Once you have scheduled your first visit with Dr. Nurani, you will receive a welcome email shortly after. Please provide a valid email address when booking your appointment. Take the time to review this email, as it will contain important information regarding your first visit.
SMART ND Electronic Medical Software
The email you will receive will provide instructions to set up a FREE account to Smart ND. SmartND is the electronic medical software that we use at the clinic. Once you have created your account, you will then have access to the SmartND Patient Portal. The Patient Portal allows you to log in online and access intake forms, consent forms, treatment plans, handouts, and anything else your doctor wants to communicate to you. For more information, and to view a tutorial on how to set up your SmartND account please CLICK HERE.
Intake and Informed Consent Forms
Please login to the Patient portal on SmartND and fill in BOTH the Intake forms and Informed Consent forms online. Once completed, the doctor will receive a notification that you have completed the forms. You can also DOWNLOAD the forms beforehand and either email, fax (TBD) or drop off the filled out forms BEFORE your first visit. This will allow the doctor to prepare for your first appointment and ensure that you are not spending valuable time filling out paperwork during your visit.
Lab work
You can also request copies of the most recent blood work, scans, or tests completed by your medical doctor or other health care practitioner(s), or any test results that have shown any abnormalities in the past. Please bring a copy of these results with you or arrange to email, fax, or drop them off prior to your first appointment.
Meds and Supplements
Also bring all pharmaceutical medicines and supplements that you are taking currently. Having lists prepared for the doctor is tremendously helpful – medication/ supplement lists, symptom lists, and a list of questions you may have.
There are a number of things that your doctor will go over during the first visit. Naturopathic first visits involve a much more comprehensive approach when gathering information. The naturopathic intake may include questions about your bowel movements to quality of sleep and even your emotional health.
In general, most of the first visit will involve information gathering and reviewing:
We encourage patients to be fully open and honest during the intake process – this will ensure the doctor will understand you better, and make better recommendations for your personal treatment plan. In our clinic, you would never be judged, criticized or ridiculed for anything you say to our doctors or staff.
Once the doctor feels enough information has been obtained, you will get his first clinical impressions of the case, and how he would like to approach your specific situation. It may be necessary to order more lab work at this point and the doctor will discuss your options to go about getting the appropriate lab testing done.
Finally, your doctor will provide an overview assessment of your health and together you will discuss suggested recommendations based on a generalized treatment plan. This may include dietary modifications, lifestyle factors, herbs and/or other supplements. While sometimes comprehensive treatment regimens depend on lab results being in, the doctor will usually get you started on a plan to get you feeling better right away.
This visit is usually recommended within 2-3 weeks of the initial visit. The first follow-up visit typically consists of:
Follow up visits are recommended for anywhere from 2-4 weeks after the initial visit. These visits are shorter and meant to check in and monitor progress.
During follow up consultations, the naturopathic doctor will assess:
These visits are reserved for existing patients of Dr. Nurani’s only and are for more immediate health concerns. To book an acute visit call 403-966-6679.
Dr Nurani administers intramuscular injections of certain injectable nutrients including Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin), adrenal shots and folic acid.