UCPE 01R - Low-Risk Traveller/Destination Travel Health Training
Course Description
For pharmacists who will be offering travel health services for low-risk travellers to low-risk destinations.
Low-Risk Traveller/Destination Travel Health Training:
- Guideline and Implementation Training (4.0 CEUs)
- Includes Vaccine-Preventable Disease Training (3.5 CEUs)
- Accredited by USask CPE for a total of 7.5 CEUs
Learner Outcomes
Vaccine Preventable Disease Training - Domestic Immunization- Explain stakeholder involvement and interpret regulatory issues surrounding Public Health, physicians, client, and pharmacist’s roles and responsibilities for domestic vaccine-preventable disease immunizations
- Assess clients, make recommendations, and prescribe immunizations for domestic vaccine-preventable disease
- Document according to medSask guidelines for domestic vaccine-preventable disease immunization.
- Manage and document adverse effects of immunization according to Saskatchewan Public Health and Health Canada policies and procedures
- Discuss re-imbursement for prescribing and administering domestic vaccine-preventable disease immunizations
Low-Risk Traveller/Destination Travel Health Training
- Assess clients, make recommendations, and prescribe immunizations and medications for low risk travel
- Educate patients about disease prevention and health maintenance resources and provide supplementary information (e.g. handouts, apps)
- Document according to medSask guidelines low-risk travel prescribing
- Develop travel health operational policies for the pharmacy