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General Medicine

Approach to Travel Medicine Counseling

Benjamin James Cottrell, D.O. and Rose Katherine Appel, DO Reviewed 04/2024
 


BASICS

DESCRIPTION

Pretravel consultations help determine potential health hazards, allow the opportunity to discuss risks, and maximize prevention. 

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Incidence

In 2022, over 900 million inter...

REFERENCES

1
Potin M, Carron PN, Genton B. Injuries and medical emergencies among international travelers. J Travel Med. 2023;taad088. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad088. PMID: 37405992.
2
Brunette GW, Nemhauser J...

ADDITIONAL READING

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Travelers' health. https://www.cdc.gov/travel 

CODES

ICD10

  • Z71.9 Counseling, unspecified

  • Z71.89 Other specified counseling

SNOMED

  • 171071003 Foreign travel education

  • 171072005 Recommend travel vaccinations

  • 148297000 Travel vaccination given

  • 415750005 Trav...

CLINICAL PEARLS

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the landscape of domestic and international travel.

  • The CDC Travelers’ Health website is a useful point-of-care tool for destination-specif...

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