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Today is #WorldRabiesDay. Rabies is one of the most horrifying infections. Awareness, animal-bite avoidance, vaccination and prompt action after an exposure save lives. Find out more from NHS Lothian Travel Clinics: services.nhslothian.scot/travelclinic... #Rabies #TravelHealth #IDSky

Planning a family holiday? Amy, our Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, shares what she’s packing in her travel medicine bag for an upcoming trip to Asia — with practical prep tips before you go. #TravelMedicine services.nhslothian.scot/travelclinic...

Top tip... Remember to check for ticks after playing outside when you’ve been playing in gardens & parks around towns and cities too. These tiny, spider-like creatures attach to skin underneath clothing and can make little ones poorly. Visit: nhsinform.scot/lyme-disease

Day 2 of #NECTM #NECTM10 #Belfast with @lanceturtle.bsky.social kicking things off with a fascinating journey into arboviral immunology / vaccinology. #infectiousdiseases #vaccines #TropMed #IDSky

Day 2 of #NECTM #NECTM10 in #Belfast. Great programme ahead. @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social #travelmedicine #IDSky

University of Edinburgh scientists launch the Edinburgh Pandemic Research Forum to help prepare more effectively for future pandemics. @uoe-sps.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social www.ed.ac.uk/news/forum-t...

Brain tumour - a cruel disease. Please consider supporting Helen and her @nhsforthvalley.bsky.social colleagues in raising funds for @braintumourrsch.bsky.social by doing a massive walk. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Study group for infections in travellers and migrant meeting at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 . An ever growing dynamic community. This topic clearly attracts a lot of interest. @escmid-esgitm.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social

First cases of mosquito-borne virus (Usutu) found in blackbirds in Scotland www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This post is a great platform to launch your career from & gain valuable experience in running & supporting clinical trials and studies. All while being paid, working in a great team in a wonderful city.

Interested in clinical research and want to work in a fantastic team?We are looking for a clinical research fellow for 12 months from 1st Aug 2026. @cirgedinburgh.bsky.social @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk @nhslothian.bsky.social Apply now: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...

📢 We’re recruiting a LTFT Band 6 Travel Medicine Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the NHS Lothian Travel Medicine Service (Edinburgh & Lothians). @nhslothian.bsky.social 👉 Find our more and apply: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Upcoming RCPSG webinar on 20 January 2026 at 18:30: Tackling Air Pollution: The Human and Planetary Benefits of Active Travel rcpsg.ac.uk/education/ai...

Flu season in Scotland has started early. Laboratory-confirmed influenza incidence per 100,000 population in Scotland:

Avoid the need for RIG. Get vaccinated against rabies before you travel. Vaccine (for additional post-exposure doses) easier to source than immunoglobulins. #JTravMed academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-...

Event @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social 11 Dec 2025 on Migrant Health & Mass Gatherings. Join in person or online: rcpsg.ac.uk/education/he...

Wish the tube would go there..

#MedSky #IDsky #GlobalHealth #TravelMedicine @rstmh.bsky.social @bmj.com @ukhsa.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social

Less than 2 weeks to go. Sign up now for some fantastic #travelmedicine CPD. @bgtha.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social @travelhealthdoc.medsky.social #ID.Sky

Well done @mhragovuk.bsky.social - assuring mothers and tackling misinformation. Thank you www.gov.uk/drug-safety-...

🌍✈️ Update for Travel Health Professionals (UK) Public Health Scotland is closing the TRAVAX & Fit for Travel websites on 22 Sept 2025. Professional travel health advice is now at Travel Health Pro: travelhealthpro.org.uk Please share to keep colleagues updated! 🩺💙 #TravelHealth #PublicHealth

🚨 Just 1 month to go! The Faculty of Travel Medicine Annual Conference 2025 returns on 9 Oct. 📅 Book by 12 Sept with code TMC10 for 10% off (in-person & online). @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social @travelhealthdoc.medsky.social @rcn.org.uk #travelmedicine #IDSky

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Adventure meets expertise 🌍 — applications are open for the RCPSG International Postgraduate Diploma in Expedition & Wilderness Medicine. Take your practice beyond the clinic and into the wild. Apply before 22 Sept to join this year’s intake! @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social

The Faculty of Travel Medicine Annual Conference 2025 is coming soon! ✈️🌍 📅 9 October 2025 📍 Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow Join leading voices in travel, expedition & global health for a day of learning and connection. #TravelMedicine #FTM2025 #GlobalHealth #RCPSG

@scienceofsportpod.bsky.social This might be of interest: www.nytimes.com/athletic/647... Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus cleared of doping charge with kissing defence

Please also consider visiting your local travel clinic before travelling to a country with significant rabies risk.

Very sad. Please remember to seek urgent medical advice if you are bitten / scratched by a mammal (predominantly dogs but can be many others) in a risk area of the world. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just take a moment and watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m45L...

Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in travel medicine, infectious diseases, or global health: Webinar on Tuesday, 10 June 2025 @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social @fiona-w-rcpsg.bsky.social Join Dr Sam Allen as he shares the latest insights on teratogenic arboviruses. rcpsg.ac.uk/education/le...

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Today is Clinical Trials Day. A moment to thank patients and researchers who help drive research forward. Their contributions have the potential to improve health outcomes and benefit generations to come. @cirgedinburgh.bsky.social clinicaltrialsday.org

Will you join me in signing this petition calling for a strong Global Plastics Treaty? This week, UN delegates are meeting to negotiate the solutions to our plastic pollution problem. This global crisis needs global action, so we need as many people as possible to take part! act.gp/42LGcHV

Check out this upcoming One Health event by @rcpedin.bsky.social www.rcpe.ac.uk/events/one-h...

Travel Medicine webinar series hosted by @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social . It’s free. Sign up here: community.rcpsg.ac.uk/event/view/l...

Consider entering the travel medicine essay prize of @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social . You have 24h left to enter.

Chickenpox is now a notifiable disease. Treatment and management protocols remain unchanged: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...

Thanks you for an excellent overview on the screening of lung donors for mollicutes @michaelisonmd.bsky.social #escmid2025 @escmid.bsky.social

Good morning, @escmid.bsky.social @escmid-esgitm.bsky.social . Great day ahead in Vienna at ESCMID Global 2025.

Applications closing tomorrow.

We have a salaried 4-year PhD student position available in the Lind Lab at Umeå University, Sweden! Exploring the eco-evolutionary dynamics of salt-induced cell clustering in bacteria. Reposts appreciated. umu.varbi.com/en/?jobtoken...

Check out our research portfolio @cirgedinburgh.bsky.social. From HIV studies, vaccine trials, to big surveillance projects - we’ve got a lot going on. Great opportunity for a fellow to get stuck in. apps.nhslothian.scot/cirg/

Thinking about the next step in your Travel Medicine career? Applications for the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Postgraduate Diploma in Travel Medicine are open until 22 April 2025. @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social rcpsg.ac.uk/travel-medic...