Pulmonary Tuberculosis(Active/Inactive)-History,Sputum Tests,6 mos medication...

[Elsa81]

Hi, please I have a related question; I applied for a work permit as a healthcare worker and I'm a bit worried about an abnormality on my CXR and possible delay and getting referred to sputum request and another X-ray, will abnormal X-ray make VO refuse my work permit even if sputum comes out negative due to nature of work as a worker in healthcare field??
Also, could I still work while I'm under medical survellance, just in case they approve my permit but request medical survellance??
Would appreciate any similar experience!

Thanks

 

[cool ammy]

i knw the validity is of 12 months but im little confused or distressed from this issue if anyone have same issue plzz rply with there experience.

 

[irishnavarro31]

Good day!
I just finished my medical exam at nationwide Baguio last march 8,2016. I was diagnosed with ptb last November 2004 and underwent treatment for 6mos. But during medical they asked me for another view of X-ray (lordotic view). Meron daw sila nakita na lines and they ask me to go for sputum test for 3consecutive days and that would be on the 14-16. Ang Sabi sa X-Ray suspiscious tb and abnormal findings Baka daw scar n LNG kaya abnormal yun findings. Na I stress n ko as sobrang pag iisip. Mag a undergo ba ko ulit ng treatment? I was also diagnosed with hepa b and they referred me to gastro. Anyone with same case with mine? Would this affect my application? Thank you. Please enlighten me

 

[IMGNSPNP]

i m new here . My sis applied for us in 2011 under family class sponsership. Last year in june we recied medical instructions nd after 1 month we recieve a mediacl futherance for me . They detect a spot in chest xray and asked for sputum test and the results are positive ,now i m under 6 month treatment nd its my last month of treatment . Now my question is there any chance of remedical for my mom dad because the validity for emedical
will expire on july 17 . Nd now my docter ask me that i have to go for sputum culture after completion of treatment Whose result will be most probably in mid may . I hope your suggestions will relieve some stress . Plzzz rrply ......

i knw the validity is of 12 months but im little confused or distressed from this issue if anyone have same issue plzz rply with there experience.

Hi Cool ammy

Understand your situation. VO may request a Reassessments for a new medical certificate for your parents if they unable to make a decision before the current e-medicals expires. However, the decision to grant a reassessment is at the discretion of a medical officer or a Health Branch delegated staff. Upon receipt of the request for reassessment, the medical officer and/or Health Branch delegated staff will:

• Review the medical file to determine if there is sufficiently relevant and up to date medical information to provide a new opinion of admissibility on health grounds.
  
• Based on the review of the medical file, send an e-mail to the officer who requested the reassessment confirming one of the following:

• 
  A. a new opinion of admissibility or inadmissibility on health grounds has been provided and the validity dates have been amended in the electronic system (GCMS or FOSS); or
  B. the client is required to provide additional information in order to complete the reassessment; or
  • 
    C. request issuance of new medical instructions for a new full immigration medical examination done by a panel physician.
  • If the opinion of the medical officer and/or Health Branch delegated staff is that the applicant is:
  • 
    1. admissible on health grounds: issue a new medical certificate valid for a 12 month period starting from the date of the new medical assessment;
    2. inadmissible on health grounds: do not issue a new medical certificate.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ref: ( http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/medic/assess/cert.asp )
  
  All the Best.

 

[IMGNSPNP]

Hi, please I have a related question; I applied for a work permit as a healthcare worker and I'm a bit worried about an abnormality on my CXR and possible delay and getting referred to sputum request and another X-ray, will abnormal X-ray make VO refuse my work permit even if sputum comes out negative due to nature of work as a worker in healthcare field?? -NO, VO DO NOT refuse your visa based on abnormal manifestation in your chest X-ray and taking your profession into account.
Also, could I still work while I'm under medical survellance, just in case they approve my permit but request medical survellance?? -YES, you can still work while you are under medical surveillance as along as you have stable health and no trace of any communicable pulmonary disease/TB.
Would appreciate any similar experience!

Thanks

 

[cool ammy]

Thnx for such an imp information .i hope the visa office will take final decision before expiry of our e medical validity . Any idea how much tym the embassy will take for ppr after submitting a clearance certificate?? Really the sputum test is too frustrating i don't knw why dis again my x ray reports are all normal now ..it is vry much costly nd for the results u have to wait for another 6-8 weeks . but i can't argue wid them...i hVe to do that

 

[Elsa81]

Hi, please I have a related question; I applied for a work permit as a healthcare worker and I'm a bit worried about an abnormality on my CXR and possible delay and getting referred to sputum request and another X-ray, will abnormal X-ray make VO refuse my work permit even if sputum comes out negative due to nature of work as a worker in healthcare field?? -NO, VO DO NOT refuse your visa based on abnormal manifestation in your chest X-ray and taking your profession into account.
Also, could I still work while I'm under medical survellance, just in case they approve my permit but request medical survellance?? -YES, you can still work while you are under medical surveillance as along as you have stable health and no trace of any communicable pulmonary disease/TB.
Would appreciate any similar experience!

Thanks

Thank you so much for your clear answer.

So does any medical suspicious make one gets admitted undet under M2 code (Potential risk to public health. Medical surveillance required. Conditional entry recommended if granted entry to Canada. For example, applicants may be a “risk” due to a communicable disease that may reactivate, such as inactive tuberculosis), even if every thing came out negative?

Thanks

 

[IMGNSPNP]

Thank you so much for your clear answer.

So does any medical suspicious make one gets admitted undet under M2 code (Potential risk to public health. Medical surveillance required. Conditional entry recommended if granted entry to Canada. For example, applicants may be a “risk” due to a communicable disease that may reactivate, such as inactive tuberculosis), even if every thing came out negative?

Thanks

YES, but only if the panel physician infers it is inactive pulmonary Tuberculosis or complex non-infectious inactive pulmonary tuberculosis.
Refwww.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/medic/surveillance/surveillance.asp)

 

[IMGNSPNP]

Thnx for such an imp information .i hope the visa office will take final decision before expiry of our e medical validity . Any idea how much tym the embassy will take for ppr after submitting a clearance certificate?? Really the sputum test is too frustrating i don't knw why dis again my x ray reports are all normal now ..it is vry much costly nd for the results u have to wait for another 6-8 weeks . but i can't argue wid them...i hVe to do that

Many reporting it is taking 2-3 months* approx to PPR after clearing furtherance Medicals.

 

[xianph6615]

Thank you for your replied Appreciate it.
As of now I dont have schedule for pulmo specialist the Doctor handled my upfront exam told me to wait from now to May :-X what a wait. But I tried to consult my family physician he doenst recommended anything.
even though, I am determined and passed my open permit and PR under child caring pathway...Let's just hope & pray that God will intervene to our applications.Nothing impossible In Jesus name, Amen.

 

[Elsa81]

YES, but only if the panel physician infers it is inactive pulmonary Tuberculosis or complex non-infectious inactive pulmonary tuberculosis.

That's very informative. Thanks again!

 

[gennybuen]

Don't worry, everything will be fine. My husband also did the sputum and repeat x-ray after 3 months. The sputum was negative and x-ray was stable so after the final report made by Pulmo and was forwarded to embassy, we got PPR just last Feb 16 (almost 2.5 months after repeat x-ray). We're now just waiting for our visa.

Goodluck to us!

Congratulations! visa on hand soon. I have a question,what is stated in the so called medical furrherance? is there a specific test to bw done? got ine email from cic last week and sputum test was not indicated.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Elsa81]

YES, but only if the panel physician infers it is inactive pulmonary Tuberculosis or complex non-infectious inactive pulmonary tuberculosis.

Please one more q; as for work permit that requires medical, does CIC send an initial approval of WP before receving medical i.e. A notice of approved WP pending medical clearance Or everything has to go together?

Thanks.

 

[cool ammy]

thanx for rply.. Is 2.5 month tym period fixed for all???is there any variation in processing tym of different visa offices ... ????

 

[IMGNSPNP]

thanx for rply.. Is 2.5 month tym period fixed for all???is there any variation in processing tym of different visa offices ... ????

It is not standard, may vary case-to-case.