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Welcome to our website
Information for Patients(updated April 26, 2010) Skylark Medical Clinic is taking appointments - please call the receptionist at (204) 453-9107 during business hours to book your appointment.
Swine Flu update
We started this web site as a way of informing our patients about relevant topics on preventative health that were difficult to encompass in brief office visits in our clinic. At our clinic, we would give information from self-published handouts and information from pharmaceutical companies. Self-publishing patient information on a website gives us more freedom to explore topics in more detail. In the early days of the web there were few comprehensive resources and we have found that the quality and depth of on line travel medicine resources have very much improved. Many travelers self research their journeys and are well informed. We hope that our website will continue to help people find the information they need but we are also trying to maintain links to the best sources we can find. We
have not allowed sponsorship from any commercial companies on our
site and you will not find the logos of any pharmaceutical manufacturers
on our site. Links There may be no true definitive authority regulating every aspect of travel medicine however there is much agreement on most issues. We try to research and check each site as best we can and the strength of this site is attributable to many of the excellent resources and people who have helped us.
We
specialize in keeping abreast of the latest information available
and giving our clients an informed choice of what they want since
cost as well as need must be factored in. It
should be emphasized that many very cheap common sense habits
and precautions are perhaps even more important than relying on
expensive immunizations to keep travellers healthy. Professional
Organizations
We are affiliated locally with many specialists in Pediatrics,
Infectious diseases, Surgery, Internal Medicine and others. Our
Clinic information line 1-204-453-9107. We
are glad to tell what the costs of each service are but cannot
go into extensive details over the phone. On
the phone, we can provide a broad overview of the commonly suggested
immunizations for your itinerary and a general cost estimate.
For
those wanting more information we suggest booking an appointment
in person or checking the website. Our
medical staff will give extensive medial analysis at your appointment.
Many,
but not all of our services are not covered through Manitoba Health
Care so there may be an office fee. Obviously
every person comes in with a different medical history and distinct
itinerary so that any advice we suggest over the phone is for
an itinerary and is not personal medical advice. Individuals
needing specific advice must be assessed in person. Some
vaccines are very strongly recommended while others are not. Some
are even discouraged because we may feel there is not enough time
to receive protection from them. It
is only when our medical staff reviews a person individually that
we can remark on what is either required or recommended in the
context of their geographic destinations; activities planned or
anticipated; and medical health or allergies in each patient.
We establish a discourse during our visits so that we can go over
the benefits, limits and price of each vaccine so that our clients
may have informed consent for everything they receive. At
each visit we give a record of all immunizations administered
including booster dates if required.
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