Consultation
Remote consultation
Most patients who come to the practice from abroad want an answer to one question before they book a flight: is this operation the right one for me, and is it worth the trip. A remote consultation exists to answer that question at a distance, before anyone commits to travel.
What it is for
It is a conversation held before you travel — about what is bothering you, which operation is likely to address it, and what the recovery would ask of you. It is the same conversation that opens a consultation in the clinic, held earlier and at a distance so that a decision about travelling can be made on real information.
It is not a substitute for the consultation itself. Surgery is planned from an examination, and an examination happens in person. What a remote conversation can do is establish whether that appointment is worth making, and what to expect from it.
Who it suits
- Patients living outside Cyprus who are weighing up whether to travel for surgery at all.
- Patients who have already had a consultation and want to ask something before the operating date.
- Follow-up after an operation, once you are home — reviewing progress without another flight.
Whether a particular question can be dealt with remotely is a clinical judgement, and the practice will say plainly when something needs to be seen.
Arranging one
Remote consultations run on EIPS Virtual, or by Zoom — a video consultation with an EIPS surgeon, from wherever you are. Photographs and health information you share are handled under the same privacy policy as the rest of the practice.
Prefer to arrange it by hand? Send an enquiry, or call and say that you are outside Cyprus and would like to be seen remotely first.
What you send, and what happens to it
If images are needed for a remote review, the practice will tell you what it needs to see, and you can send them by WhatsApp or email. A photograph of your body is health data: it is held with your enquiry and handled under the same privacy policy as the rest of the practice.