Benefits of consulting a doctor online

Modern medicine provides more and more opportunities every day. Moreover, we are talking not only about new methods of diagnosis and treatment, but also about new formats of interaction between a doctor and a patient. If earlier, in order to consult with foreign doctors, it was necessary to cross the border, solve complex logistical issues, and spend a lot of time, effort and money, now this can be done much easier, in a remote format.

Online consultations make a doctor of any rank and skill level available to you! In online mode, you can consult with the best specialists from around the world who are hundreds and thousands of kilometers away from you.

Online consultation provides full communication with the doctor, gives the specialist the opportunity to assess the patient’s condition, make a diagnosis, and prescribe treatment. Thus, you can learn more about your disease, treatment options and prognosis, get a second opinion from a doctor on a medical issue that interests you, and choose the best course of action.

What opportunities does online counseling provide?

Online communication with the doctor is convenient and practical. The remote format of counseling gives you a number of additional opportunities:

• You can seek advice from the best doctors specializing in the treatment of your disease. Online consultations are often conducted by world-leading doctors, and each patient has the opportunity to get an online appointment with them.
• You do not need to spend time on the road to get to the right specialist. With a remote format, in order to consult with a doctor, it is enough to have the Internet and one of the applications with which you can communicate.
• You can quickly get an appointment from the specialist you need. Usually, an online consultation can be arranged within a few days. At the same time, it may take much longer to get to the doctor of the required specialization in your locality. This is especially important if your issue is urgent.
• You can get a second expert opinion from a doctor about your disease. If you have already been diagnosed or prescribed treatment, but for some reason you doubt their correctness, you can discuss this with an independent specialist. Such communication will help to avoid possible errors in prescribing, learn more about treatment options and find the best tactics to combat the disease.
• In the format of online consultations, you can keep in touch with the doctor you like and be monitored by him for a long time.

Who needs an online consultation with a doctor?

Online consultations will help you resolve issues related to health problems if:

• You or your relative have been diagnosed with cancer or some other dangerous disease, and you want to figure out which treatment tactics are best to choose. A qualified specialist will be able to answer your questions regarding the nuances of health and possible scenarios. You will be able to learn about the different treatment options and, if you wish, receive a specific treatment plan.
• You have been recommended surgery and you want to find out if it is necessary. Today, new treatment methods are constantly emerging that allow avoiding surgical interventions or using new minimally invasive methods. An online consultation with a doctor will help you understand how relevant and correct the previously proposed treatment strategy is and whether it is possible to do without surgery.
• You want to consult with a foreign specialist, but you do not have the opportunity to travel abroad. An online consultation is a full-fledged communication with a doctor, during which you can receive the same level of medical care as in an in-person consultation.
• You are planning to undergo treatment abroad, but first you would like to know more about all the nuances. During online consultations, you can find out the details of treatment at the clinic where the specialist works, find out what procedures you will have, how much time you will need to spend on a trip for treatment, and find out the preliminary cost. Online communication will help you determine if this doctor is right for you and whether you are ready to trust him with your health.

Where can you call and consult with a doctor?

First of all, you need to choose a specialist who has the appropriate medical qualifications and is an expert in the field you need. There is a large selection of doctors of various specializations on the MedTour platform. And most of them are available in online consultation format.

You can choose your own doctor on our website. Or you can seek help from medical consultants MedTour. We cooperate with doctors from Ukraine, Europe, Israel, Turkey, USA, UAE, China, Thailand, South Korea, Mexico and Chile – the whole world is available online. We will help you find a specialist who can competently consult you, taking into account the characteristics of your disease.

To get an online consultation with a doctor, you need to:

• Send us an application for a preliminary free consultation with the medical coordinator of MedTour. After that, the consultant doctor will contact you to clarify all the necessary questions.
• Send us medical documentation (test results, ultrasound, CT, MRI, extracts from the medical record regarding the disease), biopsy results, a list of medications taken and any other information that may be useful in order to see a more complete picture of the state of health, diagnose illness and find a cure. You will need to send medical documents by e-mail or in any messenger. Our translators will translate them into the required language, after which we will send the documents to the doctor for preliminary review.
• Choose a convenient date and time for an online consultation together with a MedTour consultant doctor.
• Pay for online consultation services with a specialist of your choice.

After that, an online consultation will take place at the appointed time, and you will be able to talk with the doctor.

How does an online medical consultation work?

Online counseling is the same as standard communication with a doctor when you come to an appointment at the clinic. The only difference is that the doctor cannot conduct a traditional examination.

The doctor analyzes your medical documents in advance and at the meeting already knows what specific health problem you have. During the consultation, the doctor may ask clarifying questions. You can also ask about all the aspects that interest you. The doctor talks about the possibilities of diagnosis and treatment, offers a plan of action, and draws up a treatment program. If necessary, in order for you to understand each other, an interpreter is involved in communication.

After the consultation, within a few days you will receive an expert opinion from the doctor in writing.

The duration of an online consultation may vary depending on the specific doctor (usually 30-60 minutes). This is enough time for you to discuss any questions regarding your illness with your doctor and talk about treatment options. It is also possible to consult without direct communication with the doctor online. In this case, you simply send medical documentation and after some time you receive a written expert opinion.

How much does an online doctor’s consultation cost?

The cost of a consultation varies greatly depending on the country. So, for example, the average price of an online consultation with a doctor in Turkey is 150-350 dollars, in Germany from 500-800 euros.

Among the most popular online consultations on our MedTour platform are:

• Antonio Russi, epileptologist, pediatric neurologist, director of the Teknon Institute of Epileptology. A world-renowned professor who researches and treats epilepsy, he takes on patients with a severe form of epilepsy, West syndrome. The cost of an online consultation is 600 euros.
• Polina Stepensky, Professor, Oncohematologist, Head of the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immunotherapy at the Hadassah Clinic, Jerusalem. She is one of the leading experts in the field of oncohematology in Israel. The cost of the consultation is $1200.

The price of an online consultation is affected by the level of the specialist. The higher the rank and rating of the doctor, the more expensive his consultation. However, due to the difference in pricing in different countries, prices for consultations of specialists of approximately the same level and status can vary markedly. Medical coordinators of MedTour will help you find a doctor who has the necessary competencies and has high ratings both among patients and in the medical environment. We will select the best option for you, taking into account your needs and financial capabilities. To find out the exact cost of an online consultation for the specialists you need, send us a request for a free consultation.

Which clinics provide online consultation with a doctor?

Today, the online consultation service is offered by many leading clinics around the world, which are tuned to the most productive interaction with patients. Most of the medical institutions that are presented on the MedTour platform also work in the format of remote communication between doctors and patients. Remote consultation is possible with doctors of any specialization. Most often, we are contacted with a request to organize consultations of such doctors:

• oncologist,
• neurosurgeon,
• cardiologist,
• urologist,
• neurologist,
• endocrinologist,
• hematologist,
• gynecologist,
• pediatrician,
• epileptologist,
• radiologist.

The MedTour platform also provides an opportunity to consult with specialists who implement the most advanced and most effective treatment methods, for example, use antitumor vaccines, use regenerative cell therapy to treat diseases.

If you want to consult about the use of antitumor vaccines, you can make an appointment with a doctor:

• Gennady Didenko. Head of the Laboratory of Oncoimmunology and Design of Antitumor Vaccines at the R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

If you want to find out if such an innovative and promising method as regenerative cell therapy can be applied to your disease, you can sign up for an online consultation with doctors:

• Andriy Kovalchuk. Stem cell treatment specialist, Ph.D., surgeon, biotechnologist, director of the stem cell bank LLC “Genome”.
• Ivan Badyin, PhD, rehabilitation specialist, specialist in regenerative cell therapy with 20 years of experience.

Contact us for more information about clinics and doctors.

Second medical opinion service – pros and cons

The service of a second opinion of a doctor is very much in demand. Situations when a patient has already been diagnosed with a disease and prescribed treatment, but for some reason the patient doubts the doctor’s conclusion and wants to hear the opinion of another specialist, arise quite often. A doctor’s second opinion is especially important in case of diagnoses when complex operations are required, chemotherapy and other treatments are prescribed, which can be difficult to tolerate and lead to complications. Also, patients often choose the service of a doctor’s second opinion if the treatment that is already being carried out is ineffective.

Remote consultations allow patients to get a second independent opinion from the best specialists. The most eminent doctors from around the world are now available to get their expert point of view!

The doctor’s second opinion service allows patients to:

• Check if you have received the correct treatment.
• Clarify the diagnosis if the place of residence cannot give you an accurate diagnosis.
• Learn about alternative treatment options for your condition.
• Avoid medical errors.
• Choose the best strategy for dealing with the disease.

One of the disadvantages of remote communication is the impossibility of conducting a full examination of the patient and doing some examinations during the consultation. However, in most cases, this is not necessary, and the information from your medical reports is enough for the doctor.

The MedTour platform will help you get an expert opinion from leading experts from different countries in any medical field! To find out more, send us a request for a free preliminary consultation!

Published: 23.06.2023

Updated: 08.06.2024

Medical author:

Ilona Baidiuk

Medical author, Medical editor:

Natalia Segen

Information on this webpage verified by the medical expert

Neurologist

Vladimir Bersenev