Live webinar: Mosquito-borne diseases: A travel medicine update for GPs

Join us for an engaging, case-based update on mosquito-borne diseases. This webinar is a collaboration between ThinkGP and RACGP Specific Interests. It will cover chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, yellow fever, and Zika virus, with a special focus on the pre-travel consultation.

Learn how to effectively assess a traveller's risk based on their destinations and activities, and gain insights on when to prescribe antimalarials and vaccines. Stay informed about the latest advancements in prevention and control, including new vaccines and treatments.

We’ll also share practical strategies for preventing mosquito bites and provide valuable resources to enhance your practice.

Presented by Professor Nicholas Zwar an academic general practitioner with a long-term clinical, research, and teaching interest in travel medicine and Dr Sarah McGuinness an academic infectious diseases physician with a special interest in travel medicine.

Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2024 7:00pm - 8:30pm AEDT
6:00pm - 7:30pm AEST
6:30pm - 8:00pm ACDT
5:30pm - 7:00pm ACST
4:00pm - 5:30pm AWST

Duration: 1.5 hours

Professional development: CPD 1.5hrs Educational Activities

Learning outcomes:

By completing this learning activity, participants will be able to:

Describe the current vaccination options for prevention of common mosquito-borne diseases available in your scope of practice
Provide effective malaria prevention advice, including correct use of prophylactics and reducing mosquito bites
Identify current and reliable patient resources for those travelling to locations with mosquito-borne diseases.

Presented by GP Professor Nicholas Zwar and Dr Sarah McGuiness

Professor Nicholas Zwar

Professor Nicholas Zwar is an academic general practitioner with a long term clinical, research, and teaching interest in travel medicine. Nick is a fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, chair of the RACGP Travel Medicine Specific Interest Group, Deputy Chair of the Australian Travel Health Advisory Group and a member of the International Society of Travel Medicine Primary Travel Doctor Professional Group. Nick has been involved in research on the risk of hepatitis A and hepatitis B in Australian travellers and on risks and advice to travellers visiting friend and relatives. Nick has written regularly on travel medicine for Australian Doctor magazine for more than 20 years.

Dr Sarah McGuinness

Dr Sarah McGuinness is an academic infectious diseases physician with a special interest in travel medicine. She leads the Travel Medicine service at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and has a research and teaching appointment at Monash University. Sarah is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Travel Medicine and chairs the Digital Communications Committee of the International Society of Travel Medicine. She frequently speaks at national and international conferences and co-facilitates an annual Travel Medicine Masterclass for GPs and other travel health providers. She is also a co-author of the Manual of Travel Medicine, a practical handbook for Australasian clinicians.

Produced in partnership with the RACGP and ThinkGP