Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our expansion grand opening! We enjoyed getting to share our clinic with the community and publicly recognizing all the wonderful individuals who played a role in our expansion!
Cervical cancer is cancer in the cervix. The cervix is a body part that connects the uterus (womb) to the vagina (genital opening). Cervical cancer is almost always caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). There are more than 100 types of HPV. HPV is a common virus that will often go away on is own without doing any harm, but some types of HPV can cause cell changes that may turn into cervical cancer over time if they are not treated. Cervical screening checks for types of HPV that can sometimes cause cervical cancer, so getting regular cervical screenings can help you avoid getting cervical cancer.
You have a choice about how to be screened. you have 2 cervical screening options :
- Health care provider-collected : A doctor, nurse practitioner or midwife collects a sample from your cervix. if the sample shows you have HPV, the same sample will be checked for cell changes in the cervix.
- Self-collected : You use a small swab to collect a sample from your vagina. If your sample shows have HPV, your health care provider will contact you to schedule a health care provider-collected cervical screening to check for HPV on your cervix.
Come join us for our Grand Opening on May 05th, 2023 at 1 pm and see the major changes at the clinic. The clinic has more than doubled in size and staff since we first opened in 2010. We now have two wings – one dedicated to clinical and one to programs. Sixteen hundred new patients will be getting their health care with our team.
And you should see our plans for the future!!!
Newly diagnosed with pre-diabetes or Type 2 diabetes or maybe it has just been a while since you have used diet and lifestyle changes to assist with managing your blood sugars and need some reminders? Sessions will run 6 consecutive weeks on Wednesdays evenings at LNPLC and be hosted by Registered Dietitian and Registered Kinesiologist with guest sessions from a Social Worker and Registered Practical Nurse.
Clinic Executive Director Pam Delgaty and NP Rajesh Talpade discusses the role that NPs and Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics can play in the future of Primary Care in Ontario with MPP Kevin Holland.
We had the privilege in March of having Nurse Practitioners from Fort Frances/Rainy River at our clinic to discuss the important role NPLCs play in primary care access for Northwestern Ontario. We look forward to working together in the future.
Your provider can write you a prescription to keep your physical activity level at the standard for basic fitness and health.
Register your Prescription here: Prescription To Get Active and you can access a huge amount of fitness resources, as well as a one-month trial membership at the Canada Games Complex.
Ask any of our health providers about this program!
Thank you for your interest in joining our practice. At this time, all of our providers are at full capacity and are unable to accept new patients. We do not maintain an internal waitlist.
We encourage you to register with Healthcare Connect, a service that helps connect patients with available primary care providers. As space becomes available in our practice, we work with Healthcare Connect to accept patients from their registry.
We appreciate your understanding and wish you the best in finding a primary care provider as soon as possible.
Have you had an advance care planning discussion with family or friends?
Help us make the ACP Day campaign the best ever!
If you were ill and couldn’t make medical decisions, who would make them for you??
Your Substitute Decision Maker needs to know your wishes, and what’s important to you.
Watch this “What’s Your Excuse” video
See more at: http://www.advancecareplanning.ca/resource/acp-day-campaign-kit/
Happy Nurse Practitioner’s Week to all the NPs and their patients and colleagues! NPs offer cost-effective primary health care of high quality for their patients, every day. We’re grateful for all the work they do.
If you are pleased with the care you’re getting from your NP, please spread the word! Write your MPP and tell them you want more of this quality health care for you and your families!
Also, click here for a great article by RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun about the issue
Have questions about social services, family concerns, mental health concerns? Come see our Social Workers for all of your information.
View Full Post to see a video from the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers:
The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers regulates the practice of social work and social service work in Ontario, ensuring professional and public accountability for the thousands of practitioners in our province. Learn why choosing an SW is the best option for safe, ethical and competent social work services.
Visit the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s Nutrition Month Website and FREE Grocery Store Tour Schedule.
Call Kim at 625-8315 to register, or come see Claudia, our Registered Dietitian for your nutritional needs.
Want to know more about Nurse Practitioners and the opportunities available for them in offering health care? Watch this video:
It’s about time Canadians had more health-care options.
About time we cut wait times.
About time that our health-care teams include more nurse practitioners.
Have questions about nutrition and your health? Come see Alixis our Registered Dietician for all of your information.
View Full Post to see a video from the College of Dieticians of Ontario:
The College of Dieticians of Ontario works in the public interest. Learn why choosing an RD is the best option for safe, ethical and competent nutrition services.
Visit our Programs/Services section for upcoming programs this fall, including:
- World Senior’s Day,
- a Memory Screening Clinic,
- Diabetes Education, and
- Chronic Disease Management
- Cervical Cancer Screening
- Screen for a day
