OUR SERVICES
Telehealth Services
Our practice offers telephone and video appointments to all patients who prefer this option. A Medicare Rebate will be applicable for Telehealth consults if you have been seen in our clinic face-to-face in the last 12 months (or any patient who is COVID-positive). Please ask reception for this option or follow the prompts on our "Online Booking".
Check-Ups
A routine health check-up can be arranged at Canning Vale Medical Centre. Care coordination and targeted health checks have become a significant part of the work of general practice. Our team of pharmacists who are currently managing the care coordination of chronic diseases and wellness health checks are highly skilled and will work with your GP to coordinate your care. Some of the work they help with:
- Chronic disease care plans and reviews
- Health Assessments for 75y+, 40-49, Aboriginal and DVA patients
- Healthy heart checks
- Falls prevention clinics
- Home medications reviews and medicine reconciliation
- Healthy Weight Program
Vaccination
Childhood vaccinations for 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18-month-old children and vaccines and four year old checks for the four-year-olds are available at Canning Vale Medical Centre. We also offer a full range of vaccines for older children and adults including Flu vaccinations.
Our nurses hold current 'Vaccination Certificates' and attend regular updates on changes to schedules in WA. They can also assist with putting details of your children's vaccines into the national register to ensure that you can access your childcare payments.
Cervical Screening Test
Cervical Screening Tests (CST), formerly known as Pap Smears will now be transitioning to five years due to improved screening techniques. Any abnormal symptoms need to be reported to your doctor sooner and this is only for screening tests.
Doctors Health
A growing number of doctors and their families access care at Canning Vale Medical Centre. Our doctors are experienced in managing unique issues that impact doctors health and are mindful of managing these in a confidential and effective way. Close contact with Doctors for Doctors Health resources are utilized at our clinic.
Family Planning
Doctors at Canning Vale Medical Centre can discuss all aspects of family planning including pre-conception checks, as well as contraception including Implanon and Mirena insertions (offered by Dr. Brittany Phillips). Dr. Phillips also offers consults regarding medical terminations. Referrals for vasectomy and termination of pregnancy are offered by most doctors at the practice (please note Dr. Crouch and Dr. Schutte will not be able to see or refer for terminations).
A pregnancy test can be done by a urine sample or blood sample at the practice; there is a Medicare rebate for these tests; a urine result is available on the spot and is usually able to be done from the first day of a missed period.
Mental Health
Your GP can offer support and counseling for any situation; they are often your first port of call if you need access to a professional for mental health problems or if you are experiencing some difficulty or distress.
Our doctors can arrange for 'Mental Health Care Plans'; suitability needs to be assessed by your GP as you need to have a mental health condition to qualify.
With this, you can have access to a psychologist with a rebate available from Medicare.
Travel Advice
Canning Vale Medical Centre offers a range of travel vaccinations for various destinations to ensure that you stay well while away. Doctors can also advise on specific other issues such as malaria prophylaxis, mosquito and water protection.
Dr. Michael Crouch has a special interest in travel medicine and can offer advice regarding more complicated travel itineraries.
Book through reception for an appointment to discuss these with one of our doctors.
Heart Check
We have a number of heart checks and equipment at the clinic to assess your heart health:
- Healthy Heart Check; a check-up by our clinical team looking at your risks of heart disease and discussion and treatment options discussed
- An electrocardiograph, or ECG, is an instant heart rhythm trace that can provide information about your heart health
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor; checks your BP over 24 hours
- Holter Monitoring; checks your heart rhythm over 24 hours
- HeartBug; checks your rhythm over a prolonged time such as a month
Your clinical team will be able to advise the best test for you.
Sports Medicine
Sporting injuries including strains, fractures and other injuries can be dealt with by our competent doctors. Referral for imaging (xrays) and surgery can be arranged if needed. We offer ultrasound therapy for some muscular conditions; please book and discuss this with your doctor. Some of our doctors such as Dr. Colin Lau have a special interest in sports medicine.
Joint injections and aspirations are sometimes needed for treatment of some conditions. Some of the practice doctors can offer this service; call and enquire if you may need this.
Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicule Accidents
Special medicals for sports car racing (CAMS) are available here as well as all aspects of workers' compensation claims and motor vehicle injury management.
Our clinic manages several large contracts with organizations that have entrusted the care of their workers to our team.
Men's Health
Your doctor can discuss all aspects of men's health including:
- Men's health
- Suicidal ideation
- Sexual health including erectile dysfunction
- Drug and alcohol use and substance addictions
- PSA testing
- Screening for testicular cancers
and much more. Book in and discuss with your GP
Skin Checks and
Minor Surgery
Full skin checkups are available with our doctors. Removal of concerning skin lesions can be done here at the medical center by most of our doctors. Dr. Colin Lau has a special interest in skin cancer and holds a Diploma in Skin Cancer Medicine; he can be consulted regarding some of the more complex skin problems.
In addition to surgical removal of skin lesions, we offer a range of other treatment options such as liquid nitrogen and medical prescriptions for skin conditions.
Our treatment room is equipped for minor surgical procedures such as ingrown toenail removals, removal of lumps and bumps and suturing of lacerations.
Care Plans
Care Plans are an important part of healthcare planning for anyone with a chronic health condition such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, or other conditions that are ongoing and require the care of several healthcare professionals. It gives you an opportunity to set your own goals and become more aware of the services you can access, steps you can take to improve your health and reduce complications, and to take ownership of your health journey. In consultation with your GP and care coordinator you develop a plan which is provided to your other health providers and which outlines a one year strategy.
Intrauterine Device (IUD) and Implanon
Insertion and Removal
The Mirena and Kyleena IUDs can be inserted by Dr. Brittany Phillips at Canning Vale Medical Centre; it is a contraception that once inserted can stay in place for up to five years.
Implanon is a form of contraception; a progestogen-only hormonal implant that is inserted in the upper arm. The procedure can be done by Dr. Brittany Phillips, Dr. Hui Jern Loh, or Dr. Penny Daniels at the clinic and is a simple procedure that can take 15-20 minutes to do. Once inserted the implant lasts for three years.
COVID Care
We are currently offering the bivalent COVID vaccination at our clinic. We also have RAT tests available as well as telehealth consultations and prescriptions for COVID positive patients.
As the state of emergency in WA ends in November 2022, we will transition our services and care of patients with respiratory conditions too.
For now, we will continue to use our isolation room to examine and see patients who have respiratory symptoms.
Urgent Care
We are a registered Urgent Care facility which means we can deal with unexpected emergencies and walk ins.
Although best to book in advance, it is the nature of an emergency that it is unplanned. We have treated burns, lacerations, acute chest pain, strokes, febrile convulsions, anaphylaxis, collapse and much more in our clinic.
If you have an emergency at home we can help triage your call.
Please note if requiring immediate care you should ring 000.
Medical Tests On-Site
A number of diagnostic tests are available on-site at our clinic. These include:
- INR testing
- Blood sugar testing
- Spirometry lung function tests
- Heart checks including blood pressure, ambulatory BP, Holter monitoring, and ECGs
- Urine pregnancy tests
- Urinalysis testing
- Collection of CST and other swabs for viral, bacterial and fungal cultures
- We work closely with the phlebotomist next door to offer a full range of diagnostic tests to our patients
