As Saskatchewan hunkers down amid a pandemic-induced state of emergency, doctors are adapting their practices to provide quality care in unprecedented circumstances.
Dr. Sara Dungavell has been working from home as COVID-19 cases continue to pop up across the province, taking all of her appointments over the phone.
Since the Saskatoon-based psychiatrist normally runs a mobile clinic, she said she’d be a prime candidate for unknowingly spreading the novel coronavirus, should she contract it. “We still want to take care of you and get good medical care to you.
We’re just going to have to do it by phones,” Dungavell told Global News. She said losing the ability to read her patients’ body language is tough, but says it’s worth it if it means