Welcome to the British Global and Travel Health Association
BGTHA is the second largest national travel health association in the world. Our members include nurses, doctors, pharmacists and those working in the travel and pharmaceutical industries, and we extend a warm welcome to new members from those and any other professions concerned with the health of international travellers.2012 Annual Scientific Meeting: Advance notice
A provisional date of 6th October 2012 has been set for this year's conference, for which a venue in Bristol is currently being sought. Further details will appear here when available
ISTM webinar: Preparing Your Patients for Mass Gatherings
30 May 2012
Interested in health protection at events such as the 2010 Olympics and the Euro 2012 football? Join this webinar moderated by Robert Steffen. For further details visit the ISTM website, www.istm.org
A provisional date of 6th October 2012 has been set for this year's conference, for which a venue in Bristol is currently being sought. Further details will appear here when available
ISTM webinar: Preparing Your Patients for Mass Gatherings
30 May 2012
Interested in health protection at events such as the 2010 Olympics and the Euro 2012 football? Join this webinar moderated by Robert Steffen. For further details visit the ISTM website, www.istm.org
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NECTM 2012
There are now only 3 weeks left for you to register for the 2012 Northern European Conference of Travel Medicine in Dublin. Click here for further details. You can also enter the NECTM photo competition by submitting a photo of your own travel experiences
NECTM 2012
There are now only 3 weeks left for you to register for the 2012 Northern European Conference of Travel Medicine in Dublin. Click here for further details. You can also enter the NECTM photo competition by submitting a photo of your own travel experiences
Travel and Global Health
The importance of Global Health as a concept and its relationship with Travel Health are becoming increasingly recognised. In order to reflect this importance the name of BTHA has been changed to the British Global and Travel Health Association. An important poster by Dr Eric Walker et al has been posted in the Publications area. Non-members can view the full poster free of charge by clicking on the PDF Sample icon beside its title, but the usual charge will be made for downloading it. The download is available free of charge to members in the Member Area. This is a large document and will initially appear on your screen in a size less than 100%. To increase it to a more readable size, use the size function on the toolbar at the top of the screen displaying it.
The importance of Global Health as a concept and its relationship with Travel Health are becoming increasingly recognised. In order to reflect this importance the name of BTHA has been changed to the British Global and Travel Health Association. An important poster by Dr Eric Walker et al has been posted in the Publications area. Non-members can view the full poster free of charge by clicking on the PDF Sample icon beside its title, but the usual charge will be made for downloading it. The download is available free of charge to members in the Member Area. This is a large document and will initially appear on your screen in a size less than 100%. To increase it to a more readable size, use the size function on the toolbar at the top of the screen displaying it.
Benefits of British Global and Travel Health Association Membership
Members Travel Health Clinic ListingResearch grant of up to £500
Education Bursary of up to £300
Four issues of Travel Wise per year
Two issues of the BGTHA Journal per year
Reduced fee for the BGTHA Annual Scientific Meeting
Free Listing for your Travel Clinic on public access part of BGTHA website
Access to research groups
Study days
BGTHA Faculty of Travel Medicine bursary
Access to BGTHA publications online, including previous editions of Travel Wise and the BGTHA Journal and the BGTHA E-book on Travel and Helath in Older People. there is a searchable archive of the BGTHA Journal, Clinical Topics (a series of authoritative articles on specific areas of travel medicine) and the E-book.
Special Interest Group in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (SiG)
The SiG has been developed to highlight and develop the subject of expedition nd wilderness medicine within the specialty of travel medicine. The group is an oindormal coming together of like-minded indiviuals. Its objectives are:
To promote expedition and wilderness medicine within the specialty of travel medicine
To act as a point of contact for thos seeking information on expedition and wilderness medicine
To act as a forum for discussion
To stimulate, support and encourage research
Membership of the SiG is conditional on membership of BGTHA and is open to all BGTHA members. SiG members will be able to:
Contribute to the twice yearly BGTHA Journal which will have a dedicated SiG section
Contribute to the BGTHA's quarterly newsletter Travelwise
Contribute to the BGTHA annual conference
Contributions to the BGTHA publications may be in the form of case studies, letters, reflections, updates, points of interest or research papers. They may be submitted by email for consideration by the Publications Subcommittee.
Click here for information on membership fees and how to join BGTHA
Best Practice in Vaccination - see the video
An excellent non-promotional educational video on administration of vaccines has been produced with the assistance of Pfizer Vaccines. Click here to see the videoAnaphylaxis and the use of the Epipen/Anapen
The Anaphylaxis Campaign has produced a video on how to administer adrenaline via the Epipen or Anapen devices. Click here to see the video.
There is also useful information on anaphylaxis from the manufacturers of the Epipen at http://www.epipen.co.uk and theyt have also produced a video on how to use the Epipen. Click here to see the video.
Travel insurance for problem travellers