Office visits and
safety during COVID-19 (www.eyemd.bz
or
www.budning.com)
*** please be aware that patient volumes
must be reduced considerably during this pandemic.
As a result, we must give
priority to our patients in greatest need which includes those at
risk for significant loss of vision, and those requiring surgical
intervention.
Patients for
routine examinations will need to be deferred, or when possible seen
by an optometrist.
***We will do our utmost to help and
direct care. ***
If your appointment
has been cancelled, and you wish to rebook, please email us at
booking@eyemd.bz with your/ your child’s name, your major concern, and urgency
of request. We will email or call you back with an appointment time,
or to discuss options if we are unable to see you in a reasonable
time frame.
Prior to your visit to the office we ask you to do the
following:
1. Pre-visit questionnaire:
Must be reviewed, ir you have answered yes to any question (had any
exposure for COVID-19) please let
us know and we will re-book your visit for the safety of other
patients and staff.
Please find the questionnaire below or
at follow the one at
https://covid-19.ontario.ca/self-assessment
On
the day of your visit:
1. YOU MUST WEAR A
MASK/ face covering TO THE OFFICE (babies excluded)
2. THE PATIENT(S) MAY
ONLY BE ACCOMPANIED BY 1 CAREGIVER/ PARENT (to minimize the number
of people in the office)
3. Please sanitize your
hands prior to entering the examination room (sanitizer in the hall,
and we will provide in the office)
4. Please avoid
touching any surfaces unnecessarily
5. You may be asked to wait outside/ at your car (we will call
you) until the time of your visit to avoid any unnecessary contact
with other patients or staff. (There may not be any seating in the
waiting room - (based on our ability to keep wait areas sanitized)
*** we hope with the significant
reduction in patient volumes there will be minimal to no wait for
your visit so please come to the office no more than 15 minutes
early. If you are late your visit may be deferred based on safety
for others.
6.
If
your child wears an eye patch please bring a patch with you to the
office for your visit
We will do our best to maintain
accurate visit times. Please come 10-15
minutes early to register. We will then ask you to wait
either in a spot where social distancing is possible, or outside/ at
your car and we will call you on your cell phone when to come to the
office.
*** You may call us when you
arrive/ park to check status and to see if we can call you to come
in for your visit. (905-820-5464)
Please read / answer the following
questionnaire, if you answer yes to any of the questions please
email/ call us to reschedule your appointment for when you are safe
to come to the office
COVID-19 - ACTIVE SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE
Your health and
well-being are of the upmost importance and we are taking measures
to keep the facility/office a safe environment for employees as well
as the individuals under our charge and the public.
1.
Within the last 14-days, have you experienced
a new cough that you cannot attribute to another health condition?
☐ YES
☐ NO
2.
Within the last 14-days, have you experienced
new shortness of breath that you cannot attribute to another health
condition?
☐ YES
☐ NO
3.
Within the last 14-days, have you experienced
a new sore throat that you cannot attribute to another health
condition?
☐ YES
☐ NO
4.
Within the last 14-days, have you experienced
new muscle aches or other symptoms that you cannot attribute to
another health condition or a specific activity such as physical
exercise?
☐ YES
☐ NO
5.
Within the last 14-days, have you had a
temperature at or above 38°C/
100.4°F
or the sense of having a fever?
☐ YES
☐ NO
6.
Within the last 14 days, have you had close
contact, without the use of appropriate PPE, with someone who is
currently sick with suspected or confirmed COVID-19?* (Note:
Close contact is defined as within 6 feet for more than 10
consecutive minutes)
☐ YES
☐ NO
7.
Within the last 7 days, have you had any skin
rash, abdominal discomfort or other health changes?
☐ YES
☐ NO
If the individual answers YES to any of the
questions for the safety of others you will not be allowed into the
facility/office.
In this case Please contact us
and we will re-schedule your visit.