Chronic Disease

Travel and Chronic Disease

Chronic disease is not an absolute contraindication to travel abroad. It is, however, wise to seek advice from your general practitioner before travel.

With a little planning, travelling can be possible and even beneficial for those with chronic disease.

Tips:

Before buying your tickets, discuss your plans with your doctor. He can advise you on appropriate destinations for people with your condition;
Carry a physician's letter certifying the necessity for any drugs or other medical items (e.g. syringes) carried by the traveller that may be questioned by customs officials
Any traveller with a chronic illness should carry all necessary medication for the journey and for the entire duration of the trip in their hand luggage
Travellers are advised to check whether their medication is legal in the destination country with the country's embassy or consulate in prior to departure
Carry a copy of the prescription, and ensure that both the generic and trade names of the drug are included. .
Leave all medicine in its original, labelled container to avoid misunderstandings with customs officials.
Check with your insurance company and know their policies on coverage. If you will not be covered where you are travelling, purchase traveller's insurance.

Heart diseases

Inflammatoric bouwel disease (Crohns Disease & Colitis ulcerosa)

Lung diseases

Travel Chronic Disease Resource:

Disease management projects and the Chronic Care Model in action: baseline qualitative research.

BMC Health Serv Res

Pathogenesis and treatment of hepatitis e virus infection.

Gastroenterology

Travel-Associated Illness in Older Adults (>60 y).

J Travel Med

Spectrum of imported infectious diseases among children and adolescents returning from the tropics and subtropics.

J Travel Med

Air travel for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case report.

Br J Gen Pract

Health Supervision in the Management of Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease - recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN).

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr

Buruli ulcer and current situation in Japan: A new emerging cutaneous Mycobacterium infection.

J Dermatol

Mast cells and eosinophils in mastocytosis, chronic eosinophilic leukemia, and non-clonal disorders.

Semin Hematol

Dialysis Modality Preference of Patients With CKD and Family Caregivers: A Discrete-Choice Study.

Am J Kidney Dis

Deaths in international travelers arriving in the United States, July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008.

J Travel Med

Detecting motor vehicle travel in accelerometer data.

COPD

Imported cutaneous leishmaniasis in a short-term traveler returning from Central Mali - The role of PCR.

Travel Med Infect Dis

Factors influencing patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease to opt for conservative management: a practitioner research study.

J Clin Nurs

Factors influencing patient choice of dialysis versus conservative care to treat end-stage kidney disease.

CMAJ

Early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cystic echinococcosis in remote rural areas in Patagonia: impact of ultrasound training of non-specialists.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

Long-term Taenia saginata infection successfully treated with meglumine/diatrizoate sodium.

Intern Med

A review of female genital schistosomiasis.

Trends Parasitol

Causes of unplanned hemodialysis initiation.

Nefrologia

All Danish first-time COPD hospitalisations 2002-2008: incidence, outcome, patients, and care.

Respir Med

Transplantation and the primary care physician.

Adv Chronic Kidney Dis

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