Our prices include:
Initial Immunization visit $40.00
Follow-up visits $20.00

Hepatitis A vaccine $55.00 per dose (one dose protects for 12 months, a 2nd after 6 months is believed to protect for life)
Pediatric Hepatitis $27.50 per dose (one dose protects for 12 months, a 2nd after 6 months is believed to protect for life)

Hepatitis B vaccine $30.00 per dose. (Three doses are given at 0,1 and 6 months or for those who need fast protection four doses at 0,7,21 days and a 4th at 12 months)
Pediatric Hepatitis B $15.00 per dose (same intervals as for adult)

Hepatitis A/B Combination (Twinrix) The brand formulation of Twinrix contains one full dose of a Hepatitis B vaccine plus one-half dose of one Hepatitis A vaccine. Each adult dose costs $59.00. The schedule is at 0,1 and 6 months or for those who need fast protection four doses at 0,7,21 days and a 4th at 12 months). It is important to realize that 1 single dose does not protect enough for either Hepatitis A or B.
Pediatric Hepatitis A/B (Twinrix jr) $29.50 per dose (same intervals as for adult -given at 0,1 and 6 months or for those who need fast protection four doses at 0,7,21 days and a 4th at 12 months). It is important to realize that 1 single dose does not protect enough for either Hepatitis A or B.

Typhoid injection $35.00 per dose, good for 3 years

Tetanus-diptheria This is given free for those eligible

Polio This is given free for those eligible

Influenza This is given free for those eligible

Rabies is a very expensive disease over $600.00 for 3 doses. It is usually recommended for specific situations at high risk for wild animal bites.

Japanese Encephalitis Virus Available by special order through local pharmacy. Cost is at least $120.00 per dose for 3 doses

Yellow Fever $75.00 per dose

Other Service Charges
Doctors Note $10.00
Fee for form: Vary from $10-30.00 depending on size of form
Driver's Physical $50.00
SCUBA diver's physical $50.00
Pre-operative physical No charge
Unspecified form $50.00
Disability Assessment- Our clinic does not provide this assessment

Doctor's Forms
The cost for filling out a simple Sick note is $10. More complicated forms are $20, and a long form is $30. We base this on how much time will be involved to fill this out

Casts at our clinic are with fibreglass and there is a $30 charge per cast

Cortisone injections are $20 per injection

Our charges for patients without Canadian Health Coverage are:
Simple visit $20
Complicated or Full physical $50
House call or after hours call with visit $100
Please note that house calls are not something we would normally do. Our travel clinic can assess travelers in distress and if necessary will refer them for appropriate care. The waiting list to see physicians is long in Manitoba but for Emergencies and significant problems we can help facilitate referrals. Other specialists, blood and x-ray facilities will also charge for their services and this can be expensive. We are located nearby St Boniface hospital.

Pre-trip Evaluations
Often we have had people asking for clearance for traveling to specific areas of medical concern. People with heart conditions, cancer treatments, or any other medical conditions often wish to know if it is safe for them to travel. This may include regular travel aboard commercial aircraft; travel to remote destinations and to areas that cause unusual physiology such as high altitude areas and scuba environments. In the vast majority of regular travel we clear individuals but in some cases they should not go ahead with their plans for travel. For the assessment of medical problems, including regular medication refills, we see patients as a regular doctor's office and Manitoba Health covers these visits. We do ask for clients to book physicals in advance so that we have enough time to cover all issues.
We do complete Scuba physical clearance forms for a fee. We encourage our clients to stabilize medical conditions with their own physicians before they leave in order to minimize any future problems, but our medical team can help with last minute problems (e.g. lost prescriptions, infected ears) and will be glad to be of service.

Pre-Operative Physicals
We also assist patients requiring last minute physicals for other purposes such as Driver's Physicals and Pre Operative physicals. We understand that it is very difficult for Manitobans to get a last minute physical required for surgery so we have made arrangements with local surgeons to see their patients if necessary. We will fax all pre-operative forms on the same day. We do not have lab-work, EKG, or X-ray in our building but have several nearby clinics in the neighbourhood.

Help for Travelers on their trips
With the onset of the Internet and near universal access to the Internet patients travelling abroad may contact us. Email and Internet are not reliable 100% of the time and we never give advice to people we cannot examine. To keep our active travellers healthy we recommend they contact a reputable local physician recommended through their Canadian (or other country's) Embassy.

Alternatively the International Society of Travel Medicine keeps a website of travel clinics at
www.istm.org where travelers may find clinics. We are also a part of IAMAT the International Association for Assistance to Travelers www.iamat.org This group is fee to join and will help travelers find physicians abroad at standardized rates. Our clinic is similarly available to see travellers coming to Manitoba who are also seeking medical aid within our Healthcare system.

Travelers Insurance
We strongly recommend proper traveler's insurance to cover emergencies. For those embarking on remote or inaccessible travel we remind you to check what types of services are covered including ambulance and helicopter evacuations.

Returned Travelers
Our clinic also services returned travelers. We will expedite appointments forsick returned travelers who may have acquired an illness abroad. If you have an illness that you suspect could be a tropical infection, parasite or other malady please contact us and tell us the nature of you illness. We must remind those who are very ill not to wait and to go to their nearest Emergency department.
(One exception to this is in the suspicion of a highly contagious illness such as SARS or Avian Flu. Patients must tell our receptionists their complaints in advance so they can be referred to the nearest appropriate facility where they may be safely examined without risk to other patients or staff. Media and Public Health designate these areas during a perceived crisis)

Helping Travelers to Canada
Our clinic is also available to help assist travelers visiting Manitoba. If you are traveling and need assistance we will try to determine how we may help you. We subscribe to the IAMAT guidelines for helping travelers.
If your problem is something we cannot help with we will help you contact an appropriate caregiver nearby.
We had a young man from Australia who had a tear in the meniscus cartilage of his knee and was unable to bend it, but was due to go home the next week, which would have been extremely painful during the long trip home. We were able to arrange an arthroscopic surgery through one of the local surgical centres and expedite him home pain free. He had adequate insurance to cover the surgery and the surgeon was happy to do a straight foreword procedure with guaranteed payment. Successful outcomes are not always so common but we will try to help you to speed up processes.

Post Trip Illnesses
We will review risks for other diseases when appropriate, including malaria, non- vaccinatable diseases (schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis among others), environmental concerns: arctic/subarctic, desert, nautical, aviation (at present we do not clear pilots or aircrew), and scuba A reasonable estimate of the cost of visits and vaccines will be given over the phone but our staff has been told to not give any personal advice over the phone. Our patients may book follow-ups at the time of their visit or they may be placed on our call back list where our receptionist will phone and remind you to book an appointment at the time appropriate for your booster, if you wish.

Expeditions and Group Excursion Support
We provide general information through our information line but for those wishing for more we would review the medical, logistic, and general safety issues regarding group travel. We also make educational presentations for group participants. For estimates on these services please contact us. We also have physicians and nurses available to accompany expeditions personally. For those interested please contact us

Personal Safe Needle Kit
We have created Safe Needle Kits for business and recreational travelers. These contain all the needles necessary for emergency care in far away countries. The traveller will carry these sterile kits, which allow qualified medical professionals to administer medications. These single use needles are intended to reduce the risk of blood acquired diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis B. Instructions for proper use in 12 languages are included.

Post-trip Re-examinations and Screening
We encourage all of our clients to contact us as early as possible if they are sick after their trip. We have kept some time reserved for return patients and would like to see you on the day of return if required. Illnesses such as rashes, traveller's diarrhea and mild injuries are commonly seen in our return patients, but more worrisome problems including-unexplained fevers, weight loss, coughs or other possible symptoms, may be suggestive of diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, or tuberculosis among others. If available we will try to see patients the same day, but if not, travelers should go to their nearest appropriate emergency department. Not all illnesses after travel are travel related, but we also work with family physicians in the community. If an exotic concern is suspected we will do appropriate tests and make referrals to specific specialists if necessary. We cannot see ongoing family medical problems but for those without doctors we have names of local physicians accepting patients for problems outside our focus.

Cruise Ship Medicine
Travelers embarking on Cruise vacations should also consider immunizations for the countries visited in port as well as for contact with crew and other passengers Travelers going on cruises may have concerns about seasickness, risk of outbreaks and other concerns, which may be addressed during their immunization visit. Dr Podolsky has worked as Chief Medical Officer aboard the MS Jubillee and MS Tropicale for Carnival Cruise Lines and has written a section on cruise ship medicine. Please visit our section on Cruise Ships.

Scientific Meetings
Our annual Wilderness Medicine Meeting brings various allied Health Care Providers together to cover many interesting subjects that are infrequently discussed or understood by the General Public and Health Care Professionals. Although professionals- nurses, pharmacists, dentists physicians and veterinarians usually attend these meetings, they are also open to the general public. They have been successfully locally and we are scheduling future events on location in Churchill, Manitoba with a Polar Bear Safari, and in Havana, Cuba with an International faculty and audience.

Lecturing and Educational Services
Our clinic has developed a year-long series of educational seminars for physicians, nurses and other Health Care professionals. Our annual meeting is in April and we are planning future meetings in Churchill, Manitoba and in Havana, Cuba.
We have also lectured for the Canadian Family Medicine College and Wilderness Medical Society and have future engagements with other Continuing Medical Organizations. Our staff is available to lecture on a variety of Medical topics. For inquiries please contact us and we can develop a program to suit your needs.

Non profit Organizations
Our clinic will occasionally support or work with various non-profit organizations to help improve their visibility, although we do not specifically endorse or condemn any group by inclusion or omission. We are willing to help non-profit organizations by sponsoring special talks throughout the year providing their intention and message is relevant to travelers or to charitable work and is not pursuant of any other agendas.

Business Health
We recognize that all businesses- small, medium and large offices have specific needs that are unique to the nature of their set up, and we offer solutions that will improve efficiency, decrease absenteeism and improve overall worker health. Many of these ideas are not new, but as a private medical clinic specializing in immunization, infectious diseases and rehabilitation health we offer a unique flexibility through our programs. We work towards preventing problems, rather than trying to fix them after they have happened.. We can assist businesses as groups, just as we evaluate travelers as individuals. If a business shares a common problem (for example the need for flu immunization or travel to the same destination) we are able to see them as groups efficiently. Since this will take less time than if we were to assess them for different problems individually we are also able to give group discounts to decrease cost, which is a significant barrier in immunization. Specific groups require specific assessments and recommendations and may fall into one or more of our programs:
Influenza "Flu at work"

Immunization against the Flu (Influenza)

Hepatitis B Protection in the Workplace

Hepatitis A Restaurant Protection Program

Yellow Fever Immunization @ work

Meningitis shots @ work