What Is The TMA (Travel Medicine Alliance)
TMA is an alliance of Independent Travel Medicine practitioners. It is owned and run by doctors. It was 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 - 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 Training for 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.
For Further Information
IMPORTANT
If your goal is purely to access cheap vaccines, this is really not the organisation for you.
We are not at liberty to divulge our special prices to everyone who asks. Strict confidentiality is part of our arrangment with our suppliers. We understand it is necessry for you to know the prices, in order to determine if it is 'worth joining'. However you will need to to complete the application and confidentiality form and go through the process. We also keep a physical distance between fellow members, to ensure we are not competing for patients. This distance varies in different places and is at the discretion of the members.
This organisation also requires participation, eg writing the group newsletter once every two years, undertaking training, assisting other members with the ultimate goal of giving our travelling patients the best possible service.
If this sounds like a 'good fit', we look forward to hearing from you.
Doctors interested in finding out more about joining need to complete the attached forms and send with their resume IN CONFIDENCE to:
