MyHt Registered Dietitian provides enhanced chronic disease self-management for clients. MyHT RDs work to improve client outcomes and maintain health status as well as to reduce avoidable emergency room visits and hospital admissions.

 

Dietitian Priorities

• Nutritional issues related to Chronic Disease Management

• Weight Management

• Malnutrition

• Gestational and Pediatric nutritional counseling and care

• Food allergies or intolerances

• Group education sessions (eg: Craving Change)
   

Dietitian Access
Clients can be referred by their primary care physician or nurse practitioner.

 

Clients can also self-refer to this service.

 

Approximate Appointment lengths:

New Client 60min; Return Visit 30min.

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Resources:

NutriSTEP Survey (Children)

Nutri-eSCREEN Survey (Adults)

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MyHT Clinical Pharmacist provides medication management for clients with chronic and complex health conditions where medication adherence and reduction in adverse medication events can improve and maintain health status as well as reduce avoidable medication-related emergency room visits and hospital admissions.

 

Pharmacist Priorities

• Complex medication regimes (i.e. 10-15 medications, high alert medications)

• Medication reconciliation due to recent hospital discharge or specialist visit.

• Clients with 2 or more chronic conditions (i.e. CHF, Hypertension, Diabetes, COPD, Asthma) OR one chronic condition requiring specialized care (i.e. client with IV)

• Practitioner referral (may include, but not limited to; controlled medication use, chronic pain, Pharmacare)

• Smoking Cessation Counselling

 

Pharmacist Access

Completed referral form by primary care physician or nurse practitioner.

 

Clients can also self-refer to this service.

 

Approximate appointment lengths:

New Client 60 min; Return Visit 30min.

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Resources:
Health Checks Brandon

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The MyHT Community Mental Health Workers - Shared Care provide brief treatment (6 - 8 sessions) for patients experiencing anxiety, depression or adjustment disorders. They can be co-located in primary care clinic(s) to increase collaboration between providers, share in client care, reduce stigma and increase access to mental health services. They maintain a strong connection to other RHA Community Mental Health programs and work collaboratively with the care team in the clinic(s) and community services to improve and maintain client’s mental health status as well as reduce mental health related emergency room visits and hospital admissions.

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Mental Health Worker Priorities

• Clients with anxiety, depression or adjustment disorder(s) who’s care plan would fit a brief treatment model (6-8 sessions)

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Mental Health Worker Access

Patients are referred by their primary care physician or nurse practitioner.

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Respecting privacy and consent requirements, client information can be shared with primary care providers and other community programs/services, as needed

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Approximate Appointment lengths:

New client 60 min, Return visit 45 min

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Resources:

PMH Mental Health Resources

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