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The Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic unveils another expansion
CBC news produced a video interview on May 5, 2023
There's been a surge in family doctors retiring across Ontario over the last few years and a lot of them had big practices. That leaves an alarming number of people without access to Primary Care. The Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic in Thunder Bay will open its new expansion to the public for the first time. The new real estate will let them take on 1,600 additional patients.
Ottawa Valley FHT partners with Carleton Place in the creation of a new health centre
CBC news published an article Apr 29, 2023
By Ben Andrews
At first, Peter Hamer thought the empty lot in Carleton Place, Ont., was destined to become a standard medical clinic.
With an estimated 4,000 residents in the area without a family doctor, the project would help address a need.
But as work progressed, Hamer began to see the outline of "something much more interesting."
Inner City FHT to Develop Substance Use Hub for People Experiencing Homelessness
Government of Canada Announced Apr 2023
Inner City Family Health Team – Toronto, ON
Substance Use Hub for People Experiencing Homelessness
Bruyère Academic FHT pilot project cuts opioid use among patients with chronic pain
Ottawa Citizen Published Apr 08, 2023
By Andrew Duffy
An Ottawa pilot project has significantly reduced opioid use among patients with chronic pain by treating it with the kind of comprehensive program used to treat other chronic diseases.
Grandview Medical Centre & Two Rivers FHTs partner with OHT for Community Mental Health and Addictions Clinic
CambridgeToday Published an article Apr 7, 2023
By CambridgeToday Staff
For the past three weeks, the Cambridge North Dumfries Ontario Health Team (CND OHT) has been piloting an eight-week Community Mental Health and Addictions Clinic (CMAC) in Cambridge with the help of several community partners.
Chronic noncancer pain management: Integration of a nurse-led program in primary care
Chronic noncancer pain management
Integration of a nurse-led program in primary care
Research article published in Canadian Family Physician March 2023, 69 (3) e52-e60
Abstract
Problem addressed Chronic noncancer pain is often excessively managed with medications (most notably opioids) instead of nonpharmacologic options or multidisciplinary care—the gold standards.
