Booking an appointment?
The following are a list of things to keep in mind when booking and attending your medical appointment. Most physician appointments are 10-12mins per appointment. In the best interest of time and efficiency, these items are intended to make for a more positive experience when visiting your physician.
- Prescription refill appointments are intended to be quick – in and out. Please have your prescription request ready. IF you have additional reasons for needing to see your doctor, do not book a simple refill appointment. Anything more than just a refill will not be addressed during this time.
- When booking your appointment, address reason for your appointment – in generalities if needed. This assists the physician in preparing for your visit.
- FORMS – need forms completed? Identify this at time of arrival. IF you have the forms in advance of your appointment, get them dropped off so your doctor has a chance to review and better prepare to complete it so that you can walk out with it rather than need to come back to pick it up.
- Please address your most important issues first. IF there is time remaining feel free to address additional issues.
- Family physician visit vs Walk In physician visit:
- FAMILY PHYSICIAN – first choice as your family physician has your medical history, a walk in doctor is less able to provide accuracy and more likely to turn you away
- FORMS
- PRESCRIPTION REFILLS – often a walk in physician will only give you one refill with no repeats and require you to see your family physician for next refill
- REFERRALS
- DIAGNOSTIC FOLLOW UPS
- WALK IN
- Wart Treatments
- Cough / Cold
- Need to see a doctor and your physician is away
- FAMILY PHYSICIAN – first choice as your family physician has your medical history, a walk in doctor is less able to provide accuracy and more likely to turn you away