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Confidential Online STI / STD Testing in Fort McMurray
Worried about an STI, or just due for a routine check? From Fort McMurray, a work camp or a home in Anzac, you can talk privately with a Canadian licensed doctor by video or phone and get a lab requisition for testing. The visit is free with an active Alberta Health Card and $80 without one.
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TelePlus Care offers confidential STI testing visits to people in Fort McMurray and across Wood Buffalo, daily from 8 AM to 7 PM Mountain Time. The doctor reviews your symptoms and exposure history, orders suitable tests, gives you a requisition for a community lab collection site, reviews results, and treats or explains next steps. You must be in Alberta during the call.
- STI testing visits are free with an active Alberta Health Card; the fee is $80 without an active card.
- Northern Lights Regional Health Centre, 7 Hospital Street, has Fort McMurray's 24-hour emergency department.
- Rotational workers can book from camp or from town, as long as they are physically in Alberta during the visit.
- In Alberta, confirmed cases of infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV are reported to public health, and partner contact is confidential.
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Clinical content is reviewed for accuracy and scope. TelePlus Care appointments go ahead only when a doctor agrees it is the right call, after a real assessment, and the doctor will explain the next step if virtual care is not the right fit.
Testing in four steps
An online STI visit replaces the waiting room, not the lab. Here's how it works from anywhere in Fort McMurray or the surrounding region.
- Book online and answer a short, private questionnaire about symptoms and recent partners
- Talk with a Canadian licensed doctor by secure video or phone
- Take the lab requisition to a community lab collection site to give urine, swab or blood samples
- Hear back about your results, treatment if it's needed, and whether to retest
Price: free with an active Alberta Health Card
An STI testing visit costs nothing when your Alberta Health Card is active. If it isn't, the visit is $80, and you'll see the fee before you book. That's worth knowing if you work in Wood Buffalo on rotation but your health coverage comes from another province, since that coverage doesn't make the visit free. Men's sexual health care, such as erectile dysfunction treatment, is a separate paid program, and so are weight loss and hormone therapy.
Planning your test around a rotation
Long rotations and camp life can make an ordinary clinic visit hard to fit in. You can take the call on a day off or from a private spot at camp, but samples still have to be given at a lab afterwards, so a little planning helps.
- Book when you'll be in town long enough to stop at a lab collection site
- If home is outside Alberta, do the visit before you fly out, because the doctor can't see you once you've left the province
- Switch to a phone call if camp Wi-Fi can't handle video
- Pick a pharmacy you can get to in case treatment is prescribed
Which tests might be ordered
There's no single STI test. The doctor chooses tests based on your symptoms, the type of contact you had, and when it happened. Common options include a urine test or a swab for some infections and a blood test for others. Testing too soon after an exposure can miss an infection, so the doctor will advise on timing and whether a repeat test later makes sense. You can also ask for testing with no symptoms at all, for example when starting a new relationship. It's a routine part of looking after your health.
Results and treatment
Once the lab has your samples, results go to the doctor, who reviews them and follows up with you. If a test is positive, the doctor may prescribe treatment when it's appropriate and send it to your pharmacy, or explain next steps if you need in-person care. You'll also talk about telling recent partners, when it's safe to have sex again, and when to retest. A negative result doesn't always close the file; if your exposure was recent, the doctor may suggest testing again later.
Privacy, public health reporting and partners
Your visit, requisition and results are confidential. Some infections, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV, are reportable in Alberta, which means confirmed cases are shared with public health. According to MyHealth Alberta, nurses then contact partners to recommend testing and treatment, and they don't give partners your name or personal information. If you'd rather tell a partner yourself, the doctor can talk through how to start that conversation.
Keyano College students and newcomers
Starting at Keyano College, or moving to Fort McMurray for work, often means you haven't found a local doctor yet. You don't need one to book an STI test. Pick a time that suits your schedule, take the call somewhere private, and use the requisition at a lab collection site in town. If your Alberta Health Card is active, the visit is free; if you're still covered by another province or waiting for Alberta coverage, it's $80. For ongoing care, the Wood Buffalo Primary Care Network and Alberta Find a Provider can help you look for a family doctor.
When to go to Northern Lights Regional Health Centre
Some situations shouldn't wait for a virtual visit. Call 911 or go to the 24-hour emergency department at Northern Lights Regional Health Centre, 7 Hospital Street, if any of these apply. For advice at any hour on whether symptoms can wait, Health Link 811 is free.
- Severe pelvic, abdominal or testicular pain
- Fever along with genital pain, sores or unusual discharge
- A recent possible HIV exposure, because preventive medication is time-sensitive
- A sexual assault; in-person care and sexual assault support services are available
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Virtual care in Alberta: coverage & licensing
TelePlus Care connects patients in Fort McMurray and other Alberta communities including Fort Saskatchewan, Grande Prairie, Hay Lakes, and High River with Canadian licensed doctors by phone or secure video — often the same day.
Licensed in Alberta
You are seen by a Canadian licensed doctor authorized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) to care for patients in Alberta.
Public insurer: AHCIP
Health care in Alberta is administered through Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. Online doctor visits are free with an active Alberta Health Card; without an active card the visit is $80.
Free health advice
For free, publicly funded non-urgent health advice in Alberta, you can also call Health Link (811).
Emergencies: call 911
Online care is not for emergencies. For severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.
What to expect from a TelePlus Care virtual visit in Fort McMurray
Meet a doctor
Speak with a Canadian licensed doctor by phone or secure video, daily from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM Mountain Time.
Leave with a plan
When clinically appropriate, you can receive a prescription, a note, a lab requisition, or a referral.
Know when to go in person
Virtual care is not for emergencies. Call 911 for an emergency, or 811 for free nurse advice.
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