SENIOR TRAVELLER RESOURCES

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Resources specifically relating to the senior traveller 

• NaTHNaC factsheet on the older travellers published on TravelHealthPro
• National Institute for Aging: talking with your older patient 
• IAMAT – the Older Traveller 
• IAMAT – Healthy Travel: a pocket guide for seniors 
• Suh KN, Flaherty GT. The Older Traveller in: Travel Medicine 4th Edition, Eds. Keystone et al. Elsevier 2019

Topics related to the senior traveller but not specific to this group alone 

• WHO Factsheet on Falls
• IATA medical manual – see pages 54 – 59 for fitness to fly guidance
• FCO – Coping with Death Abroad information and the FCO travelaware campaign resources
• British Airways disability assistance
• DVT prevention for travellers – Clinical Knowledge Summary from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – Home page and ‘Safe at home, tips for the over 65s’ booklet
• Fitfortravel advice on general accident prevention
• Travellers’ diarrhoea factsheet from NaTHNaC
• Medic Alert information
• Provision of medical services abroad e.g. International SOS; the Bloodcare Foundation; IAMAT; ISTM travel clinics

Interesting article from the Terrence Higgins Trust – Still got it: Sexual health of the over 50s