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Travel Medicine: Expecting the Unexpected
Following the completion of this lecture, the participant will be able to:
1. Appreciate medical risks of travel.
2. Recognize and locate credible resources for care.
3. Anticipate both infectious and non-infectious diseases related to travel.
4. Customize patient care based on the above.
Brian Dickens, DO
Dr. Dickens attended the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV. He completed an Osteopathic Internship at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY and a Family Medicine Residency at the Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA. He worked as a family practice physician at Group Health Permanente in Olympia, WA, and returned to Roanoke, VA in for the same position with the Carilion Clinic until March 2014 when he joined the staff at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, VA Campus.
Dr. Dickens has published two books, "Your Health, an Owner's Manual" in 2011 and "Habits for a Healthy Life" in 2013, and is a Certified Personal Trainer with the American Council on Exercise. He has participated in several international medical missionary trips and his clinical interests include international medicine, pediatric and adolescent medicine, medical genetics, and osteopathic manipulative medicine.
Dr. Dickens has no disclosures.
