Acosta, Rebecca W., Visser, Jenny T., Chen, Lin H., Leggat, Peter A., and Flaherty, Gerard T. (2022) Adaptation of travel medicine practitioners to the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey of ISTM members. Journal of Travel Medicine, 29 (6). taac032.

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[Extract] The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has severely compromised international travel and the practice of travel medicine. Uncertainty surrounds new procedures for travel and high levels of public anxiety around travelling are evident, especially with the emergence of further COVID-19 variants.1,2 Although there have been some insightful reflections in the recent literature,3–5 the impact on and the response of the travel medicine community to this pandemic have not been formally evaluated. The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) represents the largest group of travel healthcare professionals. Our study aimed to evaluate the attitudes and adaptations of current ISTM members in relation to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objectives of the study were to ascertain the extent to which members’ clinical practice has been affected by the pandemic and inform the Society’s strategic planning for upcoming activities and member engagement during the pandemic and early post-pandemic period.

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