What Is The TMA (Travel Medicine Alliance)
TMA is a non-profit alliance of Independent Travel Medicine practitioners, formed in 2005 to assist member clinics to provide a better service to their travellers through:
1. Sharing of knowledge in this specialised area:
- web based newsgroup,
- resource program
- clinic based training,
- journal club,
- phone support,
- annual medical / admin meeting. (2006 and 2007 meetings were in Brisbane, 2008 medical meeting was in Bhutan, 2009 scheduled for Adelaide) click here for information on our meetings.
2. Group purchasing to give clinics better prices and better access to products than may be achieved by a single clinic; i.e. vaccines, medical kits, mosquito nets, permethrin soak, stationary, and promotional materials.
Who Are Our Members
- Most member clinics are general practices
- Most practices have one GP who wishes to undertake travel medicine at a higher level
- Members must be Yellow Fever accredited and have knowledge of travel medicine ( e.g. level of ISTM certificate of knowledge ), and must not be a member of any of the other travel medicine group.
- Click here for current membership map
Relationship Between TMA And Members
- Members maintain independence of business
- TMA is not a franchise so there are no franchise fees. We are more like a club with a detailed membership agreement
- There is financial transparency as TMA is not for profit
Fees/Charges (*Prices do not include GST))
- Joining fee is $2,000* to cover starter pack of kits/ books / gear
- Membership fee $1,000* per year
- Vaccines and supplies are purchased direct from suppliers at great prices, however members are not obligated to participate in special deals, however members usually find that the savings on vaccines and goods covers the membership fee.
- There are no conference fees to attend annual meetings
- Travel Medicine Advanced Trainingfor doctors and nurses who are members of TMA can be provided at Dr Deb's Brisbane clinic at cost of $450* per day to cover the staff time spent training
Publicity/Marketing
Members are added to the website, national 1300 number, and can add their customers, travel agents, local media, or other interested persons to the TMA newsletter list.
TMA bellieves that most effective marketing is local. We refer between clinics and we share ideas about how to spread our message of healthy travel more effectively. We share resources, but we do not spend funds on big national advertising campaigns.
To Join
Doctors interested in finding out more about joining need to complete the attached forms and send with their resume IN CONFIDENCE to:
