Programs and Services
The Family Health Team provides primary health care services to its patients with the following foci:
» Integrating a broad range of allied health professionals into primary care.
» Providing a comprehensive program of patient education designed to support patients better manage their own care.
» Providing information and leadership to patients on wellness and prevention.
» Supporting patients to better manage chronic disease such as heart disease and diabetes.
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team is currently developing targeted services and programs in four specific areas:
» Mental Health.
» Chronic Disease Management with a targeted focus on heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
» Health Promotion and Disease Prevention with a specific focus on physical activity/exercise, nutrition, smoking cessation and stress reduction/management.
» Accessible services for our Mennonite patient population, including Low German Speaking Mennonites from Mexico.
» Integrating a broad range of allied health professionals into primary care.
» Providing a comprehensive program of patient education designed to support patients better manage their own care.
» Providing information and leadership to patients on wellness and prevention.
» Supporting patients to better manage chronic disease such as heart disease and diabetes.
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team is currently developing targeted services and programs in four specific areas:
» Mental Health.
» Chronic Disease Management with a targeted focus on heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
» Health Promotion and Disease Prevention with a specific focus on physical activity/exercise, nutrition, smoking cessation and stress reduction/management.
» Accessible services for our Mennonite patient population, including Low German Speaking Mennonites from Mexico.
Services Include:
Geriatric Psychiatry - Dr. Crowson
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team offers Geriatric Psychiatry Services via video conferencing from our Clifford and Drayton locations.
Dr. Crowson is a Psychiatrist from St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton working with our Registered Nurse, Pam Turton, to provide assessments for patients 65 years and older, or for any age-related concerns with any of the following criteria:
> Behavioural difficulties
> Cognitive decline / Memory loss / Dementia
> Mood disorder, anxiety, psychosis
> Psychiatric medication review
> Substance misuse.
Follow up is provided as needed.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team offers Geriatric Psychiatry Services via video conferencing from our Clifford and Drayton locations.
Dr. Crowson is a Psychiatrist from St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton working with our Registered Nurse, Pam Turton, to provide assessments for patients 65 years and older, or for any age-related concerns with any of the following criteria:
> Behavioural difficulties
> Cognitive decline / Memory loss / Dementia
> Mood disorder, anxiety, psychosis
> Psychiatric medication review
> Substance misuse.
Follow up is provided as needed.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Memory Clinic
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team offers a Memory Clinic monthly at our Drayton site. It is a multi-disciplinary team led by Dr. Donald and includes the Registered Nurse, Social Worker and Dispensary staff.
This clinic provides team based assessment and follow-up using specific diagnostic tools and investigative tests for patients with cognitive impairments. Patients are to attend the clinic accompanied by their spouse or a family member. Caregiver support and linkages to the community will be provided as well.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team offers a Memory Clinic monthly at our Drayton site. It is a multi-disciplinary team led by Dr. Donald and includes the Registered Nurse, Social Worker and Dispensary staff.
This clinic provides team based assessment and follow-up using specific diagnostic tools and investigative tests for patients with cognitive impairments. Patients are to attend the clinic accompanied by their spouse or a family member. Caregiver support and linkages to the community will be provided as well.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Program
Perhaps you or someone you know is living with breathing problems. The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team is offering new programs to help our patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
COPD is the term for lung conditions such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema. When a person suffers from COPD the damage done to the tissue of the lungs makes breathing a chore.
The COPD program offers a group workshop, Living Well with COPD and teaches self-management and coping skills. The Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Registered Nurse, Dietitian and Health Promoter/Exercise Specialist make up the multi-disciplinary team in place to assist our patients improve their quality of life while dealing with lung conditions.
This program has partnered with St-Mary's Hospital in Kitchener to offer video conferencing with their Respirologist department. This would allow our patients access to lung specialist from our Clifford or Drayton office.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Perhaps you or someone you know is living with breathing problems. The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team is offering new programs to help our patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
COPD is the term for lung conditions such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema. When a person suffers from COPD the damage done to the tissue of the lungs makes breathing a chore.
The COPD program offers a group workshop, Living Well with COPD and teaches self-management and coping skills. The Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Registered Nurse, Dietitian and Health Promoter/Exercise Specialist make up the multi-disciplinary team in place to assist our patients improve their quality of life while dealing with lung conditions.
This program has partnered with St-Mary's Hospital in Kitchener to offer video conferencing with their Respirologist department. This would allow our patients access to lung specialist from our Clifford or Drayton office.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Activity Counselling
> Wanting to start a regular exercise program?
> Don't know where to start?
> Exercise doesn't have to hurt to be effective!
Adding more regular exercise to your life will give you increased energy, make you feel better and improve your quality of life. Regardless of what stage you are at with your exercise program, our Exercise Specialist can help you determine your current fitness level and create an individualized program aimed at improving your health.
Some of the concerns our health promoter can help you learn more about include:
» Achieve a healthy weight
» Control your blood pressure
» Manage your diabetes
» Decrease pain
» Reduce stress
Exercise programs can also be tailored to those with chronic disease or other health problems.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
> Wanting to start a regular exercise program?
> Don't know where to start?
> Exercise doesn't have to hurt to be effective!
Adding more regular exercise to your life will give you increased energy, make you feel better and improve your quality of life. Regardless of what stage you are at with your exercise program, our Exercise Specialist can help you determine your current fitness level and create an individualized program aimed at improving your health.
Some of the concerns our health promoter can help you learn more about include:
» Achieve a healthy weight
» Control your blood pressure
» Manage your diabetes
» Decrease pain
» Reduce stress
Exercise programs can also be tailored to those with chronic disease or other health problems.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Pharmacy Counselling
Our clinical pharmacist helps our patients better understand what medications they are taking and what they do. The pharmacist works closely with the primary health care provider to make decisions about medication choices, drug interactions and the best way to help our patients, if medication is an option.
The pharmacist can also assist with medication organization and management. By helping our patients understand how food, activity and other medications affect their medication, patients become more knowledgeable.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Our clinical pharmacist helps our patients better understand what medications they are taking and what they do. The pharmacist works closely with the primary health care provider to make decisions about medication choices, drug interactions and the best way to help our patients, if medication is an option.
The pharmacist can also assist with medication organization and management. By helping our patients understand how food, activity and other medications affect their medication, patients become more knowledgeable.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Nutrition Counselling
> Tired of diets that don't work?
> Confused about reading food labels?
> Want to enjoy food again?
Our registered dietitian can help you with many nutrition related concerns. Healthy eating is an important part of overall well-being. Whether you have a specific medical condition or just want more information about choosing healthier foods, our dietitian can help you make informed choices about the food you eat.
Nutritional counselling also offered on:
> Healthy eating on a budget
> Food allergies and intolerances
> Nutrition for healthy pregnancy
> Healthy vegetarian eating
> Nutrition for children and families
> Vitamins and minerals for good health
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
> Tired of diets that don't work?
> Confused about reading food labels?
> Want to enjoy food again?
Our registered dietitian can help you with many nutrition related concerns. Healthy eating is an important part of overall well-being. Whether you have a specific medical condition or just want more information about choosing healthier foods, our dietitian can help you make informed choices about the food you eat.
Nutritional counselling also offered on:
> Healthy eating on a budget
> Food allergies and intolerances
> Nutrition for healthy pregnancy
> Healthy vegetarian eating
> Nutrition for children and families
> Vitamins and minerals for good health
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Heart to Heart
What is Heart to Heart?
Heart to Heart is a six-session program of education and support for cardiac patients and their partners. It was developed by the Heart and Stroke Foundation to meet the needs of people learning to live with heart disease and risk factors associated with this process.
What happens at the meetings?
Each two hour session, you and your partner will discover how to live with heart disease and how to make important lifestyle changes.
Videos or guest speakers and informal group discussions are used to provide information. You'll have opportunities to ask questions, share common concerns with group members and take the next step on the road to recovery.
Heart to Heart groups are lead by a knowledgeable and caring facilitator who'll help you identify solutions and offer practical suggestions.
Is this program right for me?
If you or someone you care about has had a heart attack, heart surgery, have a number of risk factors for heart disease or suffering from angina, Heart to Heart gives you an opportunity to understand what's happened and get your questions answered.
Knowing what to expect and learning what to do to lead as healthy a life as possible will start you and your partner on the road to recovery more quickly and easily.
Should my partner attend?
Yes! A partner, or family member, should attend with you - they usually have questions too.
Your partner will welcome the opportunity to talk with others and learn how they're dealing with similar concerns. By working together, you'll both be better able to face the challenges that living with heart disease brings.
Does my doctor know about the program?
Information about the program is given to family doctors and cardiologists. Many encourage their partners to attend.
Your doctor and the other health professionals directly involved in your care are the best people to answer your questions. Heart to Heart provides you with information you can discuss with them.
What Will I Learn?How your heart works
» Heart problems and treatment
» How to reduce your risk for heart disease
Stress strategies
» The effects of stress on the heart
» How to identify signs of stress
» How to manage and reduce stress
Ways you can get more active
» The benefits of physical activity
» Adapting activities to fit you and your lifestyle
» Resuming sexual activity
Medication management
» Medications common to cardiac patients
» Side effects and how to deal with them
» Organizing and storing medication
How to deal with emotions
» Identifying the various feelings and emotions you may experience
» How to cope with lifestyle changes
Heart smart eating habits
» How what you eat affects your heart
» How you can control cholesterol and reduce fat
» How to shop heart smart
How to be prepared for an emergency
» The warning signs and signals of a heart attack
» What to do
» Developing an emergency plan
Patients interested in this or any other of the Family Health Team's services may speak to their physician for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
What is Heart to Heart?
Heart to Heart is a six-session program of education and support for cardiac patients and their partners. It was developed by the Heart and Stroke Foundation to meet the needs of people learning to live with heart disease and risk factors associated with this process.
What happens at the meetings?
Each two hour session, you and your partner will discover how to live with heart disease and how to make important lifestyle changes.
Videos or guest speakers and informal group discussions are used to provide information. You'll have opportunities to ask questions, share common concerns with group members and take the next step on the road to recovery.
Heart to Heart groups are lead by a knowledgeable and caring facilitator who'll help you identify solutions and offer practical suggestions.
Is this program right for me?
If you or someone you care about has had a heart attack, heart surgery, have a number of risk factors for heart disease or suffering from angina, Heart to Heart gives you an opportunity to understand what's happened and get your questions answered.
Knowing what to expect and learning what to do to lead as healthy a life as possible will start you and your partner on the road to recovery more quickly and easily.
Should my partner attend?
Yes! A partner, or family member, should attend with you - they usually have questions too.
Your partner will welcome the opportunity to talk with others and learn how they're dealing with similar concerns. By working together, you'll both be better able to face the challenges that living with heart disease brings.
Does my doctor know about the program?
Information about the program is given to family doctors and cardiologists. Many encourage their partners to attend.
Your doctor and the other health professionals directly involved in your care are the best people to answer your questions. Heart to Heart provides you with information you can discuss with them.
What Will I Learn?How your heart works
» Heart problems and treatment
» How to reduce your risk for heart disease
Stress strategies
» The effects of stress on the heart
» How to identify signs of stress
» How to manage and reduce stress
Ways you can get more active
» The benefits of physical activity
» Adapting activities to fit you and your lifestyle
» Resuming sexual activity
Medication management
» Medications common to cardiac patients
» Side effects and how to deal with them
» Organizing and storing medication
How to deal with emotions
» Identifying the various feelings and emotions you may experience
» How to cope with lifestyle changes
Heart smart eating habits
» How what you eat affects your heart
» How you can control cholesterol and reduce fat
» How to shop heart smart
How to be prepared for an emergency
» The warning signs and signals of a heart attack
» What to do
» Developing an emergency plan
Patients interested in this or any other of the Family Health Team's services may speak to their physician for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Mental Health/Counselling ServicesThe Family Health Team currently has two social workers who offer psycho-education related to the prevention of mental health problems as well as individual, couple, family, and groupcounselling and psychotherapy.
Specific mental health concerns that the social workers can help with include:
> Depression, including post-partum depression
> Anxiety Disorders/Worry
> Self-Esteem
> Stress Management
> Parenting Concerns
> Coping with Illness
> Couple and Family Problems
> Grief
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Specific mental health concerns that the social workers can help with include:
> Depression, including post-partum depression
> Anxiety Disorders/Worry
> Self-Esteem
> Stress Management
> Parenting Concerns
> Coping with Illness
> Couple and Family Problems
> Grief
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Smoking Cessation Program
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team continues to offer smoking cessation services at both our Clifford and Drayton locations.
Our staff is well qualified to help you with smoking cessation. The pharmacist is a certifiedTEACH clinician (Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counseling and Health) and has considerable experience with smoking cessation counseling. Our Health Promoter and one of our Nurse Practitioners have completed training at the University of Toronto on Essential Strategies for Tobacco Cessation in primary care with TEACH. Together, they are running the Family Health Team's smoking cessation program.
The Family Health Team is now participating in the "STOP with FHTs" study, which is a Ministry of Health and Long Term Care funded project that will continue until the Spring of 2013. The project is evaluating the effectiveness of offering counseling support and free nicotine replacement therapy (Nicoderm patch, lozenge, inhaler or gum).
Interested in quitting? For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team continues to offer smoking cessation services at both our Clifford and Drayton locations.
Our staff is well qualified to help you with smoking cessation. The pharmacist is a certifiedTEACH clinician (Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counseling and Health) and has considerable experience with smoking cessation counseling. Our Health Promoter and one of our Nurse Practitioners have completed training at the University of Toronto on Essential Strategies for Tobacco Cessation in primary care with TEACH. Together, they are running the Family Health Team's smoking cessation program.
The Family Health Team is now participating in the "STOP with FHTs" study, which is a Ministry of Health and Long Term Care funded project that will continue until the Spring of 2013. The project is evaluating the effectiveness of offering counseling support and free nicotine replacement therapy (Nicoderm patch, lozenge, inhaler or gum).
Interested in quitting? For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Congestive Heart Failure/Heart Function Clinic
The Family Health Team has partnered with St. Mary's Regional Cardiac Care Centre (Heart Function Clinic) to assist with the management of heart failure patients, address overall patient satisfaction and improve quality of life.
The Family Health Team's Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Registered Nurse, Dietitian, Pharmacist and Health Promoter/Exercise Specialist work together with your Primary Care Provider and St. Mary's Heart Function Clinic staff. Our goal is to assist hear failure patients to better manage their health.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner to determine if you qualify for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
The Family Health Team has partnered with St. Mary's Regional Cardiac Care Centre (Heart Function Clinic) to assist with the management of heart failure patients, address overall patient satisfaction and improve quality of life.
The Family Health Team's Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Registered Nurse, Dietitian, Pharmacist and Health Promoter/Exercise Specialist work together with your Primary Care Provider and St. Mary's Heart Function Clinic staff. Our goal is to assist hear failure patients to better manage their health.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner to determine if you qualify for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
Diabetes Clinic
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team, in collaboration with Centre and North Wellington Diabetes Network, is now seeing stable patients with Type 2 Diabetes. The program has been designed to provide patient care according to the Canadian Diabetes Association Guidelines. A team, consisting of the Registered Nurse, the Registered Dietitian and the Exercise Specialist, meets with scheduled patients on Tuesdays in the Drayton office and on Thursdays in Clifford.
We also offering group education and individual counseling for patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes to assist with positive lifestyle changes.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team, in collaboration with Centre and North Wellington Diabetes Network, is now seeing stable patients with Type 2 Diabetes. The program has been designed to provide patient care according to the Canadian Diabetes Association Guidelines. A team, consisting of the Registered Nurse, the Registered Dietitian and the Exercise Specialist, meets with scheduled patients on Tuesdays in the Drayton office and on Thursdays in Clifford.
We also offering group education and individual counseling for patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes to assist with positive lifestyle changes.
For more information, contact your physician or nurse practitioner for a referral or contact us directly through any means listed on our Contact page.
