Travel Consultations
Take preventive measures before & during your trip!
We recognize that preparing for a trip is not the only task involved. It's crucial to keep your health and wellbeing in mind when you go out on new experiences. Our travel medicine services are intended to keep you safe and well while you're away from home.
Find a Service Provider Near YouConnecting With a Healthcare Facility & Provider for a Travel Consultation Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult!
MedCare Connect provides high-quality services all through a blend of human-centred design, technology, and an exceptional patient-centred team to get you connected to a healthcare facility and provider, quickly and seamlessly.
We recommend you book a minimum of 6 weeks in advance of your departure, as some vaccinations may require a series of injections.
Travel advice is NOT covered by OHIP. The consultation fee reimburses the healthcare provider and nurse for the time taken to prepare for your visit and the time taken to give you travel advice as well as any vaccines that would need to be administered. The costs for the vaccine(s) will be billed separately by your pharmacy. Please speak with your pharmacist for further details.
Request an Appointment
Visit www.medcareconnect.ca to start the simple and easy process of being put in touch with a healthcare facility and provider.
Connect with a Healthcare Facility & Provider
The MedCare Connect team will put you in touch with a healthcare facility and provider and notify you of your upcoming appointment.
Receive Medical Advice, a Diagnosis and Treatment
The healthcare provider can provide you with a diagnosis, prescription, doctor’s note, specialist referral or order lab work when deemed necessary.
If you are seeking travel advice and medicine, reach out to MedCare Connect.
MedCare Connect will put you in touch with a healthcare facility and provider to help you get travel advice and medicine.
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Convenient
No more being turned away because the clinic is full.
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Efficient
We offer a quick and easy process of requesting an appointment.
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Technology-Driven
Our system will book you with the next available healthcare facility and provider for a faster connection.
Ontario Residents
Travel advice is NOT covered by OHIP. The consultation fee reimburses the healthcare provider and nurse for the time taken to prepare for your visit and the time taken to give you travel advice as well as any vaccines that would need to be administered.
The costs for the vaccine(s) will be billed separately by your pharmacy. Please speak with your pharmacist for further details.
Adult patients 16 years of age and older are required to pay a $70 CAD consultation fee. Children 15 years of age and younger are required to pay a $40 CAD consultation fee. A receipt will be issued for you to reimburse to your insurance company for assessment of reimbursement.
Private Insurance
Please check with your insurance company for travel insurance coverage eligibility. While insurance plans vary, many insurance providers do not cover travel vaccines under standard policies, even if administered by a family doctor.
Some private health care plans through employers will pay for some travel vaccines and medications.
The costs for the vaccine(s) will be billed separately by your pharmacy. Please speak with your pharmacist for further details.
Coverage and eligibility vary by insurer. Please check your policy for coverage eligibility. Adult patients 16 years of age and older are required to pay a $70 CAD consultation fee. Children 15 years of age and younger are required to pay a $40 CAD consultation fee. A receipt will be issued for you to reimburse to your insurance company for assessment of reimbursement.
Uninsured Services
Certain services are not covered by provincial or private insurance and may incur extra fees at the end of your appointment.
Coverage and eligibility vary by insurer. Please check your policy for coverage eligibility. Adult patients 16 years of age and older are required to pay a $70 CAD consultation fee. Children 15 years of age and younger are required to pay a $40 CAD consultation fee. A receipt will be issued for you to reimburse to your insurance company for assessment of reimbursement.
When you need travel advice, MedCare Connect can help.
Travel advice provides you with relevant information and advice on the current recommendations for immunizations, prevention of communicable disease, and other health risks specific to the areas to which you are traveling.
While consultations vary, here is what generally happens during your travel consultation.
- Assess your health history and individual needs based on your itinerary.
- Prescribe and administer immunizations and medications.
- Provide you with the relevant information and advice on the current recommendations for immunizations, prevention of communicable disease, and other health risks and safety precautions specific to the areas to which you are traveling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Travel advice is NOT covered by OHIP. The consultation fee reimburses the healthcare provider and nurse for the time taken to prepare for your visit and the time taken to give you travel advice as well as any vaccines that would need to be administered. The costs for the vaccine(s) will be billed separately by your pharmacy. Please speak with your pharmacist for further details.
Travel advice is NOT covered by OHIP. The consultation fee reimburses the healthcare provider and nurse for the time taken to prepare for your visit and the time taken to give you travel advice as well as any vaccines that would need to be administered.
Adult patients 16 years of age and older are required to pay a $70 CAD consultation fee. Children 15 years of age and younger are required to pay a $40 CAD consultation fee.
The costs for the vaccine(s) will be billed separately by your pharmacy. Please speak with your pharmacist for further details.
The costs for the vaccine(s) will be billed separately by your pharmacy. Please speak with your pharmacist for further details.
Travelers are advised to obtain Travel Health Insurance prior to their trip.
If you feel sick after your trip, seek medical attention. MedCare Connect can put you in touch with a healthcare facility and provider so that you can discuss where you traveled, the duration of your stay and your symptoms.
Once you submit your appointment request through the MedCare Connect website, you will be connected with the next available healthcare facility and provider. An appointment confirmation date and time will be sent to you by email. Patients can expect to be seen within 2-4 hours from the time the appointment request has been received at our clinic.