Notes to the oblivious traveller: Seek medical advice before you head overseas

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Rotorua GP CME 2019

Notes to the oblivious traveller: Seek medical advice before you head overseas

Marc Shaw
Travel medicine doctor Marc Shaw at the Rotorua GP CME delivering strong messages for patients who choose to travel without vaccination

The annual pilgrimage to Rotorua GP CME this year saw around 1500 GPs, practice nurses, practice managers, speakers and exhibitors convene in the Rotorua Energy Events centre. The New Zealand Doctor team was there in full force. Reporting by Cliff Taylor, Virginia McMillan, Zahra Shahtamasebi, Simon Maude and Alan Perrott

If you can’t afford travel insurance, you can’t afford to travel GPs and practice nurses have a part to play in enlightening “thoughtless” travel