Travel Medicine and Health in Mobile Populations - ONLINE

A comprehensive overview of clinical travel medicine from the clinical management of imported diseases and pre-travel assessment to the multidisciplinary approach to migrants and refugees in the European context.

Travel Medicine and Health in Mobile Populations is aimed at clinicians seeking advanced studies in travel medicine and health in mobile populations. The course complements the training of medical doctors increasingly confronted with the diagnosis and management of neglected, tropical, and vector-borne diseases. 

Participants who successfully complete the course requirements will receive a certificate from ISGlobal.

Course dates: 18 January - 21 May 2027
Tuition: 900 EUR

The course is divided into three modules, designed to fit the schedule of professional students. These modules can also be taken as independent courses:

Management of Travel-Related Diseases (English)
Course dates: 18 January - 5 March 2027
Tuition: 300 EUR

Pre-travel Medicine and Consultation (English)
Course dates: 8 March - 16 April 2027
Tuition: 300 EUR

Migrant Health (English)
Course dates: 19 April - 21 May 2027
Tuition: 300 EUR

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.

Learning Objectives

• Perform a full risk assessment prior to travel
• Perform individualized screening of imported infections in high-risk populations
• Implement the diagnosis and management recommendations for the main clinical presentations of returning travelers, migrants, and refugees 

Course Director

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.

Faculty & Course Coordinators

Dr Daniel Camprubí Ferrer is an Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases specialist working in the International Health Department of Hospital Clínic of Barcelona since 2017.

As a medical research fellow from ISGlobal, his primary research interest focuses on tropical imported diseases among travelers.

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.