Introduction: The medical literature has identified a variety of health risks associated with travel. Risks depend on the susceptibility of the traveler, the specifics of the destination, the mode of transport, and on chance events. Ill-prepared travelers who underestimate travel risks may encounter a variety of health problems. In order to eventually increase the capability of...

Introduction: An estimated 3.8 billion passengers traveled on commercial aircraft in 2016, of whom close to 1.5 billion crossed international boundaries. Modern commercial aircrafts can carry up to 800 passengers and can fly more than 18 hours. Although not very common, in-flight medical incidents can result in flight diversions that are costly and extremely inconvenient. The a...

369. Outcomes of Patients with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Jillian Raybould, MD; Kelly Carpenter, MD; Nandita Mani, MD; Richard Teran, MPH; Mashashi Waga; Princy N. Kumar, MD; Joseph G. Timpone, MD; Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; Division of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, Georgeto...

The Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public health advice relating to tropical infectious diseases and health risks associated with international travel. PHAC acknowledges that the advice and recommendations set out in this statement are based upon the best current ava...

Introduction: Travel Medicine specialty has existed in Latin American for more than 25 years. The creation of the Society (SLAMVI) stimulated medical education this discipline, through research and scientific publications. However, is practically unknown to Americans. Methods: Americans (n=9487) completed an online survey ten questions from nine countries region determine knowledge population a...

BACKGROUND Fever upon return from tropical or subtropical regions can be caused by diseases that are rapidly fatal if left untreated. The differential diagnosis is wide. Physicians often lack the necessary knowledge to appropriately take care of such patients. OBJECTIVE To develop practice guidelines for the initial evaluation of patients presenting with fever upon return from a tropical or s...

BACKGROUND Sleep deprivation and fatigue are associated with long and irregular work hours. These work patterns are common to medical residents. Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are a leading cause of injury related deaths in Canada, with MVC fatality rates in rural areas up to three times higher than in urban areas. OBJECTIVES To: 1) examine the number of adverse motor vehicle events (AMVEs) in ...