Approach to Travel Medicine Counseling

Melissa Jefferis, MD, FAAFP Reviewed 06/2020

BASICS

DESCRIPTION

Pretravel consultations are an important way to assess trip plans, determine potential health hazards, and discuss risks and methods of prevention. These visits also provide an oppor...

REFERENCES

Bagshaw M, DeVoll J, Jennings R, et al. Medical guidelines for airline passengers: Aerospace Medical Association. https://www.asma.org/asma/media/asma/Travel-Publications/paxguidelines.pdf...

ADDITIONAL READING

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Travelers’ health. http://www.cdc.gov/travel/. Accessed December 8, 2019.
Freedman DO, Chen LH, Kozarsky PE. Medical considerations before...

CODES

ICD10

Z71.9 Counseling, unspecified
Z71.89 Other specified counseling

ICD9

V65.40 Counseling NOS

SNOMED

171071003 Foreign travel education
171072005 Recommend travel vaccinations
148297000 Travel vacci...

CLINICAL PEARLS

The CDC Travelers’ Health Web site is a useful point-of-care tool for destination-specific travel advice (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/).
To allow adequate time for vaccine response and...

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