#449 Travel Medicine, Malaria, Traveler’s Diarrhea, Yellow Fever, and more!  with Dr. Boghuma Titanji

#449 Travel Medicine, Malaria, Traveler’s Diarrhea, Yellow Fever, and more! with Dr. Boghuma Titanji

Author: The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast July 15, 2024 Duration: 1:42:52
Get your patients ready to globetrot with our fantastic review of Travel Medicine with the esteemed Dr. Boghuma Titanji (@Boghuma)!  We cover malaria, anti-malarial chemoprophylaxis, basics of treatment and management of traveler’s diarrhea, yellow fever, and vaccination guidance!

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Show Segments

  • Intro
  • Case 1 - Defining travel medicine
  • How to approach a travel clinic visit
  • Malaria basics, transmission and burden
  • Chemoprophylaxis for malaria
  • Basic guidance for mosquito avoidance and travel
  • Harm reduction, pregnancy and STI prevention, PrEP and doxyPEP
  • Case 2 - Traveler’s diarrhea
  • Food safety
  • When to treat traveler’s diarrhea
  • Case 3 - Yellow fever vaccine
  • General vaccination guidance
  • Take home points
  • Outro

Credits

  • Producer, Writer, Show Notes & Graphics: Beth Garbitelli MD
  • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP, Beth Garbitelli MD
  • Reviewer:Emi Okamoto MD
  • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
  • Technical Production: PodPaste
  • Guest: Dr. Boghuma Titanji MD, MSc., DTM&H, PhD

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