Master Clinicians Lecture Series - Learn Online Now

Altitude sickness, malaria, typhoid, zika, traveler’s diarrhea, cholera, yellow fever, and more. These are the potential danger your patients face when they travel. Learn all the travel tips, guidelines and recommendations from our Urgent Care Master Clinicians Mentor

  • Know before you Go!

    The vast majority of your patients travel and often, they are looking for advice and answers to their concerns. Whether its a safari in Africa, or the Amazon rainforest in Brazil or maybe even to Mt. Everest, clinicians need to know how to protect their patients from potential dangers like altitude sickness, malaria, zika, traveler’s diarrhea, yellow fever, and more. Dr. Frank Illuzzi shares his insight on how to coach the patient and how to keep them safe in this 1 hour lecture.

  • Learning Objectives

    After completing this activity, the learner will be able to: 1) Learn current recommendations for travel prophylaxis and vaccines. 2) Learn proper travel prophylaxis for malaria. 3) Learn proper travel prophylaxis for altitude sickness. 4) Lear proper travel prophylaxis for travelers diarrhea. **Please note that this lecture is also part of the Urgent Care Conference On-Demand course**

  • CME at Your Own Pace

    View our audio/video slide recordings with its associated course materials on your own schedule. Stop and start your courses and complete it at your own pace. We understand that education takes time - so refer back to our material and review at anytime. Answer the pre/post test along with the evaluation form after completion of the course to generate your CME certificate.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome!

    • Meet the Mentor - Dr. Frank Illuzzi (CityMD)

    • Before We Begin...
  • 2

    Travel Medicine Evaluation

    • Video Lecture Introduction

    • VIDEO - Travel Medicine Evaluation

    • SLIDES - Travel Medicine Evaluation

  • 3

    Post Conference Evaluation

    • Before You Go...

    • Post Course Quiz

    • Post-Course Evaluation

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Frank Illuzzi, MD, FACEP

Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Director of Specialty Services Fairfield Region Hartford Healthcare Medical Group

Dr. Frank Illuzzi is a practicing board-certified Physician in Emergency Medicine, partner and immediate past Chief Medical Officer at CityMD, a regional urgent care group with 140 locations throughout the New York City metro area, and the Fairfield County Medical Director for Hartford Healthcare Medical Group. Prior to joining CityMD, Dr. Illuzzi was the Chairman of Emergency Medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT, and held an academic appointment as Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. During his tenure in hospital based care he served in numerous clinical, academic, and leadership roles. Dr. Illuzzi has published articles and textbook chapters in his various areas of academic interest, with his current focus on COVID-19 screening and testing, antibiotic stewardship in the UCC setting, population health issues, specifically Public Health Screenings such as Tobacco cessation intervention, Hypertension awareness, Pediatric asthma, and Diabetes screening in alternative settings like the ER and the Urgent Care clinic. He is a sought after lecturer for national medical conferences on topics that include: Quality and Patient Safety, Antibiotic Stewardship, Physician Leadership, Patient Throughput and Workflow, and Delivering on the Patient Experience. Dr. Illuzzi was born in Brooklyn, NY. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Long Island Jewish/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he received the honor of Chief Resident. He completed a fellowship with AHA/NPSF in Patient Safety Leadership in 2009.

Lecture Series: Travel Medicine in Urgent Care

1 CME credits. Lifetime access granted. **Please note that this lecture is also part of the Urgent Care Conference On-Demand course**

Continuing Medical Education

Credit Designation: This internet enduring material is designated for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CME credit approval pending.

 

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