With COVID-19 causing aesthetic clinics to close across the country, many practitioners are now turning to video consultations to stay in touch with their patients and keep their business going.
However, for some, it can be quite daunting to set up and organise. For those new to virtual consultations, Aesthetics outlines key considerations to ensure that your patients get the most out of their time with you, and help your consultation go as smoothly as possible.
Remote consultations can be used for a variety of patients and appointment topics. According to research and guidance from the University of Oxford, it is possible to conduct limited physical examination via a virtual consult, however you must carry out a physical examination of patients before prescribing the patient any injectable cosmetic medicines.1,2
When setting up an online consultation with a patient for the first time, it’s important to ensure that both patient and practitioner are prepared. You can do this by:
According to new guidance for video consultations for GPs published by the University of Oxford, dependable and a good technical connection (to avoid reduced speed) are important.2 If technical…
