The family doctors of the Maple Family Health Organization provide the majority of your medical primary care.  The Maple Family Health Team is complementing these services with nurse practitioners and other health care providers. Our Nurse Practitioners work in collaboration with Physicians and Registered Nurses to care for patients in many different ways. 

The COPD Management program is in place to improve COPD patients’ health and to assist patients in optimizing their health while managing the disease throughout its progression. Speak to your health care provider for more details.

The Maple Family Health Team (FHT) “Diabetes Management” program has been developed to improve the patient’s health and to assist patients in having a controlled and managed disease. The Maple FHT nurses are trained in the diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines and work collaboratively with your family physician or Nurse Practitioner. The program is developed around regularly scheduled visits where nurses review and record the recommended aspects of a diabetes patient’s health. These visits may also include patient education in areas such as: glucose control, meter use, hypoglycemia, taking medications, healthy eating, foot care, and more. This regular monitoring, in conjunction with the care provided by your family physician, supports patients in managing their diabetes. 

Many people will experience a mental health-related problem or mental illness at some point in their lives. The Maple Family Health Team (FHT) has a team of Mental Health service providers to assist people at these times. The Mental Health team consists of a psychiatrist, psychologist and mental health counsellors. Family doctors and the Mental Health team work together to help people with mental health related problems.  These Mental Health Services are available to people of all ages, including children, teens, adults and seniors. The Maple FHT continues to build links to other Mental Health service providers in the community to provide you the best care available. 

CLINICAL NUTRITION SERVICES

The Weight Management program is a non-dieting, healthy lifestyle approach designed to help obese and overweight patients improve their eating habits and find ways to increase activity levels. This group program is offered so that participants might:

The Maple Family Health Team provides foot care services for patients.  Speak to your health care provider for more details. 

The Maple Family Health Team has a pharmacist on staff available for individual patient counselling, either face-to-face or over the phone. Ask your health care provider for details. 

Regular immunization is an ongoing part of patient care at the Maple Family Health Team. Immunization against disease helps in the prevention of disease and most immunizations can be performed in your physician’s office. You or your family can also get immunized at your local Public Health Unit. Information regarding immunizations is available through the Public Health Unit. 

Seasonal Flu Clinics 2011  

You should not get a flu shot if....
*  You have had a severe reaction to the flu shot in the past.
*  You have a know allergy to eggs or thimerosal.
*  You are ill on the day you plan to get the flu shot.

What are the risks and how might I feel after my shot?
The vaccine, like any medication, is capable of causing side effects, which can be either mild or, occasionally, severe.  The risk of the vaccine causing serious harm is extremely small.  Most people who get the vaccine have either no side effects or mild side effects.  A Ministry of Health "Influenza Vaccine Fact Sheet" is available on the websites listed below.

Want to know more....
These websites provide more information on the Influenza Vaccine.

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health Unit
www.kflapublichealth.ca

Ontario Ministry of Health - Public Health Division
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/publichealth/flu/vaccine.aspx 

The Smoking Cessation program provides a systematic approach to assisting patients when they are ready to quit smoking. As part of routine patient care, nurses may ask about your tobacco use and your readiness to quit.   The Maple Family Health Team nurses have been trained in identifying the ways in which your health care team and other agencies can assist you with your “quit” goal. If you are a tobacco user and are ready to quit, ask your health care provider how they might assist you.

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