Migrant Health - ONLINE

Aimed at clinicians seeking advanced studies in migrant health, this course is included as a module of the Travel Medicine and Health in Mobile Populations course.

Participants who complete this course should be able to conduct an evaluation of migrant patients, taking into consideration factors such as migration route and cultural diversity. They should also be competent in treating and focusing on the primary syndromes affecting migrants, including helminthiasis and T. cruzi infection, with special attention to screening indications for the affected population.

Methodology

The course methodology is based on clinical cases presented through interactive lessons, short videos on key concepts, online clinical rounds, and interaction with faculty through the online forum, complemented by downloadable text resources.

Coursework and activities can be completed in a way that adapts to the participants’ schedules. 

Course Director & Faculty Coordinator

Dr Natalia Rodríguez-Valero is an Internal Medicine specialist working on Travel Medicine in the Department of International Health and Tropical Diseases (Hospital Clinic Barcelona) since 2015, after her specialization in Tropical Medicine & International Health in London in 2014 and several international stages. She performs her research as an associated researcher at ISGlobal. Her main current research fields are emerging diseases and new technologies in Travel Medicine.
 

Course Coordinator

Dr Pedro Laynez Roldán is an internal medicine specialist who collaborates with the international health department of the Hospital Clinic and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). His work focuses on tropical imported diseases among travelers and migrants, particularly related to recently arrived migrants and health at the border.

Scientific Recognition

This course has the scientific recognition of SEIMC (Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica). The opinions expressed in the course do not necessarily reflect the official position of SEIMC.
 

This course has the scientific recognition of SEMTSI (Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional). The opinions expressed in the course do not necessarily reflect the official position of SEMTSI.