Your First Visit

Your first visit to Wishart Medical Centre will involve a thorough and overall review of your condition.

Please arrive 5 minutes early for your appointment for registration and to fill in a health questionnaire. It would be helpful for your doctor to understand your problem completely by reviewing any previous medical tests. When you come for your appointment please remember to obtain and bring the following:

• Referral letter from GP, family physician or other doctor
• Medicare card, DVA card, Pension Card
• Private Hospital Insurance information
• Copies of results of X-rays, MRI, CT scans, etc. and any other relevant information

Your first visit will involve the following basic steps that your doctor will follow:

• Complete review of your symptoms, personal and family medical history, and lifestyle
• Thorough physical examination
• Order various diagnostic tests to determine your problem and detect and abnormalities causing the symptoms
• Discuss a suitable plan for managing your condition