Approach to Travel Medicine Counseling

Melissa Jefferis, FAAFP, MD Reviewed 06/2021

BASICS

DESCRIPTION

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

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Incidence

There were 1.33 b...

REFERENCES

Bagshaw M, DeVoll J, Jennings R, et al. Medical Guidelines for Airline Passengers. Alexandria, VA: Aerospace Medical Association; 2002. https://www.asma.org/asma/media/asma/Travel-Publicat...

ADDITIONAL READING

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Travelers' health. https://www.cdc.gov/travel. Accessed January 3, 2021.
Sanford ...

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 Web site is a useful point-of-care tool for destination-speci...

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