The Dalglish Family 22q Clinic

• Find out how to get to your doctor’s (or healthcare professional’s) office.

• Find out the reason for the appointment. Knowing the name and specialty of the doctor or healthcare professional you are seeing may help.

• Bringing a family member or a trusted friend to the appointment—someone who knows you well—may be helpful.

• Bring a list of the health problems that bother you and the questions that you have, especially if something has changed since your last appointment.

• Check what the recommendations were from your last visit.

Bring the following to your appointment

• Your OHIP card

• Your hospital card (if needed)

• Your list of health problems and questions

• All the medications you take (including herbal, natural, and over-the-counter ones) with the original pill bottles, blister packs, or dosette cases you are using (with labels from the pharmacist)

• A list of allergies that you may have

• A list of doctors (and hospitals) that have taken care of you, now and in the past

• Any forms or documents you need reviewed

• A snack, water, etc. or money in case the appointment is long or you have a long journey

• Money or payment (Presto) cards for transportation

• For a first appointment, school records, IEP, and especially all previous neurocognitive assessments would be very helpful.

• Compile a list of health issues and questions together with the individual in your care a few days before the appointment.

• Doctors need to know how a health problem is changing over time. It may be useful to keep a log so you can report any trends to the doctor.

• Ensure that the individual in your care brings all their medications (including herbal, natural, and over-the-counter ones) when seeing a doctor.

• If the individual in your care is seeing other doctors and you have information they have provided, please bring it along.

• At the Dalglish Family 22q Clinic, the patient flow coordinator may be able to schedule appointments for multiple specialists on the same day. Please ask.

• Ask the doctor/healthcare professional(s) for a summary to take home.

• If you don’t understand something, ask the doctor or the staff.

• Follow your doctor’s advice and make a to-do list.

• Book a follow-up appointment.