International Health Management

IHM's creative approach to expatriate care invites the creation of health covenants wherein the responsibility of health prevention and treatment is shared by three parties: the sending organization, health care providers and you/ your family as expatriates. In such an interdependent relationship, expectations are shifted from total dependency on our health care providers to mutual relationships of care with reciprocal responsibilities and tasks. To us, health management consists of carefully administering our components of care at times of wellness and illness along the expatriate journey. We seek to achieve this by offering the following services.

Travel Health Services
Pre- and post-travel health assessments are foundational to your peace of mind. Completing our research-based questionnaires results in a unique baseline profile of your travel health. This enables us to give you tailor-made health advice that can be discussed when you visit our travel clinic. At the same time we can arrange an immunization plan and conduct any tests that may be required for visa purposes. Families and groups traveling together can make appointments. Medical screening for healthy returnees and for sick returnees is facilitated through completing our research-based questionnaires. You can make an appointment with one of our physicians for a pre- and post-travel tropical health check.

Pre-Departure Health Management Services
General health screening is the foundation of effective and efficient health management. Completing our research-based questionnaires results in a unique baseline profile of your medical and mental health. A follow-up appraisal builds on this foundation by making a more in-depth risk appraisal of target conditions that might impact your health and well-being. This is done through assessment tools and, if necessary, a one-hour appointment with one of our counselors. Our personal assessment builds on the findings of the general screening and follow-up appraisal by identifying factors that can contribute to your overseas effectiveness and endurance. A three-hour appointment with one of our counselors is required for this process. Members of our staff conduct pre-departure workshops for sending organizations.

Overseas Health Management Services
Health guidance via e-mail and/or telephone is available as a source of information and support. Referrals to international health care providers for clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment can be requested. Prior to exiting the overseas assignment you can complete a general health screening update to make your baseline health profile current. Members of our staff do make themselves available to conduct a limited number of overseas workshops for sending organizations.

ReEntry Health Management Services
General health screening updates enable us to assess if the overseas environment has impacted your health and well-being in significant ways. Ninety minute debriefing appointments are available to facilitate healthy repatriation integration. An initial debriefing appointment can be extended to include follow-up appointments should some form of follow-up treatment be recommended. A tropical health check appointment can be scheduled for third-culture kids the same day. Your premature repatriation as a result of crisis situations will require us to formulate a critical incident response plan. For (TCKs) graduating from high school, and adults at critical life-stage transitions and times of redeployment, vocational assessments are also available. Members of our staff conduct re-entry workshops for sending organizations.