HDRC

The Travel Forum

01.07.2009

1. Did you know the topic for the afternoon before you arrived (please be honest)?

Yes (go to 2) = 11                 No (go to 4) = 1

2. What were your learning objectives prior to attending the session?

Learn about malaria Prophylaxis, general travel advice

More information about vaccines, pregnancy and children and travel, transport and storage of vaccines

To learn more about advice to give patients before travel

Learn about various vaccines, C/I to pregnancy and children

Vaccination in children and pregnancy

Malaria, travel vaccines, advice for general travels

Yellow fever, general idea on travel vaccine

Websites, Malaria prophylaxis, vaccine contraindications

Websites to access, general travel advice, what’s available on the NHS

Vaccine timing, malaria prophylaxis, special circumstances

Learn about the travel vaccinations, available internet resource, cost and financial issues

3. Which, if any, of the above learning objectives did you achieve?

All of them x10

Other comments: Although still need to read up

4.  Did you develop any new learning objectives once the session started (please list)?

Pregnancy and children and travel

Live vaccines, pricing for certain vaccines, variety of malaria prophylaxis

Have a better idea of vaccination requirements

Malaria prophylaxis, longest time you can supply a prescription for, transport of insulin

Side effects and contraindications

Pregnancy, children, transport

Read up common vaccines, issues with pregnancy

Find out more about pregnancy and travel, guidelines on private prescriptions and length of prescriptions

No

Learning the appropriate vaccinations for travel, malaria prophylaxis, travel in pregnancy

Children and vaccine, Older people, immunocompromised people and vaccines

5.  Did you achieve these objectives, if so which ones?

All x 7

N/A

Learned more about common vaccines and when to give, also cost

Yes, I would like more info on guidance

N/A

First 2.  Does need some self directed learning now.

6.  Where the scenarios realistic – please give your reasons?

Yes x 10

Very good, varied and sort of thing you’d see frequently

Some are actual consultations, common situations

I think so as the group did provide some real case based scenarios

Most of them

Yes very realistic.  I have known people with the same problems and some of the cases were real.

However they were difficult to complete in the time period

Real life cases – complex

Have been asked about similar Q’s by family /friends

7. Did the scenarios allow for good discussion and debate?

1              2            3              4             5 (where 1 is not so good and 5 is fabulous)

                                                         9                 3

8. How did it feel to have a Nurse advising you – explain?

She has far more experience than us – very knowledgeable

Fine – that’s what she does on a day to day basis so is much better informed than most doctors.

Very good advice and different perspective

I though she was really good.  Very knowledgeable

Very very useful

Great

Felt good

Excellent and I will definitely use this support in the practice

Very informative and knowledgeable, good to get nurse’s perspective

Excellent well informed

Very useful, very informative

She has thorough knowledge and experience

9. How did Caz do?

1                2             3            4              5 (where 1 is not too good and 5 is Brilliant)

                                                           2                10

Golden Nuggest

Don’t prescribe anti-malarial tablets on FP10

Some boroughs in London can prescribe Malaria prophylaxis – Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.

Mosquitoes love Royal blue

Can only prescribe for 3 months

Mosquitoes love babies and pregnant women