Pharmacist Advanced Training Immunization | Microcredentials | Travel Medicine Written 4 credit hours

This practical training prepares pharmacists to provide travel health services and support patients preparing for international travel through evidence-based recommendations, risk assessment, and preventive care strategies. 

Designed as a microcredential program, this course awards a digital badge upon successful completion and focuses on implementing travel medicine services within the pharmacy setting. 

The program provides pharmacists with practical guidance for evaluating travel-related risks, recommending preventive therapies, and counseling patients on safe travel practices. 

Topics covered include:

  • Foundations of pharmacy-based travel medicine services  
  • Travel risk assessment and patient evaluation  
  • Vaccine recommendations and preventive therapies for travelers  
  • Management and prevention of common travel-related illnesses  
  • Counseling considerations for food, water, insect, and environmental exposures  
  • Travel medication planning and self-care recommendations  
  • Documentation, workflow considerations, and implementation strategies for pharmacy practice  

Pharmacists will also develop skills in identifying destination-specific risks, recommending evidence-based preventive measures, and supporting patients before, during, and after travel. 

This training is designed to help pharmacists expand clinical service offerings while improving access to travel health education and preventive care in the pharmacy. 

Earn your microcredential and build confidence in delivering pharmacy-based travel health services – enroll today.

Travel Medicine - Pharmacist

Claim Your Badge

You will receive an email from Credly (our credential partner), after you complete the course, inviting you to claim your digital badge for Travel Medicine - Pharmacist. This will allow you to easily share your achievement with colleagues, managers, and your professional network on LinkedIn and other platforms. When you receive the email, please click the button and create an account on Credly.com so that you can “accept” the badge.

Need help? Find a step-by-step tutorial video at this link.

Module 1: Introduction to Travel Vaccines

Upon successful completion of this module, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Differentiate travel vaccines from routine immunizations.
2. Explain the public health importance of travel vaccines.
3. Discuss the role of pharmacy teams in supporting travel health initiatives.

Module 2: Resources and Guidelines for Travel Vaccines

Upon successful completion of this module, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Identify authoritative resources for travel vaccine guidelines.
2. Demonstrate the use of digital tools and apps to locate country-specific requirements.
3. Summarize the purpose and content of two key resources (i.e., CDC, WHO, ACIP, etc.).

Module 3: Overview of Travel Vaccines

Upon successful completion of this module, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Describe the indications, schedules, and administration techniques for common travel vaccines.
2. Explain the nuances of side effects, storage, and handling of travel vaccines.
3. Recommend appropriate vaccines based on a traveler’s destination and activities.

Module 4: Patient Assessment and Workflow

Upon successful completion of this module, pharmacists should be able to:
1. List steps for conducting a comprehensive patient assessment to determine travel vaccine needs.
2. Integrate immunization history and travel plans into vaccine recommendations for patient case scenarios.
3. Describe an efficient workflow for travel vaccine consultations.

Module 5: Implementing a Travel Vaccine Clinic

Upon successful completion of this module, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Identify the tools needed to start a community pharmacy-based travel clinic.
2. Explain strategies for setting competitive and sustainable prices for services, medications, and vaccines.
3. Describe solutions for vaccine clinic implementation challenges while optimizing travel service workflows.

Module 6: Initiating Travel-Related Services

Upon successful completion of this module, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Identify common travel-related medications and their indications.
2. Discuss prescribing or collaborative practice agreement (CPA) opportunities for travel-related medications.
3. Recommend over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription products to address common travel-related health concerns.

Module 7: Summary, Scenarios, and Next Steps

Upon successful completion of this module, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Analyze a patient scenario to determine appropriate travel-related vaccine or medication recommendations.
2. Summarize key concepts of operating a travel vaccine clinic and/or travel-related services.
3. Describe strategies for maintaining up to date knowledge about travel-related medications and vaccines.

Faculty

Elizabeth Skoy, PharmD

Disclosures:

Elizabeth Skoy has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Miranda Wilhelm, PharmD

Disclosures:

Miranda Wilhelm has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Regina Richardson, PharmD

Disclosures:

Regina Richardson has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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