Practitioner Consultations
Travel Health Guidance for Practitioners Supporting Patients Outside Our Clinic.
Sometimes a patient needs travel health advice but can't access a specialized travel clinic in person. Sometimes the case is more complex than a destination search can answer — the itinerary is unusual, the vaccine history is incomplete, the timing is tight, or there are medical history factors that change the calculus.
JEMA offers short practitioner consults for healthcare providers who need a reliable second opinion from an experienced travel health team. We can help you think through vaccine recommendations, travel risks, timing, documentation, and practical next steps — so you can better support your patient within your own scope of practice.
WHY PRACTITIONERS CALL JEMA
Travel Health Is Detailed Work — and the Details Matter in Ways That Aren't Always Obvious From a Standard Reference.
Two patients heading to the same country may need completely different recommendations depending on where they're staying, what they're doing, how long they're travelling, what vaccines they've already received, and what health conditions or medications need to be considered. A resort stay and a rural volunteer placement are not the same risk profile, even if the destination country is identical.
JEMA has been part of travel health in Newfoundland and Labrador for more than 25 years. Our team is trained in travel medicine and stays current on destination-specific risks, changing entry requirements, and the clinical nuance that affects individual recommendations. We're used to looking beyond the destination — and that's why other providers call us when they need a second set of expert eyes.
WHEN TO CONTACT JEMA
When a Practitioner Consult Makes Sense.
Practitioner consults are designed for providers who need support with travel health questions that go beyond what a general reference or destination lookup can reliably answer.
This is most useful when a patient has a complex or multi-country itinerary, uncertain or incomplete vaccine history, specific Yellow Fever or malaria prevention questions, timing concerns before departure, or medical history factors — medications, immunocompromise, pregnancy — that affect what can or should be recommended.
If your patient is within driving distance of St. John's, we may recommend they book directly with JEMA so we can complete a full consultation and provide vaccines in person.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Who Can Request a Practitioner Consult
Practitioner consults are available to pharmacists, physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, clinics, public health teams, student health offices, occupational health providers, and other healthcare professionals with travel health questions for their patients.
If you're not sure whether a consult is the right approach for your situation, contact JEMA and we'll help you figure out the best next step.
WHAT JEMA CAN HELP WITH
Supporting Practitioners in Providing Superior Travel Health Services.
Depending on the situation, JEMA can provide guidance on destination-specific travel health considerations, itinerary-based risk assessment, travel vaccine recommendations and timing, catch-up or incomplete vaccine schedules, Yellow Fever requirements and documentation, malaria prevention, traveller's diarrhea preparation, and post-travel concerns.
We can also help you determine whether a patient should be referred for a full in-person travel health consultation rather than a remote consult.
This service is intended to support your clinical decision-making — not replace your own assessment or prescribing responsibilities.
How It Works
Getting Professional Support Is Easier Than You Think.
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Contact JEMA with your role, clinic or pharmacy name, patient situation, travel details, timeline, and the question you need help with. See the section below for what to include.
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Our team will review the information provided and confirm whether a short practitioner consult is the right approach for the situation.
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JEMA will provide practical travel health guidance, clinical considerations, and recommended next steps for you to apply within your own scope of practice.
WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR REQUEST
To Make the Consult as Useful as Possible, Please Be Prepared With the Following When You Contact JEMA.
About you: Your name, role, and clinic, pharmacy, or organization. Your contact information.
About the patient: Patient age. Destination countries and regions or cities if known. Departure date and trip length. Type of travel — urban, rural, adventure, humanitarian, cruise, etc. Vaccine history if available. Relevant medical history or medications. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or immunocompromised status if applicable.
Your question: The specific travel health question you need help with.
Please do not include unnecessary personal health information — only what's relevant to the consult request.
A NOTE FOR PATIENTS
Are You a Patient?
If you found this page while trying to figure out what you need before you travel, you're welcome to contact JEMA directly — you don't need a referral from your healthcare provider.
If you're in or near St. John's, booking directly with JEMA means our team can complete a full travel health consultation and provide vaccines onsite when appropriate.
Travel health Specialist support for Healthcare Providers
Need Expert Travel Health Guidance for a Patient?
Contact JEMA to request a practitioner consult. We'll review your request and help you figure out the best next step for your patient.