Given Mexico’s popularity as a destination for work, school, and play, we get a lot of questions regarding medical care in the country – and how travelers can prepare accordingly. To help answer these questions, our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. William Siegart, shares his experience and insights from a recent site visit to Mexico. Read…
February 20, 2019
How Does Your Institution Stack Up? Travel Risk Management in Higher Education
The results are in! On Call International recently conducted an in-depth, qualitative Travel Risk Management survey to help institutions like yours identify best practices, proactively understand strengths and gaps within their current education abroad programs, and benefit from benchmarking data for comparative purposes. And now, we’re excited to announce that our resulting Benchmarking Study: Travel…
January 10, 2019
A Simple Guide to Travel Etiquette [INFOGRAPHIC]
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One of the most rewarding aspects of living, working, or studying abroad is the exposure to different cultures, beliefs, and ways of thinking. However, navigating these cultural nuances can be a challenge for many travelers. We’ve put together some simple travel etiquette guidelines— read and share the advice for safely and successfully adapting to new…
December 4, 2018
On Call’s Rescue Nurse Team: Raising the Bar for Quality and Travel Safety with Dual CAMTS Accreditation
It’s official! On Call International is now the only assistance provider in North America with its own, in-house CAMTS and CAMTS EU dual accredited commercial medical transport program! Congratulations to our Rescue Nurse team for making this possible by meeting CAMTS’s stringent standards for patient care and safety in the air medical transport environment. Throughout…
November 7, 2018
The Ultimate Dictionary of TRM Terms That You (and Your Organization) Should Know
Here on the On Call blog, we’ve covered all things travel risk management (TRM), with the goal of sharing information and resources that you will find helpful as you continue to enhance your organization’s travel health and safety initiatives. As part of this goal, we thought it would be useful to create a holistic ‘TRM…
October 30, 2018
Trends & Developments in Global Risk [Free Q3-2018 Report]
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Want to get ahead of risks instead of being in “fire-fighting” mode? We can help! On Call’s Global Risk Update is just what you need for garnering insights that can help your organization meet its duty of care and better protect your traveling population. This Global Risk Update looks at the third quarter of 2018 to help…
October 26, 2018
Air Pollution: Should You (and Your Travelers) Be Worried?
Alarming fact: Air pollution is not only the biggest environmental health risk, but it is currently one of the most significant challenges for global public health, says the World Health Organization. In fact, they say air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world, with 9 out of 10 people breathing air…
September 5, 2018
How to Align Technology and Risk Management to Optimize Study Abroad Safety and Duty of Care
Whether it’s theft, terrorism, disease, or even weather – global risks have many institutions wondering how to implement or adapt a formal traveler protection strategy. However, when students are spread across the globe, maintaining a level of proactive and continuous oversight can be challenging without the right tools and technology in place. In this blog,…
August 8, 2018
Behind the Scenes: How a Medical Evacuation Works
Have you ever wondered how a medical evacuation works? You can never predict when, where, or even if one of your travelers will get sick or injured overseas—however, in the unfortunate event it happens, knowing how to effectively react is more than half the battle…and we can help! Our medical evacuation guide for organizations will…
July 26, 2018
Trends in Global Risk: Q2-2018
Want to enhance your understanding of stories you see on the news and apply them to your organization’s travel risk management strategies? We can help! On Call’s Global Risk Update is just what you need for garnering insights that can help your organization meet its duty of care and better protect your traveling population. In…
