Grand Rounds – Derek Stewart, DO, MPH, second-year OEM resident

Travel Medicine: Preparing Workers for Safe and Healthy Journeys

Presenter: Derek Stewart, DO, MPH, second-year resident in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Discussant: Eirini Iliaki, MD, Infectious Diseases Specialist-Occupational, Immigration, and Travel Health Clinician; Cambridge Health Alliance. Certificate in Travel Health™, International Society of Travel Medicine, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the common health risks associated with international travel; 2) explain how to assess patient-specific risks; 3) describe key vaccines for travelers based on their destination and personal risk factors; and 4) discuss preventive steps for travelers based on their destination and personal risk factors.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.