Mandatory Meeting: Travel Clinic

Please remember the upcoming meeting on Tuesday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m. in Weisiger Theatre.  This concerns medical safety for the January course in Thailand/China.

For your reference, below is a copy of the letter that was emailed to all of you about the travel clinic.  We refer you to the original letter emailed to you.

September 2013

Dear student,

We are thrilled that you have this opportunity to study abroad.  Congratulations!  As you prepare for your trip we encourage you to give careful consideration to medical recommendations or requirements specific to your destination.   The Center for Global Citizenship has notified you of the mandatory study abroad MD presentation scheduled for Tuesday, September 24^th, at 7:00 p.m. in Weisiger Theatre.   Dr. Brian Ellis and Dr. Jonathan Clark will present up to date information outlining recommendations and/or requirements for your trip.   Information specific to your destination will be given to you at this meeting.  You will be instructed on how and when to schedule an appointment to receive your vaccinations and prescriptions through Parsons Student Health Center if you so choose. 

If you miss the mandatory MD presentation you will not be eligible to receive your travel vaccines or prescriptions at Parsons Student Health Center.  You will be responsible for seeking travel medicine advice on your own. 

While the MD presentation is mandatory, it is not mandatory that you receive your vaccinations at Parsons Student Health Center.  Here is a link with contact information for travel clinics in Kentucky:  http://www.travmed.com/clinics/index.html?mode=st&st=KY  

We urge you to call the phone number on your health insurance card to see if any of the costs are covered by your plan.  Some health insurance plans consider travel medicine as preventive care and may cover the entire cost.  They may only cover travel medicine services at specific in-network providers’ offices.  Please note that Parsons Student Health Center does not accept insurance for payment, does no insurance billing or filing of forms, and does not have a tax ID number.  Any charges associated with travel medicine services will be your responsibility.  You may pay at the time of your appointment or you may opt to have the charges applied to your student account.  An itemized receipt will be provided or mailed to your home address.  Vaccinations are offered at or near our cost.  Please see current pricing below for the most common travel clinic costs (you will not need all of these):

Hep A (2)                                 $27         Typhoid                                                 $33(oral)/$56(shot)        

Hep B (3)`                                $34        Yellow Fever                                           $95                        

Tetanus (with Pertussis)             $38       *Japanese Encephalitis                              $245 (X2=$490)           Meningitis                                $113       *Rabies                                                    $226 (X3=$678) Influenza                                   $10         Professional Consult/Educational Session $20

Polio                                         $26         Travel Medicine Services                        $50        

                                               

*Follow a rigid administration schedule, must be completed at least 2 weeks prior to travel, and must be paid for prior to appointment time (vaccine will not be ordered until payment made)

Our goal is to provide excellent travel medicine services at a reasonable cost.  Our hope is that you will have the best study abroad experience possible without the inconvenience of a preventable, even serious, medical condition.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

We look forward to serving you,

Parsons Student Health Center staff

Centre College

                                                                                                                                (859) 238-5530

Shanghai and Bangkok Hotels

We want to give you all a sense of where we'll be staying in Shanghai and Bangkok.  As of September 2013, we're planning to spend 5 days at the well known Koala Garden House Hostel in Old Shanghai.  In Bangkok, we'll be spending the rest of our nights in one of the famous New Siam hotels right on the edge of Khao San Road, in the heart of the city's historical Banglamphu district.  Both of these hotels are at the heart of their bustling metropolises--well-located but also well-rated and economically priced.  Dr. Paskewich and I have stayed at both of these places many times and fully vouch for their services and amenities.   

Koala Garden House, Old Shanghai

 New Siam, Bangkok

Flights

Our flights from Kentucky to China and Thailand have been reserved.  The final transaction will not be completed until early December 2013, and so are subject to change.  For now, the flight numbers, dates and times are listed here below:

Multi-city round-trip Ticket Louisville-Shanghai-Bangkok-Louisville

1/7/2014		Depart	Arrive
Delta # 5730		Louisville, KY 800A	Detroit, MI 929A on 1/7/2014
Delta # 181		Detroit, MI 1205P	Shanghai Pudong, China 400P on 1/8/2014
1/27/2014		Depart	Arrive
Delta # 284		Bangkok, Thailand 545A	Tokyo, Japan 120P on 1/27/2014
Delta # 296 Delta # 2184		Tokyo, Japan 310P Atlanta, GA 255P	Atlanta, GA  130P on 1/27/2014 Louisville, KY 415P on 1/27/2014

One-way Ticket Shanghai-Bangkok

1/15/2014		Depart	Arrive
Malaysia Airlines # 387		Shanghai Pudong, China 945A	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 330P on 1/15/2014
Malaysia Airlines # 780		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 605P	Bangkok, Thailand 710P on 1/15/2014