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The age of social distancing has brought many changes to clinical healthcare, according to a Saskatoon physician.
Dr. Carla Holinaty, a family physician at Westwinds Primary Health Centre, joined The Brent Loucks Show to break down what patients need to know.
Over-the-phone screenings for COVID-19 symptoms take place before appointments are booked.
“Anybody who has any symptoms, they’re flagged and immediately directed to a physician to decide where the best place for them to be seen is,” she explained.
“Is it somebody who has mild symptoms and just needs a test? We can arrange for that. Is it somebody who has slightly more serious symptoms we think needs some assessment? We can arrange for that to happen. Or is this somebody who’s really sick and needs the emergency room?”
For care not related to the coronavirus, they still try to cut down on in-person visits as much as possible.
Some appointments are cancelled.
“If you’re a very well young person who is on no medications and you want to book for a complete checkup, that’s probably being cancelled.”
In some cases, chronic care and other types of non-urgent visits are being moved to phone conversations.
You can hear the entire interview here on ckom.com at the On Demand tab.