James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2004

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View how TM5512 is offered in 2004

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TM5512:03

Travel Medicine

Townsville

HECS Band 3

Semester 2 Limited Attendance (with October residential).

Staff:

Assoc. Professor P Leggat,

Assoc. Professor D Durrheim.

This subject consists of a series of modules including travel statistics, vaccination, malaria prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment, travelling with pre-existing illnesses/conditions, general and extreme travel hazards, advice to travellers on preparation, diet, general precautions, recognition of travellers' illnesses, health intelligence and research into travel health issues, use of travel medicine data bases.

Assessment by mid-semester examination (25%); end-of-semester examination (50%); assignment project (25%).