Program Description
International travel exposes millions of people each year to infectious diseases and health risks that may differ significantly from those in their home communities. Yet, many travelers do not receive timely pre-travel consultations, leaving critical opportunities for vaccine-preventable disease mitigation, patient education, and risk reduction unaddressed. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are uniquely positioned to close gaps in travel health by offering accessible, evidence-based vaccination and counseling services.
This program will review the global epidemiology and burden of key vaccine-preventable travel diseases, and discuss how pharmacy-based services can improve outcomes for patients and travelers. Participants will examine examples of frameworks for implementing and expanding a pharmacy-based travel medicine service, considering collaborative practice agreements, stocking vaccines and medications, optimizing workflow and documentation, leveraging support staff, addressing barriers and challenges, and marketing the service, to confidently provide this program within their practice setting.
Target audience: Community pharmacists and retail
pharmacists
Type of activity: Application
Release date: June 30, 2026
Expiration date: June 30, 2027
Learner level: Foundational
Time to complete activity: 1.5 hours
Fee: Free
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain the current global travel health landscape, including prevalent travel-related diseases, associated risks, and available epidemiological tools used to assess disease burden and guide preventive care
- Identify key roles and responsibilities of pharmacists in educating and engaging patients about disease risks and travel vaccine recommendations
- Document essential components for implementing a pharmacist-led travel medicine program
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