Preparing Children for International Travel: Need for Training and Pediatric‐Focused Research

ConclusionsMembers of the PedIG have diverse professional and practice backgrounds. Lack of awareness of established guidelines may place international pediatric travelers at risk for travel‐associated morbidity. Strategies are needed to facilitate education and support research in pediatric travel medicine to formulate evidence‐based guidelines wherever they are currently missing.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - August 27, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Stefan H.F. Hagmann, Eyal Leshem, Philip R. Fischer, William M. Stauffer, Elizabeth D. Barnett, John C. Christenson Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research