2019 Annual Meeting

College Travel Health and Well-Being: Essentials, Surprises, and Creative Approaches (Room Majestic Ballroom)

31 May 19
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Tracks: Credit-AAFP-P, Credit-CHES, Credit-CME, Credit-CNE, Credit-CPEU, Credit-NASW, Credit-NBCC, Session Badge - Toolbox

CME:1.5  AAFP-P:1.5  CNE:1.5/.15  CHES:1.5  NBCC:1.5  NASW:1.5  CPEU:1.5  

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After this session, attendees should be able to:

  1. Describe at least three essentials of providing comprehensive and effective travel health care to college students.
  2. Discuss the significance of mental health issues as they relate to college student international travel.
  3. Explain the significance of accidents and risk-taking for traveling college students.
  4. Describe at least three creative ways in which college student travel is being approached.

Program Abstract:
College travel health essentials will be discussed covering pre-travel education, travel consults, intra-travel support, and post-travel issues. Elements of student travel which are less well-known including the role of risk-taking, accidents and mental health issues will be discussed. Finally, creative approaches to providing effective travel health care in a college setting and new opportunities for original research and collaboration will be addressed.