If you have already received a date for your first appointment, here is some important information.

 

Dr. Goldade will conduct the appointment via Telus Virtual Visit. You will need an Internet-capable device equipped with microphone & camera (computer or smartphone or tablet). You do not need to download an App.

 

Note that Dr. Goldade is now using an AI Scribe to record the Virtual Visit and then an encounter note is created for the file. If you are not in favour of this recording, please let us know.

 

  a) Between 2-4 weeks prior to the appointment, you will receive a set of questions that we ask you answer to help us prepare for your visit. Please send us the answers well before the appointment.

 

  b)  7 days prior to the appointment, you should receive an email reminder from the Ocean Patient Portal to which we ask you to reply. If you do not reply, you will continue to receive email reminders 5 days prior and 3 days prior. Please confirm your appointment as soon as possible to allow others the opportunity to use the time slot.

 

  c) Between 2-5 days prior to the appointment, you will then receive an emailed invitation directly from Telus Health with instructions and a LINK for the appointment. You are welcome to share the link with others so that they can join (a second parent, the child/youth, a teacher). Do not DELETE the email.

    Note that sometimes the link goes into a Spam Folder. So, if you can't find it, check there.

    And note that some work computers might block the Telus link.

 

  d) **** Be sure to obtain your child's Height and Weight before the appointment. It's up to you if you wish for your child to attend, but know that Dr. Goldade always likes to *see* the kids.

 

  e) Five minutes before your appointment, please click the CONNECT button. You'll be asked to give access to your camera and microphone, so that Dr. Goldade can see you and speak to you.

 

  f) If there are any technical difficulties at the time of the appointment, please TEXT 403-620-4204 or send an Email to our admin at drgoldade@gmail.com to resolve any issues. Do NOT Phone.

 

  g) Feel free to send info (Psychoeducational Assessments, Report Cards, IPP/LSPs, Letters from the School) before the visit via the Ocean patient portal.

 

  h) If the issues/questions for your child involve ADHD or Behavioural or Mental Health issues, please have each parent, the child (if over 10 years of age) and the teachers complete any relevant rating scales via:

     www.ADHDratingscales.com

     www.childmentalhealth.ca

 

  i) For any acute Mental Health in the meantime, consider The Summit (https://www.buildthemup.ca/thesummit).

 

Remember, we run on time.

 

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We require notification via email to drgoldade@gmail.com to cancel or reschedule. Please give us LOTS of time to cancel/reschedule as many people are eager for the appointment spots. You may be billed for appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours notice, as well as any missed appointments. 

 

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All communication with our clinic is through the secure Ocean Portal.

 

If your message is complex with much commentary and/or questions, please be advised that it may take much longer for the doctor to answer. We will not respond on weekends or holidays.

 

Please check the home page of this website for important office information and office policies and any urgent information/notices.

 

Yours truly, 

Anna, Assistant to Dr. Roxanne Goldade, Paediatrician