, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency. After putting their travel plans on hold, many Canadians are eager to satisfy their cravings for wanderlust by taking vacations abroad.
Throughout the pandemic, pharmacists remained accessible and knowledgeable healthcare providers supporting patients in their community. Paving the way for expanded pharmacy scope and opportunities to help their patients locally and globally. Pharmacists are better positioned, more than ever, to offer travel medicine services to their patients.
Travel medicine has become a valuable niche clinical service, which is excellent for patients and professionally satisfying for the pharmacists who deliver it. As you continue to expand the clinical services you offer, travel medicine is an excellent skill for your pharmacy repertoire!
In this session, you will identify opportunities, assess basic travel itineraries, and implement strategies specific to your pharmacy practice. Get an insight into the emerging vaccination options for mosquito-borne illnesses that will soon be available to protect international travellers. Highlights of the session include the following:
- Learn to screen travel itineraries by “risk.” A robust risk assessment model will ensure you provide quality patient services within your comfort zone.
- Traveller's diarrhea is the most common illness experienced abroad in developing countries; how effective is Dukoral (LT-ETEC) vaccination at preventing this?
- Current international outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses “Chikungunya” and “Dengue Fever” have made vaccination candidates for these diseases a global priority. How will you prepare for conversations about these vaccinations in your travel medicine practice?
- Offering travel vaccination services takes time, resources, and training. Can this indeed be a “viable service”? How can you make this possible in your practice?
This session is valuable for all pharmacists, those currently providing, those just starting to provide, and those thinking about giving travel medicine services. Don’t miss this session on travel medicine at Pharmacy Vancouver in November!
Ajit Johal will be presenting at Pharmacy U Vancouver on November 4, 2023.