WEB069-2024

Live and Recorded on Apr 11, 2024, 12 pm – 1 pm Eastern

Utilization Of Travel Medicine Services by Occupational Health Clinics In Healthcare And Non-Healthcare Industry

By Andrew Walker M.D., F.A.C.P.

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Overview: Join us for an informative webinar exploring the utilization of Travel Medicine services by Occupational Health Clinics in both healthcare and non-healthcare industries. This webinar will delve into the critical aspects of Travel Medicine and its significance in safeguarding the health and well-being of employees during work-related travel.

This webinar aims to equip Occupational Health Clinics with the knowledge and resources needed to effectively integrate Travel Medicine services into their practice, ensuring the health and safety of employees in both healthcare and non-healthcare industries.

Don't miss this opportunity to expand your understanding of Travel Medicine and its critical role in occupational health management. Register now to secure your spot!

Objectives:

1. Gain a comprehensive understanding of Travel Medicine, its scope, and its role in occupational health.
2. Explore the specific purposes and benefits of Travel Medicine services within the healthcare industry context.
3. Understand how Travel Medicine services are essential for employees in non-healthcare industries and their unique requirements.
4. Learn about different models of providing Travel Medicine services within the workplace setting, including best practices and implementation strategies.
5. Examine the consequences of neglecting preventive measures during travel and the potential risks associated with returning from remote locations.
6. Explore common diseases and injuries encountered during travel and learn how to mitigate risks effectively.

Speaker Bio:

Andrew Walker M.D., F.A.C.P. is a Board Certified Internal Medicine specialist with many years of clinical experience. Throughout his career he worked as a Medical Director of Concentra Occupational and Environmental Medicine Urgent Care office. Later he took responsibility of a Lead Physician of Urgent Care System of the Holy Spirit Hospital that became a part of the Geisinger Health System and recently part of the Penn State Health corporation in Pennsylvania.  Almost at the same time he started working as a Lead Physician of a large Travel Medicine office belonging to the same corporation.  On top of those duties he serves as a Medical Director of the Employee Health Department of Penn State Health. Dr. Walker’s experience in Occ/Med and Travel Medicine is fortified by his personal experience in travel around the world and hobbies that include ice climbing, scuba diving, technical mountain biking, high altitude winter mountaineering and others.

Requirements for Completion: Successful completion of this activity includes submitting an accurate registration, making necessary payment, and reviewing all activity slides and the webinar presentation. Completion of the evaluation form is required.

Type of Activity: Knowledge

Disclosures: AOHP does not guarantee, warrant, certify, verify, and/or authorize the content of this seminar, and/or any subsequent use of the information presented at this webinar. This webinar is not a clinical/medical service but is intended for educational purposes only. Planners of this educational activity have no real or apparent financial, professional or personal conflict of interest to disclose. Faculty/presenter disclosure is stated following each presenter’s bio-sketch. AOHP has implemented a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest before the delivery of this educational activity.

Commercial or Sponsor Support: N/A
 

Continuing education Contact Hour: This activity awards one (1) contact hour.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 17664.

Conflict of Interest: A conflict of interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about healthcare products or services of a commercial company with which she/he has a financial, professional or personal relationship.

The planners and presenter(s)/author(s) of this education activity have disclosed no relevant financial, professional or personal relationships with any commercial companies about this activity.

Non-Endorsement of Products: The Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare's accredited provider status refers only to continuing education activities and does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service or company referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to the activity.