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.
