title: Care for the Health Care Provider.
abstract: Pretravel care for the health care provider begins with an inventory, including the destination, length of stay, logistical arrangements, type of lodging, food and water supply, team members, personal medical needs, and the needs of the community to be treated. This inventory should be created and processed well in advance of the planned medical excursion. The key thing to remember in one's planning is to be a health care provider during one's global health care travel and not to become a patient oneself. This article will help demonstrate the medical requirements and recommendations for such planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: sbkunin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sharon Brown
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kunin
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Residency Program, Skagit Regional Health, 819 South 13th Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98274, USA.
authors.forename: David Mitchell
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kanze
mesh_terms: D054626:Consumer Health Information; D005392:First Aid; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008493:Medical Missions; D016602:Needlestick Injuries; D056990:Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014195:Travel; D057236:Travel Medicine; D000069578:Waterborne Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: Global health; Global health care provider; Infectious disease prevention; International travel health; Pretravel care; Travel medicine