About the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (ACTM)
The ACTM is committed to developing tropical medicine and works with professionals to help manage the global burden of tropical disease and injury through networking, education, research, and development.
The ACTM was founded on 29th May 1991 and at present has over 600 members from over 30 countries around the world, including doctors, nurses, veterinarians, academics, military, laboratory scientists and other health professionals. It is the pre-eminent organisation in the Australasian region representing professional interests in Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine, and Wilderness Medicine.
In March 2000, the College established a Faculty of Travel Medicine and, in 2011, the Faculty of Wilderness and Expedition Medicine. This was the first Faculty of Travel Medicine in the world. Together with other regional and global organisations such as the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College and Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow, the International Society of Travel Medicine, the Asia Pacific Travel Health Society and the New Zealand Society of Travel Medicine, these societies have contributed significantly to the development of the field of Travel Medicine.
The Faculty of Travel Medicine (ACTM) also organises an annual Southern Cross Travel Medicine Conference. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the College has been organising monthly webinars covering Travel Medicine, Tropical Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, and One Health.
Region-specific guidance in Travel Medicine for practitioners in Australia and New Zealand were not previously available, but work is well underway to provide this valuable resource. In the past, practitioners have had to use a myriad of resources from the Americas and Europe. The aim of this project is to provide information that is aligned to current practice in Australia and NZ. We believe that Practitioners in our region require easily accessible, comprehensive, and locally relevant guidance in Travel Medicine that can be used quickly in the clinic and rapidly updated as situations change.