Contributing Expert Program

Vax-Before-Travel News Contributing Expert Program

The Vax-Before-Travel (VBT) News Contributing Expert Program empowers vaccine providers to communicate with people digitally through news articles. When traveling abroad, consumers gain real-world insights about health risks by reading main-street perspectives authored by travel vaccine experts.

Overview

Like Reuters, VBT News Network publishes breaking news with a third-party opinion from a healthcare provider inserted into the article. This free, easy-to-participate program has measurable benefits for vaccine providers.

VBT's news articles are based on relevant clinical studies, press releases, and reports from U.S. government agencies (CDC, FDA, NIH), the U.K., Canada, the Pan American Health Organization, the European CDC, and the World Health Organization. Dr. Bob Carlson leads VBT's content review team that fact-checks news articles for commercial bias and clinical accuracy. 

Process

Contributing Experts submit a three-sentence personal quote related to a VBT news article.

VBT's content team will edit the submitted quote to ensure its relevance. Once medically reviewed, the news article is published with integrated links for the author and organization.

VBT news articles are distributed in newsletters, Google News, X, LinkedIn, etc.

Examples:

Chikungunya Vaccination Outperforms Medication Treatment ROI - link.

Visiting El Salvador is Easier, Healthier, and Safer - link. 

Global Cholera Vaccine Stockpile is Depleted - link.

Texas' Updated Respiratory Disease Dashboard Offers Real-Time Vaccination Insights - link.

Contributing Experts

Crockett Tidwell RPh, CDCES, CTH, International Society of Travel Medicine Certificate in Travel Health™, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, Lubbock, Texas.

Jeanne Waggener, Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin, and an Honorary Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

Jeri Beales, MSN, RN, provides education and vaccinations to travelers at Destination Health Travel Clinic, Boston, MA.

Kelley Lu, PharmD, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy.

Chris Felton, PharmD, graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Tyler, Texas.

Duellyn Pandis, DNP, MS, APRN, FNP-C, Certificate in Travel Health® in Tampa, Florida.

Beverly Schaefer, RPh., travel vaccine expert at Katterman's Sand Point Pharmacy in Seattle, WA.