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May 31, 2021 – Gotodoctor.ca (Teledact Inc.), a leader in virtual care, adds two new physicians to the team. We are pleased to welcome Dr. O. Akinfemiwa to our virtual care network and we are also excited to welcome Dr. N. Fonseka, a pediatrician, to the Enhanced Care Clinic in Aurora.

The addition of these two doctors supports our goal of delivering high-quality care through our expanding team of physicians across both family medicine and various specialties.

“With over 80 Canadian-licensed family physicians and specialists, our team of doctors can help patients with a wide range of conditions through both virtual and in-person healthcare,” said Tommy Cheung, President of Gotodoctor.ca, “Enhanced Care Clinic and its technology partner Gotodoctor.ca strive to bring the seamless virtual care experience to patients across Canada.”

Dr. Akinfemiwa will begin providing care through the Gotodoctor.ca virtual care platform starting in June. Dr. Fonseka will also begin providing pediatric care virtually and in-person at the Aurora Enhanced Care Clinic location starting in June.

Gotodoctor.ca is supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic. Gotodoctor.ca provides secure access to licensed physicians through its virtual care platform and virtual clinic network. Services are available to patients through virtual clinics in pharmacies, senior living and other health facilities, as well as online through McKesson Canada’s customer-facing pharmacy web portals.

 

 

About Gotodoctor.ca

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Gotodoctor.ca (Teledact Inc.) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that operates in health facilities, senior living centres, and pharmacies across Canada. Its virtual clinics in pharmacies enhance the patient experience by creating an integrated care model, to improve accessibility and patient outcomes. Gotodoctor.ca is supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, which has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. Gotodoctor.ca is a preferred virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group and Rexall consumer-facing web portals.

 

https://www.rexall.ca/online-health-services#virtual-doctors

https://www.guardian-ida-pharmacies.ca/en/products-and-services/telemedicine-services

https://www.remedys.ca/en/telemedicine-services

https://www.medicineshoppe.ca/en/telemedicine-services

 

For our latest news: https://gotodoctor.ca/News/ 

To learn more, visit www.gotodoctor.ca, or contact info@gotodoctor.ca

May 23, 2021 – Gotodoctor.ca (Teledact Inc.), a leader in telemedicine and virtual care, continues to expand its capabilities to meet the health needs of Canadians through the addition of four new virtual clinic locations and the acquisition of a healthcare IT organization.

 

Of the new locations, two are located in Brampton, Ontario and two are in Winnipeg, Manitoba. These newest expansions in Ontario and Manitoba reflect the growing demand for virtual care, and will help patients to get assistance from health professionals and additional point-of-care diagnostic tools, when virtual care at home or at work is not enough.

 

Gotodoctor.ca has also reached an agreement to acquire majority interest in HD Solutions, a healthcare IT organization servicing over 30 health and medical clinics. The strengths and competencies of HD Solutions will further enable Gotodoctor.ca to bring innovation to more physicians and health professionals and implement technology solutions in the future.

 

The existing managing partners will continue to lead operations and retain ownership of the remaining shares. HD Solutions will also change its name to HD Solutions Canada to reflect its expanding service in Ontario and other provinces.

 

“Gotodoctor.ca is committed to provide virtual care with the best user experience,” said Tommy Cheung, President of Gotodoctor.ca, “Our virtual clinic network allows more Canadians to access the care they need during the pandemic and beyond. HD Solutions has established an outstanding reputation in the healthcare technology field. Their strengths and passion to better health care service delivery are completely aligned with what we pursue at Gotodoctor.ca.”

 

Gotodoctor.ca provides secure virtual care access to licensed physicians through its online platform and virtual clinic network. Services are available to patients through virtual clinics in pharmacies, senior living and other health facilities, as well as online through McKesson Canada’s customer-facing pharmacy web portals.

 

 

About Gotodoctor.ca

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Gotodoctor.ca (Teledact Inc.) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that operates in health facilities, senior living centres, and pharmacies across Canada. Its virtual clinics in pharmacies enhance the patient experience by creating an integrated care model, to improve accessibility and patient outcomes. Gotodoctor.ca is supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, which has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. Gotodoctor.ca is a preferred virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group and Rexall consumer-facing web portals.

 

https://www.rexall.ca/online-health-services#virtual-doctors

https://www.guardian-ida-pharmacies.ca/en/products-and-services/telemedicine-services

https://www.remedys.ca/en/telemedicine-services

https://www.medicineshoppe.ca/en/telemedicine-services

 

For our latest news: https://gotodoctor.ca/News/ 

To learn more, visit www.gotodoctor.ca, or contact info@gotodoctor.ca

May 16, 2021 – Gotodoctor.ca, a leader in the Canadian virtual care sector, embraces new experience for patients with its enhanced web service. The new site is redesigned to be user-friendly, mobile ready and prepared for future service expansion.

 

Booking an appointment online at Gotodoctor.ca is still easy and convenient, 24/7 for patients across Canada. Patients can now also find plenty of educational information on what conditions virtual care can treat and services they can receive. More importantly, when virtual care at home or at work is not enough, they will be able to find a virtual clinic location near them and get assistance from health professionals and remote diagnostic tools on-site. 

 

“User experience is crucial in virtual care and healthcare overall,” said Tommy Cheung, President of Gotodoctor.ca. “We have been developing many innovative ways to better service our patients virtually and beyond. The new web portal is one part of our virtual care omnichannel service connecting patients, pharmacists and physicians safely and securely.”

 

Gotodoctor.ca provides secure access to licensed physicians through its virtual care platform and virtual clinic network. Patients can receive its services at pharmacies, senior living and other health facilities, as well as online through McKesson Canada’s customer-facing pharmacy web portals.

 

 

About Gotodoctor.ca

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Gotodoctor.ca (Teledact Inc.) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that operates in health facilities, senior living centres, and pharmacies across Canada. Its virtual clinics in pharmacies enhance the patient experience by creating an integrated care model, to improve accessibility and patient outcomes. Gotodoctor.ca is supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, which has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. Gotodoctor.ca is a preferred virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group and Rexall consumer-facing web portals.

 

https://www.rexall.ca/online-health-services#virtual-doctors

https://www.guardian-ida-pharmacies.ca/en/products-and-services/telemedicine-services

https://www.remedys.ca/en/telemedicine-services

https://www.medicineshoppe.ca/en/telemedicine-services

 

For our latest news: https://gotodoctor.ca/News/ 

To learn more, visit www.gotodoctor.ca, or contact info@gotodoctor.ca

May 9, 2021 – Teledact Inc. (Gotodoctor.ca) is pleased to share with you the 2021 Pharmacy U education session presented by our award-winning pharmacy partner Samier Kamar of High St Guardian Pharmacy in Peterborough, ON. 

 

The hour-long session titled, “Pharmacy-Based Telemedicine: How Virtual Care and Integrated Data Can Help Improve Patient Outcomes” is ideal for pharmacists interested in learning how the gotodoctor.ca platform can enhance both patient care and pharmacy practice. A recording of the session is available here.

 

Samier explores how pharmacists can better serve their patients and grow their practice by sharing important insights about pharmacy-based telemedicine including: 1) how to engage patients, 2) how to work effectively with physicians to deliver integrated care, and 3) how to incorporate telemedicine into pharmacy practice.

 

Samier’s early adoption of the gotodoctor.ca telemedicine platform was a key driver in his receiving the 2021 Business Innovation Award. A recording of the Innovator Awards ceremony can be viewed here.

 

Gotodoctor.ca provides secure and convenient access to licensed physicians through its virtual care platform. Patients can access the gotodoctor.ca telemedicine services at pharmacies, senior living and other health facilities, as well as online through McKesson Canada’s customer-facing pharmacy web portals:

 

https://www.rexall.ca/online-health-services#virtual-doctors

https://www.guardian-ida-pharmacies.ca/en/products-and-services/telemedicine-services

https://www.remedys.ca/en/telemedicine-services

https://www.medicineshoppe.ca/en/telemedicine-services

 

Gotodoctor.ca invites interested pharmacists to contact us to find out how telemedicine can support and enhance their pharmacy practice.

 

 

About Teledact Inc.

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Teledact (Gotodoctor.ca) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that operates in health facilities, senior living centres, and pharmacies across Canada. Its virtual clinics in pharmacies enhance the patient experience by creating an integrated care model, to improve accessibility and patient outcomes. Teledact is supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, which has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. Gotodoctor.ca is a preferred virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group and Rexall consumer-facing web portals.

For our latest news: https://gotodoctor.ca/News/

To learn more, visit www.teledact.com, or contact info@teledact.com

April 23, 2021 – Teledact Inc. (Gotodoctor.ca), a leader in the Canadian virtual care sector, welcomes the addition of new virtual clinic locations in Brantford (Ontario), Vaughan (Ontario), and Winnipeg (Manitoba). The Company continues to increase its presence in both urban and rural areas in Ontario and Manitoba.

 

“Through our growing network of virtual clinics, patients, pharmacists and physicians can connect safely and securely,” said Tommy Cheung, President of Teledact. “Virtual care at home is often insufficient, as many patients do not have the necessary diagnostic tools and assessment skills. With our virtual care clinic network and its knowledgeable pharmacist team, we want to help patients get the care they need.”

 

Teledact provides secure and convenient access to licensed physicians through its virtual care platform. Patients can access its services at pharmacies, senior living and other health facilities, as well as online through McKesson Canada’s customer-facing pharmacy web portals:

 

https://www.rexall.ca/online-health-services#virtual-doctors
https://www.guardian-ida-pharmacies.ca/en/products-and-services/telemedicine-services
https://www.remedys.ca/en/telemedicine-services
https://www.medicineshoppe.ca/en/telemedicine-services

 

 

About Teledact Inc.

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Teledact (Gotodoctor.ca) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that operates in health facilities, senior living centres, and pharmacies across Canada. Its virtual clinics in pharmacies enhance the patient experience by creating an integrated care model, to improve accessibility and patient outcomes. Teledact is supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, which has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. Gotodoctor.ca is a preferred virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group and Rexall consumer-facing web portals.

For our latest news: https://gotodoctor.ca/News/

To learn more, visit www.teledact.com, or contact info@teledact.com

April 9, 2021 – Enhanced Care Medical Services and its technology partner Teledact (Gotodoctor.ca) strive to bring high-quality telemedicine services to pharmacies and communities all over Ontario and Manitoba.

Teledact welcomes 4 new physicians to join our telemedicine network: Dr. C Lau and Dr. L Liao as pediatricians, and Dr. Y Fadojutimi and Dr. A Sardar as walk-in family physicians.

We are very excited for Enhanced Care Clinic at Thornhill to welcome Dr. P Jamkhou as a walk-in physician and also Dr. M Wang for starting her new family practice. Patients in the community and Remedy’sRx pharmacy will benefit hugely from these two physicians.

To find out how virtual care can benefit your pharmacy and organization, contact Nick at nwu@enhancedcare.ca or Aadam at aadam@teledact.com for more info.

 

About Teledact Inc.

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Teledact (Gotodoctor.ca) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that operates in health facilities, senior living centres, and pharmacies across Canada. Its virtual clinics in pharmacies enhance the patient experience by creating an integrated care model, to improve accessibility and patient outcomes. Teledact is supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, which has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. Gotodoctor.ca is a preferred virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group and Rexall consumer-facing web portals.

March 30, 2021 – Teledact Inc. (Gotodoctor.ca) is pleased to announce that our pharmacy partner Samier Kamar of High Street Guardian Pharmacy in Peterborough, ON received the Business Innovation Award at the 2021 Pharmacy U national conference today. This award recognizes a pharmacist or pharmacy that has shown creativity and innovation in developing a business concept, technology or practice method that improves patient care. Samier received the award based on a unique combination of: 1) a commitment to continually finding new technologies & approaches and 2) his advocacy for both the profession and the communities he serves.

“It is a real honour to be recognized in this way,” said Samier Kamar. “Implementing the Gotodoctor platform has really been a game changer for how we are able to support the health of our patients and our community. It was definitely a major factor in my receiving this award.”

“We are glad to see Samier recognized for the hard work and innovation he has by using the Gotodoctor telemedicine platform to improve access to healthcare in Peterborough,” said Tommy Cheung, President of Teledact. “Coupled with the fact that his pharmacy was the first one in Peterborough, and among the first pharmacies in Ontario, to gain access to the Connecting Ontario platform means his pharmacy team and our virtual care physicians can provide patients with more informed care.”

Samier is one of many pharmacists who have adopted pharmacy-based telemedicine into their practice. He also presented an education session on this at Pharmacy U conference. Teledact invites any interested pharmacists to contact us to find out more on how telemedicine can support and enhance their pharmacy practice.

 

 

About Teledact Inc.

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Teledact (Gotodoctor.ca) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that operates in health facilities, senior living centres, and pharmacies across Canada. Its virtual clinics in pharmacies enhance the patient experience by creating an integrated care model, to improve accessibility and patient outcomes. Teledact is supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, which has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. Gotodoctor.ca is a preferred virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group and Rexall consumer-facing web portals.

March 15, 2021 – Teledact Inc. (Gotodoctor.ca) is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Alan Fong to its Advisory Board. Mr. Fong brings extensive knowledge and experience in building successful technology companies in healthcare and across multiple industries.

“We are excited that Alan has agreed to join our Advisory Board,” said Tommy Cheung, President of Teledact. “Alan has a long and successful track record of developing high-growth companies, and his expertise in technological innovation will be instrumental to the development of our in-pharmacy and consumer virtual care platforms. We look forward to working together in creating a seamless experience for patients across the country.”

About Alan Fong

Alan brings over 20 years of experience building and developing innovative and high-growth technology companies, including technology leadership and execution to various verticals – healthcare, telecom, enterprise workload management. With his progressive responsibilities in the software industry, Alan has helped create product value by understanding customer problems and building valued technology solutions that improve business outcomes and realizing hyper growth potentials. Alan is also very involved in the startup ecosystem as an advisor and mentor to various startups, helping them stay focused on building for customer value and preparing them to rapidly scale. Alan holds a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo.

 

 

About Teledact Inc.

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Teledact (Gotodoctor.ca) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that operates in health facilities, senior living centres, and pharmacies across Canada. Its virtual clinics in pharmacies enhance the patient experience by creating an integrated care model, to improve accessibility and patient outcomes. Teledact is supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, which has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. Gotodoctor.ca is a preferred virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group and Rexall consumer-facing web portals.

February 26, 2021 – Teledact Inc. (Gotodoctor.ca), a leader in the Canadian virtual care sector, is pleased to welcome our new virtual clinic locations in Mississauga, Brampton, and Unionville. Teledact is excited to continue to expand our platform in response to the growing demand for convenient access to primary care.

“As one of the primary contact points for patients, pharmacies are uniquely positioned to lead the changes in Canada’s healthcare landscape,” said Tommy Cheung, President of Teledact. “Our pharmacy partners seek to better serve their customers by providing simple and convenient access to physicians through Teledact’s innovative virtual care platform.”

Teledact provides secure and convenient access to licensed physicians through its virtual care platform. Patients can access its services at pharmacies, senior living and other health facilities, as well as online through McKesson Retail Banner Group’s customer-facing pharmacy web portals:

https://www.guardian-ida-pharmacies.ca/en/products-and-services/telemedicine-services
https://www.remedys.ca/en/telemedicine-services
https://www.medicineshoppe.ca/en/telemedicine-services

 

 

About Teledact Inc.

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Teledact (Gotodoctor.ca) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that focuses on improving healthcare access and medical resource distribution across Canada. Supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, the Company offers complete virtual clinic solutions that conveniently connect patients with physicians. Enhanced Care has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. The Teledact platform now operates in a growing number of telemedicine clinics, pharmacies, health facilities and senior living centres across Canada. Gotodoctor.ca is also a listed virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group consumer-facing portals.

February 4, 2021 – Teledact Inc. (Gotodoctor.ca), a leader in the Canadian virtual care sector, is pleased to welcome four new virtual care clinic locations in Toronto, Brampton, Pickering and North York. The addition of these new clinics helps further increase access to healthcare in the communities they serve.

“Expanding our footprint of virtual care clinic locations allows our team of physicians to support the health and well-being of more people through our platform,” said Tommy Cheung, President of Teledact. “Our unique model helps the patient get integrated care because when a patient uses the virtual care clinic in the pharmacy they can see a doctor almost immediately and the pharmacist is available to help out with any additional assessment or medication questions. Having this kind of safe and secure access to healthcare is more important than ever right now.”

Teledact provides secure and convenient access to licensed physicians through its virtual care platform. Patients can access its services at pharmacies, senior living and other health facilities, as well as online through McKesson Retail Banner Group’s customer-facing pharmacy web portals:

https://www.guardian-ida-pharmacies.ca/en/products-and-services/telemedicine-services
https://www.remedys.ca/en/telemedicine-services
https://www.medicineshoppe.ca/en/telemedicine-services

 

About Teledact Inc.

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Teledact (Gotodoctor.ca) is a leading telemedicine technology provider that focuses on improving healthcare access and medical resource distribution across Canada. Supported by the renowned primary care clinic, Enhanced Care Clinic, the Company offers complete virtual clinic solutions that conveniently connect patients with physicians. Enhanced Care has also been the Preferred Provider of Physician and Medical Clinic Services for McKesson Retail Banner Group (over 2000 IDA, Guardian, Remedy’sRx and other independent pharmacies) since 2017. The Teledact platform now operates in a growing number of telemedicine clinics, pharmacies, health facilities and senior living centres across Canada. Gotodoctor.ca is also a listed virtual care provider on all McKesson Retail Banner Group consumer-facing portals.