Travel Consult
Itinerary
Modes of transport
Activities (planned and potential)
Accommodation type
Length of travel
Countries and regions to be visited
Urban or rural areas
Elevation
Purpose of visit
Visiting friends and relatives
Work
Leisure
Age
Medical history
Traveller’s perception of risk
Past travel experiences
Attitudes and fears
For all travellers, assess the need to advise on the following:
Boosters or catch up doses of recommended vaccines (e.g. tetanus, measles, influenza)
Travel related vaccines (e.g. typhoid, hepatitis A, meningococcal)
Rabies prevention and pre or post exposure prophylaxis
Prevention of insect borne diseases, such as dengue, malaria, zika and chikungunya (e.g. antimalarial usage, preventing insect bites)
Prevention of tick borne diseases (e.g. Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis)
Measures to prevent, manage and treat food and water borne illness
Altitude sickness
Exposure to heat/cold/sun
Deep vein thrombosis prevention
Jet lag management advice
Prevention of sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses
Prevention of infection with parasites (e.g. schistosomiasis, hookworm)
Relevant outbreaks in travel destinations
Personal and traffic safety
Safety and good hygiene around animals
Travel insurance
First aid kit and emergency medication for common travel-related illnesses.