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Even in the absence of robust data demonstrating its effectiveness, the pre-travel consultation remains the fundamental mechanism for influencing the risk-taking behaviour of international travellers. Time pressures, especially in the general practice environment, limit the extent to which all known travel risks can be reasonably discussed and mitigated in the travel consultation, yet failure to counsel travellers about risk exposures could expose the travel medicine clinician to medicolegal risks should preventable illness or injury occur.1 Accurate risk assessment in travel medicine relies on the integration of information from travellers about their itinerary, past medical and vaccination history, and on a current practitioner knowledge of the infectious and non-communicable disease risks at their destinations. While excellent guidance exists on how to conduct a comprehensive pre-travel health consultation,2,3 the article in this journal by Farnham et al. is the first to use a validated questionnaire to establish a profile of traveller risk-taking characteristics.4 It is thus a welcome addition to the risk assessment literature.
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