Coronavirus COVID-19 UPDATE
We hope you and your families are doing well and staying safe. Please see our previous News post on March 16, 2020 regarding our office policies during COVID - these measures are still in place for your safety, as well as that of our staff.
To be clear, our office is responding to phone calls and emails. Our doctors are providing care virtually and offering in-person appointments when necessary, safe and appropriate. Well child visits, including vaccinations, are being provided. Management of chronic medical conditions and preventative care are ongoing - please do not defer this as we want to ensure everyone remains as healthy as possible.
"Annual physicals" are not evidence based and generally not necessary. This is not a new recommendation since the pandemic - this has been the recommendation since 2014. Please see the Choosing Wisely Canada website for more information: https://choosingwiselycanada.org/family-medicine/
As such, physicals are being deferred for the foreseeable future. However, as mentioned above preventative care does continue, and if you have any medical concerns, please contact our office to arrange a virtual appointment.
Please do not come in to the office unless you have a scheduled appointment with your doctor. All patients must be screened appropriately prior to coming in to the office.
This is an updated list of symptoms that could be related to COVID-19:
Fever
Chills
Cough - new or worsening
Shortness of breath
Sore throat - not related to seasonal allergies or other known causes or conditions
Nasal congestion/runny nose - not related to seasonal allergies or other known causes or conditions
Lost sense of taste or smell
Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea - not related to other known causes or conditions
Muscle aches - unusual or long lasting
New rash
Pain, swelling and colour changes to fingers and/or toes.
For additional information about COVID-19, to take a self assessment or find an assessment centre, please click here: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/
There are also many helpful links in the previous post from March 16.
We strongly encourage you all to continue to be vigilant with preventing the spread of COVID-19.
- Follow Public Health guidelines regarding social and physical distancing
- Wear a mask
- Practice good hand hygiene
- Stay home if you are sick, have been in contact with someone who is sick, or if you have traveled/been in contact with someone who has traveled outside of Ontario.
We continue to be thankful to all of our patients for your trust, support and understanding during these challenging times. We will continue to work together with you to ensure that all of us and our communities will get through this safely.
All the best and take care,
The Broadway Family Medicine Team
