Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth

This lecture will take place on Tuesday of 1st Week (22nd April) in Christ Church Lecture Room 1 beginning at 5.45 pm. Jane Wilson Howarth is a qualified GP and has spent much of her life writing about travel health. She first graduated with a degree in ecology, and her interest in parasites and insects has continued to this day. She has lived for 11 years in Asia working for various health programmes. Jane has completed over 15 expeditions all over the world, and her experience about all things health related will be invaluable for all those that attend. She will give an illustrated talk on how to remain healthy whilst working and travelling abroad, and about the health challenges facing the populations of developing countries. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Jane will be selling discounted copies of her famous book 'Bugs, Bites, and Bowels' at the end of the presentation.

Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth
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Well, Dr. Wilson-Howarth has written the perfect pocket book for your travels, packed with ideas & information on just how to go about eating, bathing & going to the bathroom in challenging & risky territories.
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Having said all that serious stuff, Dr. Wilson-Howarth also has a finely tuned sense of humor which is abundant in her book.Courtesy of our Victorian ancestors, our language is thick with euphemisms for this most basic of deeds.

Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene & has published a range of papers in academic medical journals.She lectures widely & writes a regular medical feature for Wanderlust magazine.

More from Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth: Bugs, Bites & Bowels

Dr Wilson-Howarth, GP, parasitologist, expedition doctor and keen high altitude trekker has lived in Asia for 11 years and brings her wide practical experience to this light-hearted and reassuring manual. She offers tips on avoiding flesh maggots, ticks and leeches, as well as guides to recognising the baddies amongst tropical predators and creepy-crawlies. - clear, accessible, evidence-based and easy to read - illuminating practical case histories - tables matching disease risk to country - responsible tourism and expat health - the latest on malaria and skin cancer - deep-vein thrombosis and other growing travel concerns - special precautions for those with pre-existing health conditions, the elderly and children - what to include in your personal first-aid kit
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Jane Wilson-Howarth trained first in zoology (BSc from Plymouth) and then medicine (BM Southampton), and through her work overseas has maintained a strong interest in parasitology and vector ecology and control. She worked in Asia for 11 years on various health and hygiene education and child-survival programmes for numerous agencies, including in Lombok for the Australian government, in Pakistan for the European Union and World Bank, in Nepal, Bangladesh and India with WaterAid, and in Nepal for USAID. In each location she has acted as GP to her expatriate neighbours and has been involved in various free clinics as a volunteer including in Ladakh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
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Dr Wilson-Howarth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, has published a range of papers in academic medical journals, and lectures widely, including at the Royal Geographical Society, for the Register of Engineers for Disaster Relief, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and at the University of Cambridge. She has written a regular medical feature for Wanderlust magazine since it was first published in 1993 and writes occasionally for the Independent newspaper, Condé Nast Traveller and BBC Wildlife magazines. She now also works as a General Practitioner in England.

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In SHITTING PRETTY: HOW TO STAY CLEAN AND HEALTHY WHILE TRAVELING, Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth takes a humorous, sympathetic, and accessible approach to the refined art of taking a proper dump, interweaving anecdotes from fellow travelers with sensible tips and techniques.
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Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, has published a range of papers in academic medical journals, lectures widely and writes a regular medical feature for Wanderlust magazine.She has worked on health projects in Asia for many years and has acted as general practitioner to fellow expatriates, travelers, and (North American) missionaries.

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Shitting Pretty: How to Stay Clean and Healthy While TravelingBy Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth

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Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth, a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, in her book entitled, Shitting Pretty, How to Stay Clean And Healthy While Traveling, was daring enough to write freely about a topic we find revolting to discuss.
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Nonetheless, Dr.Wilson-Howarth uses everyday language devoid of medical jargon in order that we can easily comprehend what she is attempting to explain to us.
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Dr. Wilson-Howarth, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, has a finely tuned sense of humor & courtesy of our Victorian ancestors, our language is thick with euphemisms for this most basic of deeds.

Don't dismiss her timely & important information just because she's funny, she has a lot to teach us.

BookPleasures.com .: Genre: Fiction and Non-Fiction Reviews .: Health and Fitness .: Reviewer: N. Goldman .: Shitting Pretty, How to Stay Clean And Healthy While Traveling by Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth
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Shitting Pretty, How to Stay Clean And Healthy While Traveling by Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth
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Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth, a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, in her book entitled, Shitting Pretty, How to Stay Clean And Healthy While Traveling, was daring enough to write freely about a topic we find revolting to discuss.
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Nonetheless, Dr.Wilson-Howarth uses everyday language devoid of medical jargon in order that we can easily comprehend what she is attempting to explain to us.