Health

Magnus Health is a secure and encrypted student medical records system. It employs the highest level of secure storage of centralized medical records. Further, it allows the school to create tiered access to your child’s sensitive health data, eliminating the need for printed or emailed copies, which are much more vulnerable to the exposure of sensitive information. 

Encrypted data, no need for paper records, tiered access, quick and accurate access in one central location in the event of an emergency

For Magnus Health, access is controlled by the health office. Only individuals with a direct working relationship with a child such as the nurses, chaperones or coaches will be able to view information. Nurses are the only staff with access to treatment notes and additional health information. Coaches and chaperones only have viewing access to relevant emergency health information to care for a child while off campus on a trip. Once they are no longer coaching or chaperoning the child, their access is blocked.

SSIS Sick Policy: Your child must stay at home if they:

• Have a fever of 37.8˚C or higher
• Have 2 or more episodes of vomiting
• Have 2 or more episodes of diarrhea
• Have any flu-like symptoms (sore throat, headache, body aches, or cough)

If your child becomes ill during the school day, the nurse will contact you. At that point, you must make immediate arrangements to pick up your child from school. 
Note that your child must be fever-free for 24 hours (without medication) before returning to school. A full 24 hours must pass since the last episode of vomiting or diarrhea before your child is allowed to return to school.

Here are the links to the SSIS emergency action plans: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diabetes, and Seizures. 

Yes. The Ministry of Health’s Joint Circular No:13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT, PART 3 – HEALTH SPECIALTY EXAMINATION requires an annual health check by a physician. 
How do I submit the Physical Examination form? 
You can upload the health check-up form at any time to Magnus Health. You will find detailed instructions on accessing your Magnus Health account in this instructional video and this Magnus Health Tutorial PDF. Please do not submit paper copies to our Health Office. 

The Physical Examination is due before the start of school each year. If your child requires an emergency action plan for a health condition or has food or environmental allergies, you must inform the health office before the start of school.

Follow this instructional video and this Magnus Health Tutorial PDF, or view their website here. We will provide additional information at the beginning of the year.

For the safety of all students while on campus the following medication rules apply: 

• ALL medications your child is taking at school must be discussed with the divisional nurse and stored in the health office. To keep students safe, we need to be aware of any side effects or risks of the medications taken at school. First dose of all medications will not be administered at school. 
• Students will only be administered medications from home that are prescribed by a medical provider. 
• The nurses have small quantities of over-the-counter medications that can be administered with parent permission such as: 
  • Antihistamines, panadol, paracetamol, streptosil, etc. 
• Students are not allowed to keep or take their own medications with them while at school with the exception of emergency medications prescribed to middle or high school students. Such as: 
  • Epipens, inhalers or diabetic medications 
• Students in elementary school will have emergency medications stored in the nurse's office or carried by CPR/First Aid adults on field trips. 
• Medications must be in the original container with the name of the student, name of the medication, dosage, expiration date, and instructions for administration. Medications are to be brought to school by a parent or guardian and given directly to the nurse. 
• Medication that is brought to school by a child will not be administered unless the child has on file they can self-carry an inhaler, insulin or epi-pen etc. All medications require a parent or guardian to fill out an Authorization for Medication Administration (1).pdf 
• For medications needing to be administered multiple times during the day, the first dose must be administered at home. 

If your child is in high school or middle school and chooses to carry an epi-pen or inhaler we require that a backup is left in the nursing office in the event of an emergency