COVID-19 UPDATE - Return to Work
May 28, 2020
First of all I would like to thank all my valued clients for their patience and support over the last two months. These have been confusing times and I would like to clarify as much as I can about the announcement made yesterday and how it pertains to my own Massage Therapy practice.
On Wednesday, May 27th the Ontario Government and the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health have provided a new directive for Regulated Health Professionals that allow for a gradual restart of services to be carried out with adherence to guidance from each health profession’s regulatory college. The directive includes Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs) under the guidance of our College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO). I want to clarify that this announcement was a general statement which means not all Regulated Health Professionals will be opening at the same time or at the same rate. I have set a tentative date to re-open June 15th, 2020, but will be accepting clients immediately on an emergency basis as long as they follow the new guidelines.
Currently the CMTO is recommending limiting the number of in-person visits by prioritizing clients with essential care needs. Treatment is considered essential when: the client’s overall health or function would considerably decline if treatment were not provided (i.e. lead to hospitalization or other serious health consequences). Our first priority as Massage Therapists is to the health and safety of ourselves, our families and our clients and to ensure that the benefits of treatment outweigh the risks. I have just begun to receive direction on practices and procedure guidelines that will need to be put in place before any RMT can open safely. Therefore your patience will be greatly appreciated while new information is being obtained and I restructure my office to accommodate this “new normal”.
The following guidelines are some that will be put in place immediately.
Please remain patient as implementation of these guidelines and the obtaining of sufficient PPE due to shortages can be a lengthy process. As I have stated before the health & safety of myself, my family and all of my clients is my top priority. I will only return to practice when I feel it safe to do so and will keep everyone posted.
Thank you again for all of your support during this time. I hope everyone remains safe & healthy!
Sandra Viaes RMT
On Wednesday, May 27th the Ontario Government and the Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health have provided a new directive for Regulated Health Professionals that allow for a gradual restart of services to be carried out with adherence to guidance from each health profession’s regulatory college. The directive includes Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs) under the guidance of our College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO). I want to clarify that this announcement was a general statement which means not all Regulated Health Professionals will be opening at the same time or at the same rate. I have set a tentative date to re-open June 15th, 2020, but will be accepting clients immediately on an emergency basis as long as they follow the new guidelines.
Currently the CMTO is recommending limiting the number of in-person visits by prioritizing clients with essential care needs. Treatment is considered essential when: the client’s overall health or function would considerably decline if treatment were not provided (i.e. lead to hospitalization or other serious health consequences). Our first priority as Massage Therapists is to the health and safety of ourselves, our families and our clients and to ensure that the benefits of treatment outweigh the risks. I have just begun to receive direction on practices and procedure guidelines that will need to be put in place before any RMT can open safely. Therefore your patience will be greatly appreciated while new information is being obtained and I restructure my office to accommodate this “new normal”.
The following guidelines are some that will be put in place immediately.
- Appointments will be prioritized for clients with essential care needs while gradually resuming practice. Treatment is considered essential when the client’s overall health or function would considerably decline if treatment were not provided (i.e. lead to hospitalization or other serious health consequences) If you have an underlying health issues please refrain from booking appointments to reduce the risk of exposure.
- Pre-screening will be done with each client before their treatment to ensure it is safe to continue with the treatment. The decision will be made by the therapist based on guidelines placed by Ontario Public Health and the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario. Please take your temperature before arriving and do not come in if you have a fever or any cold/flu like symptoms. If so treatment will be rescheduled for two weeks.
- Treatment sessions will be limited to 30 or 45min treatments until further notice to limit the amount of exposure time since we are confined to a small space during treatments.
- I will be taking fewer appointments per day to be able to clean and sanitize thoroughly between treatments and to allow time between appointments to avoid client-to-client contact in the waiting areas.
- I ask that clients wash their hands or sanitize as soon as they enter and please wear a mask. A sanitization station will be set up at the entrance for your convenience. I will be wearing a mask during each treatment for your safety as well.
- Clients will remain prone (face down) for the duration of their treatments to limit the chance of virus transmission through close face to face contact.
- If possible please avoid cash as payment and receipts will now be emailed. This will help prevent touching shared surfaces and lowering levels of transmitting the virus.
Please remain patient as implementation of these guidelines and the obtaining of sufficient PPE due to shortages can be a lengthy process. As I have stated before the health & safety of myself, my family and all of my clients is my top priority. I will only return to practice when I feel it safe to do so and will keep everyone posted.
Thank you again for all of your support during this time. I hope everyone remains safe & healthy!
Sandra Viaes RMT
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