General Travel

The field of travel medicine encompasses a wide variety of disciplines, including:

– Epidemiology

– Infectious disease

– Public health

– Tropical medicine

– High altitude physiology

– Travel related obstetrics

– Psychiatry

– Occupational medicine

– Military and migration medicine

– Environmental health

Dr Parker is able to assist with cruise ship travel, diving, mass gatherings (e.g. the Hajj), and wilderness/remote regions travel.

Travel medicine can primarily be divided into 4 main topics:

– Prevention: vaccination and travel advice

– Assistance: dealing with repatriation and medical treatment of travellers

– Wilderness medicine: high-altitude medicine, cruise ship medicine, expedition medicine, etc.

– Access to health care provided by travel insurance.

Dr Salim Parker Provides:

– Immunizations required and recommended for entry into foreign countries.

– Pre-travel consultation focusing on destination-specific health risks from food and water, parasitic disease, insect-borne illness such as malaria or dengue fever and effective preventative measures.

– Information on emergency contact and physician referrals, and provide access to carefully screened physicians and medical facilities worldwide.

– Computerized printout of destination-specific health risks, climate information, embassy and consulate phone numbers.

– Specialized consultation for foreign relocation, expatriate and extended travel.

– Specialized consultation for travellers with pre-existing medical conditions and those with special needs.

– Diagnosis and treatment of post-travel illness

If you are planning on travelling in the near future and are unsure whether you require vaccinations, visit the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention website:

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/list