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  1. Sanford CA, Flaherty GT
    J Travel Med, 2019 Jan 01;26(1).
    PMID: 30476161 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tay103
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine*
  2. Rainford AC, Flaherty GT, Hallahan B
    J Travel Med, 2023 Jun 23;30(4).
    PMID: 36377759 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taac135
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine*
  3. Flaherty GT, Walden LM
    Travel Med Infect Dis, 2015 Mar-Apr;13(2):120-1.
    PMID: 25812774 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.03.005
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine*
  4. Kohl SE, Van Tilburg C, Flaherty GT
    J Travel Med, 2019 Jan 01;26(1).
    PMID: 30535106 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tay145
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine/trends*
  5. Flaherty GT, Piyaphanee W
    J Travel Med, 2023 Feb 18;30(1).
    PMID: 36208173 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taac113
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine*
  6. Gately R, Economos H, Fleming C, Flaherty G
    Travel Med Infect Dis, 2015 Jul-Aug;13(4):342-3.
    PMID: 26005161 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.05.003
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine/methods*
  7. Coyle DJ, Flaherty GT
    J Travel Med, 2019 May 10;26(3).
    PMID: 30407552 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tay121
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine/education*
  8. Flaherty G, Thong Zi Yi C, Browne R
    J Travel Med, 2016 May;23(5).
    PMID: 27378364 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taw038
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine/education*
  9. Connolly R, Prendiville R, Cusack D, Flaherty G
    J Travel Med, 2017 Mar 01;24(2).
    PMID: 28395093 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taw082
    Background: Death during international travel and the repatriation of human remains to one's home country is a distressing and expensive process. Much organization is required involving close liaison between various agencies.

    Methods: A review of the literature was conducted using the PubMed database. Search terms included: 'repatriation of remains', 'death', 'abroad', 'tourism', 'travel', 'travellers', 'travelling' and 'repatriation'. Additional articles were obtained from grey literature sources and reference lists.

    Results: The local national embassy, travel insurance broker and tour operator are important sources of information to facilitate the repatriation of the deceased traveller. Formal identification of the deceased's remains is required and a funeral director must be appointed. Following this, the coroner in the country or jurisdiction receiving the repatriated remains will require a number of documents prior to providing clearance for burial. Costs involved in repatriating remains must be borne by the family of the deceased although travel insurance may help defray some of the costs. If the death is secondary to an infectious disease, cremation at the site of death is preferred. No standardized procedure is in place to deal with the remains of a migrant's body at present and these remains are often not repatriated to their country of origin.

    Conclusions: Repatriation of human remains is a difficult task which is emotionally challenging for the bereaving family and friends. As a travel medicine practitioner, it is prudent to discuss all eventualities, including the risk of death, during the pre-travel consultation. Awareness of the procedures involved in this process may ease the burden on the grieving family at a difficult time.

    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine/methods*
  10. Flaherty GT, Lim Yap K
    J Travel Med, 2017 Sep 01;24(5).
    PMID: 28498914 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tax024
    Evidence-based travel medicine requires that research priorities reflect the wide knowledge base of this discipline. Bibliometric analysis of articles published in Journal of Travel Medicine yielded the following results: epidemiology (6%, n = 105); immunology/vaccinology (8.5%, n = 148); pre-travel assessment/consultation (30.5%, n = 533); diseases contracted during travel (48.3%, n = 843); other clinical conditions associated with travel (6.8%, n = 119); post-travel assessment (5.2%, n = 91) and administrative and general travel medicine issues (6%, n = 105).
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine/statistics & numerical data*
  11. Kc B, Khan TM, Xuan WY, Alrasheedy AA, Mohamed Ibrahim MI, Leggat PA
    Travel Med Infect Dis, 2019 07 31;33:101463.
    PMID: 31376464 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.07.019
    BACKGROUND: Millions of tourists visit Malaysia annually while a large number of Malaysians travel overseas. Taking care of travellers' healthcare needs is important aspect of the healthcare system. Community pharmacies are ideally positioned to provide travel health-related services. However, studies are lacking in this area. Therefore, this study aims to explore the nature and type of travel health-related services provided by Malaysian community pharmacies.

    METHODS: A survey was carried out at 135 community pharmacies in nine districts of Selangor, Malaysia, from November 2017 to February 2018, using a self-administered standardized questionnaire.

    RESULTS: The majority (n = 95, 85%) of community pharmacies reported to have provided services to both international travellers and outbound Malaysian travellers. The common healthcare services provided to international travellers were monitoring of chronic diseases including hypertension and diabetes, and advice on minor ailments, supplements and medical devices. The key health services provided to outbound Malaysian travellers were advice on vaccination requirements, better management of chronic diseases and necessary medications to manage illness during travel. Most of the respondents supported the provision of travel health-related services through the community pharmacies.

    CONCLUSION: The study findings showed that Malaysian community pharmacies provided several travel health-related services to both international and Malaysian outbound travellers. Pharmacists in Malaysia are ideally positioned to have an increased role in travel medicine. They have the training to advise on complex medication issues especially with regard to interactions and polypharmacy. However, further training and courses should be provided that are tailored specifically for the needs of this professional group.

    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine/methods*; Travel Medicine/statistics & numerical data*
  12. Flaherty GT, Choi J
    J Travel Med, 2016 Feb;23(2):tav026.
    PMID: 26858274 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tav026
    Photography is an integral component of the international travel experience. Self-photography is becoming a mainstream behaviour in society and it has implications for the practice of travel medicine. Travellers who take selfies, including with the use of selfie sticks, may be subject to traumatic injuries associated with this activity. This review article is the first in the medical literature to address this emerging phenomenon.
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine
  13. Flaherty G, Md Nor MN
    J Travel Med, 2016 Jan;23(1).
    PMID: 26782127 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tav010
    Risk assessment relies on the accuracy of the information provided by the traveller. A questionnaire was administered to 83 consecutive travellers attending a travel medicine clinic. The majority of travellers was uncertain about destinations within countries, transportation or type of accommodation. Most travellers were uncertain if they would be visiting malaria regions. The degree of uncertainty about itinerary potentially impacts on the ability of the travel medicine specialist to perform an adequate risk assessment, select appropriate vaccinations and prescribe malaria prophylaxis. This study reveals high levels of traveller uncertainty about their itinerary which may potentially reduce the effectiveness of their pre-travel consultation.
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine
  14. Flaherty G, O'Connor R, Johnston N
    Travel Med Infect Dis, 2016 May-Jun;14(3):200-11.
    PMID: 27040934 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.03.015
    High altitude training is regarded as an integral component of modern athletic preparation, especially for endurance sports such as middle and long distance running. It has rapidly achieved popularity among elite endurance athletes and their coaches. Increased hypoxic stress at altitude facilitates key physiological adaptations within the athlete, which in turn may lead to improvements in sea-level athletic performance. Despite much research in this area to date, the exact mechanisms which underlie such improvements remain to be fully elucidated. This review describes the current understanding of physiological adaptation to high altitude training and its implications for athletic performance. It also discusses the rationale and main effects of different training models currently employed to maximise performance. Athletes who travel to altitude for training purposes are at risk of suffering the detrimental effects of altitude. Altitude illness, weight loss, immune suppression and sleep disturbance may serve to limit athletic performance. This review provides an overview of potential problems which an athlete may experience at altitude, and offers specific training recommendations so that these detrimental effects are minimised.
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine
  15. Flaherty G, Chai SY, Hallahan B
    BJPsych Bull, 2020 Apr 13.
    PMID: 32279684 DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2020.32
    For a person with mental illness, travelling abroad can be challenging but it can be easier when the traveller and healthcare practitioner have a clear understanding of the likely impact of travel on the illness and of the illness on the travel experience. Travel may also precipitate first presentations of mental illness or unmask previously undiagnosed mental disorders. We propose that mental health problems should receive greater recognition in travel medicine and that psychiatrists should collaborate more closely with travel medicine clinicians to ensure that their patients benefit from the opportunities afforded by international travel.
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine
  16. Flaherty GT, Liew CH, Leggat PA
    J Travel Med, 2019 Jan 01;26(1).
    PMID: 30521043 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tay144
    Matched MeSH terms: Travel Medicine
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