Oliver Koch
@okoch.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases Physician | Hon. Sr. Lecturer | TropMed, Travel & Global Health | Clinical Research | Lead, NHS Lothian Travel Clinics | Edinburgh | Runner & Cyclist | Views mine. #IDSky #MedSky #TravMedSky #traveldoctor
Flu season in Scotland has started early. Laboratory-confirmed influenza incidence per 100,000 population in Scotland:
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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-...
Delays in rabies post-exposure prophylaxis abroad
AbstractBackground. Many travellers sustain an animal-associated injury (AAI) that may lead to rabies. To avert infection the WHO recommends starting post-
academic.oup.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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...
Health on the Move: Migrant Wellbeing and Mass Gatherings in Travel Medicine | RCPSG
Join us at the Royal College for the final session of our Travel Medicine webinar series, followed by an end-of-year drinks reception with fellow travel medicine professionals.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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..
October 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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
🚨 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
📅 Book by 12 Sept with code TMC10 for 10% off (in-person & online). @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social @travelhealthdoc.medsky.social @rcn.org.uk #travelmedicine #IDSky
September 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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
🚨 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
📅 Book by 12 Sept with code TMC10 for 10% off (in-person & online). @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social @travelhealthdoc.medsky.social @rcn.org.uk #travelmedicine #IDSky
September 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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-...
Paracetamol and pregnancy - reminder that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe
Patients should be reminded and reassured that there is no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Paracetamol is recommended as the first-choice pain reliever for...
www.gov.uk
September 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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
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
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travelhealthpro.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌍✈️ 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
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
📅 Book by 12 Sept with code TMC10 for 10% off (in-person & online). @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social @travelhealthdoc.medsky.social @rcn.org.uk #travelmedicine #IDSky
September 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🚨 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
📅 Book by 12 Sept with code TMC10 for 10% off (in-person & online). @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social @travelhealthdoc.medsky.social @rcn.org.uk #travelmedicine #IDSky
Here is the correct link: rcpsg.ac.uk/education/fa...
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Here is the correct link: rcpsg.ac.uk/education/fa...
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
Take your practice beyond the clinic and into the wild.
Apply before 22 Sept to join this year’s intake! @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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
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
📅 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
August 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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
📅 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
Olympic fencer Thibus cleared of doping charge with kissing defence
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@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...
Briton dies from rabies after 'scratch' from stray puppy in Morocco
Yvonne Ford had light contact with the stray dog while on holiday in Morocco, her family says.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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...
Briton dies from rabies after 'scratch' from stray puppy in Morocco
Yvonne Ford had light contact with the stray dog while on holiday in Morocco, her family says.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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...
WATCH LIVE: Physician Abraham Verghese addresses Harvard Commencement as school faces Trump admin
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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June 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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...
Join Dr Sam Allen as he shares the latest insights on teratogenic arboviruses.
rcpsg.ac.uk/education/le...
Let's Talk Travel Health | RCPSG
Looking to sharpen your expertise and stay ahead of global health trends? Join our dynamic series of free webinars designed for travel health professionals or those with a keen interest in travel medi...
rcpsg.ac.uk
June 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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...
Join Dr Sam Allen as he shares the latest insights on teratogenic arboviruses.
rcpsg.ac.uk/education/le...
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
Clinical Trials Day
At the forefront of every therapeutic breakthrough, you’ll find clinical research professionals who are driven by a powerful purpose: advancing treatments that transform patients' lives. Clinical res...
clinicaltrialsday.org
May 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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
Global Plastics Treaty Now!
If you agree that plastic waste is out of control, sign the petition
act.gp
May 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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...
One Health: Animal and Human Health Interface
Part two of a four part series on One Health where we will discuss people, plants, animals and our changing environment.
www.rcpe.ac.uk
May 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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...
Let's Talk Travel Health
Looking to sharpen your expertise and stay ahead of global health trends? Join our dynamic series of free webinars designed for travel health professionals or those with a keen interest in travel medi...
community.rcpsg.ac.uk
April 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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.
April 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Consider entering the travel medicine essay prize of @rcpsglasgow.bsky.social . You have 24h left to enter.
Reposted by Oliver Koch
Chickenpox is now a notifiable disease. Treatment and management protocols remain unchanged: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...
April 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Chickenpox is now a notifiable disease. Treatment and management protocols remain unchanged: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/c...