Speakers

Sarah Borwein
TravelSafe Medical Centre, Central Health Medical Practice
Hong Kong, PRC

Marius van Aswegen
Industrial Psychologist, Xpatweb 
Johannesburg, South Africa

Moderator

Peter Felkai
SOS Hungary Medical Assistance
Budapest, Hungary

Summary 

To provide practical applications addressing the psychological health of travellers for both the pre-travel clinician and for the in-country general practitioner who is presented with an acute psychiatric emergency.

Course objectives

This presentation, supported by case studies, links the psychological aspects of pre-travel preparation to in-country medical and emergency care.

After the presentation, participants will be able to:

• Explain the factors that affect mental health within the travel context
• Understand the risks that travellers face during a psychiatric emergency abroad
• Incorporate mental health considerations within their practice

Who should attend

• Family and travel medicine practitioners
• Student travel health providers
• Occupational health practitioners
• Practitioners who work with international assignees
• Practitioners who care for military travellers
• Pharmacists