The phrase "a preliminary consultation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an initial meeting or discussion to assess a situation or gather information before proceeding further.
Example: "Before we move forward with the project, I suggest we schedule a preliminary consultation to discuss our options."
Alternatives: "an initial meeting" or "a preliminary discussion."
A preliminary consultation posted Nov. 5 said that the institute would instruct its appraisal committees to consider approving highly expensive life-saving drugs for terminal illnesses affecting fewer than 7,000 patients per year — a policy that seems tailor-made for Sutent and the three other kidney cancer drugs.
At 11 50 p.m., after a preliminary consultation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — the regulatory body overseeing the utility — D.C. Water informed the EPA that it would put out a precautionary directive for residents in the affected area to boil tap water.
Practical restraints prohibited a preliminary consultation and participation of the parents during the assessment.
Eligibility was assessed by the study investigators in a preliminary consultation and those who gave their consent were included.
Patients (n = 734) who came to the clinic for a preliminary consultation with their treating physician regarding an upcoming shoulder surgery filled out an initial screening questionnaire.
The referrals will be discussed at the patient conference, and relevant patients will be offered a preliminary consultation (collection of master data, which can be used by the therapists during the course of treatment) and a subsequent medical consultation.
In many cases, they will offer a free preliminary consultation via phone.
Persons undergoing screening colonoscopy typically present at the gastroenterology practice for preliminary consultation about 1 week before colonoscopy.
For example, preliminary consultation with potential beneficiaries ('patients and carers') is already defined by most ethics committees as a necessary step before an application can be submitted.
He declined to say how soon an announcement might come, saying only that even after a preliminary agreement, consultations would be necessary with labor unions and approval required from regulators in Washington and at the European Union.
22 A significant alcohol or substance abuse (assessed during the preliminary consultations).
