Travel and Tropical Medicine for the Infectious Disease Specialist

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Date & Location

Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 12:00 AM - Saturday, September 30, 2028, 11:59 PM

Overview

This course prepares infectious disease specialists to address the health needs of travelers, refugees, immigrants, and other mobile populations. It covers pre-travel counseling, diagnosis and management of illnesses acquired abroad, and post-travel evaluation. Participants will study the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of major tropical diseases—including parasitic, bacterial, viral, and fungal infections—with emphasis on neglected tropical diseases and malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and viral hepatitis. The course also highlights the impact of social determinants of health on disease outcomes in underserved populations, integrating clinical expertise with a global health perspective.

This course is planned and organized by the University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine Division of Global Health. If you have questions or need support during the course contact [email protected].

Estimated time to complete: 30.5 hours

Original Release Date: 10/01/2025

Content Valid Through: 09/30/2028

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, learners should be able to:

Recognize the unique health care needs of refugees, immigrants, and mobile populations, including migration routes, exposures, and long-term health impacts.
Provide comprehensive travel medicine care, including pre-travel counseling, diagnosis and treatment of illness during travel, and post-travel evaluation.
Analyze the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation of major tropical diseases—parasitic, bacterial/mycobacterial, viral, and fungal—with attention to neglected tropical diseases.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

American Medical Association (AMA)

The University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 30.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals

Other healthcare professionals who participate in this CE activity may submit their statement of participation to their appropriate accrediting organizations or state boards for consideration of credit. The participant is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.

Planning Committee Member	Role	Disclosure Details
Meredith Kavalier, MD	Course Director	Consultant: GoDx
Matthew Enriquez, MD	Associate Course Director	Nothing to disclose
Kristina Krohn, MD, CTrop Med	Planning Committee Member	Nothing to disclose
Beth Scudder, MA, Course Developer	Planning Committee Member	Nothing to disclose

Course Faculty Name	Session Title	Disclosure Details
Bill Stauffer, MD	A Brief Overview of Human Health and Migration	Non-Clinical Exception
Meghan Shaughnessy, MD, MS, CTropMed®, CTH®	Introduction to Travel Medicine	Nothing to disclose
Kristina Angelo. DO, MPH&TM	Introduction to Travel Medicine	Nothing to disclose
Camille Nelson Kotton, MD, FIDSA, FAST	Travel Medicine for Immunocompromised Patients	Nothing to disclose
Ann Settgast, MD, DTM&H	The Ill Returned Traveler	Nothing to disclose
Ann Settgast, MD, DTM&H	Eosinophilia	Nothing to disclose
Captain Eric Halsey, MD	CDC Yellow Book	Nothing to disclose
Jonathan Alpern, MD, CTH	Traveler’s Diarrhea	Nothing to disclose
Lin Chen MD, FACP, FASTMH, FISTM	Yellow Fever	Board Member: Valneva (relationship has ended); Takeda (relationship has ended) Honoraria: Bavarian Nordic (relationship has ended)
Liz Krow-Lucal, PhD	Japanese Encephalitis Update	Nothing to disclose
Elizabeth Barnett, MD	Polio	Research grant: Pfizer
Supavit Chesdachai, MD	History of Malaria in the United States	Nothing to disclose
Anne Frosche, MD, MPH	Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment in the U.S.	Nothing to disclose
Katherine Tan, MD, MPH	Update on Malaria Chemoprophylaxis	Nothing to disclose
Wasin Matsee, MD	P. Knowlesi Malaria	Nothing to disclose
Bobbi Pritt, MD	Malaria	Nothing to disclose
Richard Bradbury, PhD,	Update on Intestinal Protozoa	Nothing to disclose
Amebiasis	Bill Petri, MD	Consultant: TechLab Inc.
Jennifer R. Cope, MD, MPH	Free-Living Amoeba	Nothing to disclose
Naomi Aronson, MD	Leishmaniasis: Visual Diagnosis Show & Tell	Nothing to disclose
Pedro Legua, MD;	Leishmaniasis: Visual Diagnosis Show & Tell	Nothing to disclose
Kristina Krohn, MD	Leishmaniasis: Visual Diagnosis Show & Tell	Nothing to disclose
Megan Shaughnessy, MD	Leishmaniasis: Visual Diagnosis Show & Tell	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Peter Melchert	Fever in a Traveler Returning from Southern Africa	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Shemal Shah	Fever in a Traveler Returning from Southern Africa	Nothing to disclose
Eloy E. Ordaya, MD	Chagas	Nothing to disclose
Bobbi Pritt, MD	Other Blood Parasites	Nothing to disclose
Kristina Krohn, MD	Update on Onchocerciasis	Nothing to disclose
Bobbi Pritt, MD	Update on Onchocerciasis	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Adriana Dhawan	Update on Onchocerciasis	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Vivian Leuche	Update on Onchocerciasis	Nothing to disclose
Rebecca Chancey, MD, DTMH, FAAP	Lymphatic Filariasis	Nothing to disclose
Rebecca Chancey, MD, DTMH, FAAP	Loa Loa	Nothing to disclose
Stephen Swanson, MD	The Intestinal Nematodes: Neglected Tropical Diseases	Nothing to disclose
Stephen Swanson, MD	The Intestinal Nematodes: Soil Transmitted Helminths	Nothing to disclose
Stephen Swanson, MD	The Intestinal Nematodes: Strongyloides	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Anne Straily	Zoonotic Nematodes: Baylisascaris	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Anne Straily	Zoonotic Nematodes: Toxocara	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Anne Straily	Zoonotic Nematodes: Angiostrongylus	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Anne Straily	Zoonotic Nematodes: Ascaris suum	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Anne Straily	Zoonotic Nematodes: Trichinella	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Hope Pogemiller	Case - Gnathostoma	Nothing to disclose
Christina Coyle, MD	Tapeworms	Nothing to disclose
Rebecca Chancey, MD, DTMH, FAAP	Echinococcosis	Nothing to disclose
Katelyn Sawyer	Schistosomiasis	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Emily Halverson	Schistosomiasis	Nothing to disclose
Patricia F. Walker, MD, DTM&H, FASTM	Non-Schistosoma Fluke Infection	Nothing to disclose
Bryan Rock, MD	Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis	Nothing to disclose
Dr. German Henestroza	Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis	Nothing to disclose
Megan Shaughnessy, MD	A Difficult Diagnosis (Typhoid)	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Eloy Espinoza	Carrion’s Disease	Nothing to disclose
Kristina Krohn, MD, CTrop Med	Melioidosis	Nothing to disclose
Meghan Shaughnessy, MD, MS, CTropMed®, CTH®	Melioidosis	Nothing to disclose
Wasin Matsee, MD	Melioidosis	Nothing to disclose
Lucas Blanton, MD	Rickettsial Diseases Part I	Nothing to disclose
Wasin Matsee, MD	Murine and Scrub Typhus	Nothing to disclose
Jonathan Sellman, MD	Brucellosis	Nothing to disclose
Martin Montes, MD	Hemorrhagic Fevers and Other Viruses	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Elizabeth Luengas	Chikungunya, Dengue, and Zika	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Katie Anderson	Chikungunya, Dengue, and Zika	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Julie Harris	Ebola Virus	Nothing to disclose
Meghan Shaughnessy, MD, MS, CTropMed®, CTH®	Same Disease 3 Ways (Paracocci)	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Alexia Knapp	Bacterial and Fungal Dermatology Cases	Nothing to disclose
Dr. Erika Reid	Bacterial and Fungal Dermatology Cases	Nothing to disclose

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