Overview
Join travel medicine professionals from across the UK and beyond for the Faculty of Travel Medicine Annual Conference 2026 on Thursday 8 October.
This year’s programme brings together leading experts to explore key topics including Lyme disease prevention, travellers’ diarrhoea and its long-term effects, health issues linked to migration by sea, vaccination strategies, military and deployment related health challenges, and real-world insights from expedition medicine. View the full programme below.
This conference is ideal for doctors, nurses, and pharmacists working in travel medicine, offering valuable updates, and practical learning relevant to anyone supporting travellers’ health and wellbeing.
Alongside high-quality CPD, the conference offers valuable opportunities to connect, share experience, and strengthen networks within the travel health community.
Delegate fees: Member £115, Trainee £130, AHP £140, Non-member £220
Book NowGroup and Student discounts
Discounts are available for group bookings. 10% discount for groups of 5–9 and 15% discount for groups of 10 or more. To take advantage of this discount, please contact the event coordinator.
We are also offering a limited number of student spaces at a reduced rate of £50. Please email the event coordinator directly via your university email address to get booked on.
Attending the conference
This event is an in-person and online conference. That means you get the chance to join us both at the College or from the comfort of your own home.
Coming to the College: For those joining us in Glasgow, you’ll benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, as well as lunch prepared by our award-winning chefs.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is conveniently located in Glasgow City Centre, within easy reach of major train stations, motorways and airports. Hotel and parking discounts can be accessed after booking.
Find out more about the best way to get to us.
Attending online: If you’re joining us remotely, details of how to dial in and any other information you need will be provided to you just before the date of the course.
If you’ve not received your joining instructions by the date of the conference, please reach out to the event coordinator. Their details can be found lower down this page.
Claiming your CPD
This conference offers 5 CPD for everyone who attends. This can be claimed via your College account. CPD points will be available after the conference as well as recordings of any sessions you missed. You can download your digital CPD certificate from your College account.
If you have any questions about claiming your CPD points, our Education team are happy to help.
What happens on the day?
Click below to view the programme or download the pdf.
9.00
- Registration and refreshments
9.30
- Welcome and introduction
- Professor David Ross, Dean, Faculty of Travel Medicine, RCPSG
Session 1
09.40
- Lyme disease prevention
- Dr James Douglas, GP, Fort William, Scotland
10.10
- Keynote lecture: Travellers' Diarrhoea and Sequelae
- Dr Bradley A. Connor, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Medical Director, The New York Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine
10.40
- Break and refreshments
Session 2
11.10
- Issues related to migration by sea
- Air Vice-Marshal (rtd) Dr Aroop Mozumder
11.40
- Announcements
- Professor David Ross, Dean, Faculty of Travel Medicine, RCPSG
11.50
- Livingstone Lecture
- TBC
12.40
- Lunch
Session 3
13.50
- Vaccinations: Concomitant, Heterologous, Timing
- Dr Rajeka Lazarus, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology, Bristol Medical School (PHS)
14.20
- Topic TBC
- Speaker TBC
14.50
- Break and refreshments
Session 4
15.20
- Medical readiness of troops, deployment-related health issues, and the challenges of high-intensity warfare
- Olivier Aoun COL Olivier AOUN, MD, MSc, FISTM, Military field Physician, French Military Medical Academy, Paris, France
15.50
- Around the world in 80 photographs
- Dr Alexander Kumar, GP, creative director and photographer
16.20
- Close and thank you
- Professor David Ross, Dean, Faculty of Travel Medicine, RCPSG
16.45
- Faculty AGM
Hear from our previous delegates
"An excellent conference that showcased the breadth of travel medicine."
"This was a valuable update – especially on the issue of moral injury in healthcare workers."
"I am more informed and able to offer a better quality assessment and consultation."
Key information
Simply hit the 'Book now' button below and either create an account or login.
Book now- Member: £115
- Trainee: £130
- AHP: £140
- Non-member: £220
Discounted student rate of £50 is available, please contact the event coordinator to book
Gallery
Photos taken at similar conferences at our College, showcasing our interactive and supportive learning environment.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the coordinator. Their details can be found below.
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