​How do I get an appointment for an adult ADHD Assessment?

The first step is to go to a primary healthcare provider and ask for a referral to my service. Primary healthcare providers include family physicians and nurse practitioners. They work in a few different settings such as Family Medicine Clinics, Walk-in Clinics, Urgent and Primary Care Clinics, and Online Clinics. Your primary healthcare provider must provide a complete referral and then fax it to my office. Please see the Referral Information for important details, including an Referral Form for consideration. Note: services do not include assessment/treatment for Autism or other mental health conditions.

​How long will I have to wait to get an appointment for our telehealth meeting?

The wait-time for an appointment depends on a few variables such as; my office receiving the referral from your primary healthcare provider - complete with your email address, your return of the Online Assessment Form, your availability, and my office appointment availability. Presently, the first appointment is approximately 2 to 4 weeks after my office receives your completed Online Assessment Form.

​What is the status of my referral?

The process of my office accepting a referral and then emailing the patient an intake form takes less than two weeks. If it has been more than two weeks, and you have not received an email from my office, the most likely explanation is that your referral never arrived at my office - even if you were told that it was sent. Another, less likely, possibly is that your referral was rejected. The referral source is always sent a response from my office within 24 business hours, notifying that the referral was received and if it was accepted or rejected (including explanation). On rare occasions, an email sent to you from my office bounces. In this situation, my office would have already contacted you by telephone to obtain your correct email address.

Here are the steps to learn the status of your referral;

1. Wait at least two weeks after the referral was sent to receive an email from my office.
2. Check your email spam folder. If the email is not in your spam folder and it has been over two weeks, that means your name is NOT in my system.
3. Contact your referral source to find out what happened. In particular, ask: "DID YOU RECEIVE A FAXED RESPONSE FROM THE OFFICE OF Dr. EMES?" If the answer is...

• No - Your referral never arrived at my office.
• Yes – Did the faxed response state that the referral was rejected? The most common reasons for rejecting referrals are; missing patient email address, missing other essential information, illegible document, referral sent by email, or referral sent through the postal service. When appropriate, my office will advise the referral source on how to resubmit the referral. In order to ensure patient confidentiality, my office does not keep the record of rejected referrals. The only way to learn if the referral was rejected is to check with the referral source.
• Yes – Did the faxed response state that the referral was accepted? If so, please have the referral source contact me immediately (email/telephone/fax) to confirm the status of your referral. Your referral source should be able to provide a copy of the faxed acceptance sent from my office.

 
For further information, see the FAQ: GENERAL REFERRAL INFORMATION? and/or TROUBLE TRANSMITTING FAXES?

​​General Referral information?

See REFERRAL INFORMATION for details about accepting referrals, including the referral form and collaborative care agreement.

​Trouble transmitting faxes?

See TROUBLE TRANSMITTING FAXES for details about how to get a referral sent to my office.

​WHAT ARE MY ADULT ADHD TREATMENT OPTIONS?

TREATING YOUR ADHD is the place to access services available to manage your ADHD.

​​​WHAT SERVICES DO YOU PROVIDE AT YOUR OFFICE?

The following are services provided by Dr. Craig Emes;

• Comprehensive Adult ADHD Assessment with Treatment Recommendations via telehealth​​
• Detailed consultation report with treatment recommendations sent immediately to the primary healthcare provider
• ​Collaboration with the primary healthcare provider to ensure effective treatment
  • Telephone advice to the referring primary healthcare provider (or clinic) for up to six months after initial consultation, as needed
  • Primary healthcare provider (or clinic) provides ongoing patient care, including prescribing psychostimulant medications as indicate​​d 
• Reassessment every six months, if required
• Postsecondary educational accommodation and financial assistance forms (ADHD Verification and Appendix 8)
• ADHD Medication financial assistance strategies (to eliminate the consumer cost of recommended ADHD medication treatment)

The office does NOT provide the following services;

• Private pay consultations
• In-person appointments (telehealth only)
• Consultations for those without BC provincial insurance coverage (must have BC PHN)
• Consultations for those without a referral from healthcare provider registered in British Columbia (must MSP billing number) 
• Assessment/treatment of Autism or other mental health conditions
• Prescription medication initiation or continuation
• Ongoing individual treatment or follow up care​
• Completion of work, insurance, or tax-related documents

​​ARE THERE ANY RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA?

Most postsecondary institutions in British Columbia have a "Centre for Accessible Learning" to assist with resources for adults diagnosed with ADHD. Here are a few local resource centres: UBC, SFU, BCIT, VIU, Royal Roads University, Camosun College and University of Victoria. In general, these centres help with the process of obtaining academic accommodations and financial support. Theses services first require that you provide their office with "documentation of disability." For academic accommodations, this documentation is usually the Verification of Mental Health Disorder form. Requesting financial support usually begins with the Appendix 8 form which can be downloaded from StudentAidBC. Together we can complete these forms, If you have received a diagnosis of ADHD from my office. Email me at office@dremes.ca if you are interested in any of these services.

​WHAT IS THE COST FOR YOUR SERVICES?

​NO COST is required, as all of these services are fully covered under your British Columbia Medical Services Plan

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