CoVid - Very Graduated Return to Re-Opening: June 2020 (est.)
April 25, 2020
Our Pillars
Limit Number of Interactions
Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Clean Procedure - Personal
Clean Procedure - Clinic
Contingency Planning
1. Limit Number of Interactions
Therapists will work a maximum of ___ reduced shift(s) a week
Therapists will book a maximum of ___ patients a shift
Only ___ Therapists will be present in clinic at any time
Therapists will only have ONE patient in clinic at any time
Therapists will schedule their clients so that a Therapist’s patient will ALWAYS be socially distant from another Therapist’s patient (i.e. Therapist A will stagger their appointments to begin and end when Therapist B and their patient is contained away in a room)
Administrators will likely NOT be present, please expect to use online booking and payment portals
Virtual Physio Portal will continue to be available for assessment or follow-up. Physiotherapy exercise sessions will be provided online via this portal under the care of a Physiotherapist / Physiotherapy Aid
2. Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Our Therapists will be required to use PPE in the clinic at ALL times: __________________
Our Patients will have PPE available as part of their appointment: __________________
3. Clean Procedure - Personal (Therapist, Patient, Staff)
ALL individuals entering TREATMENT ROOM will be required to: __________________
ALL individuals entering CLINIC will be required to: __________________
All individuals entering BUILDING will be recommended to: __________________
Therapists / Staff will be required to: __________________
Therapists / Staff have been recommended to: __________________
4. Clean Procedure - Clinic
Therapists will be limited to particular rooms. After an appointment, they are thoroughly cleaned with __________________
Therapists will wear clothing that has been cleaned and not worn except in the clinic. Before leaving, these clothes are isolated until cleaned that day. These standards copy the protocol used in hospitals and medical clinics.
5. Contingency Planning
Therapists will NOT provide service if: __________________
Patients will NOT attend clinic if: __________________
Clinic will CLOSE if: __________________
Please note that these are precautionary measures after having carefully considered the advice from our respective regulatory bodies, and the Provincial and Federal governments. Though no one is sick, we all have people that fall into the category of vulnerable population that we want to keep safe.
Here is some footage from Dr. Bonnie Henry discussing Physiotherapy specifically: