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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
December Flu Clinics
The
Bancroft Family Health Team will be having flu shot clinics on the following
dates. Please call 613-332-6783
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appointment.
Tuesday December 6th - 9:00am to 3:00pm
Wednesday
December 14th – 9:00am to 3:00pm
Tuesday December 20th – 9:00am to 3:00pm
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Christmas Holidays
The offices of Drs. Cooper, Brown, Griffin, & Nurse Practitioners Kathy Hardill and Clarissa Townsend, and the Bancroft Family Health Team, including all clinics, will be closed from December 26, 2011 to January 2, 2012 inclusive. If you are a registered patient with the Bancroft Family Health Network and you have a medical concern you can call 1-866-553-7205 from 5 pm to 9 am weekdays and 24 hours on weekends and holidays (only December 26 and January 2 will be considered holidays).
We wish you all a happy and safe holiday season!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
November 16, 2011 is World COPD Day!
World COPD Day 2011 will take place on November 16 around the theme "Are you short of breath? You may have COPD! Ask your doctor about a simple breathing test called spirometry." (http://www.goldcopd.org/wcd-home.html).
Friday, October 21, 2011
Ontario’s Narcotics Strategy - MOHLTC
The law is changing in Ontario with regards to narcotic prescriptions. The new laws will affect doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and patients. Read more at: Ontario’s Narcotics Strategy - MOHLTC
Friday, October 14, 2011
Flu clinic times
The Bancroft Family Health Team will be having flu shot clinics on the following dates. Please call 613-332-6300 to make an appointment.
Tuesday October 18th - 9:30am to 7:30pm
Wednesday October 19th – 9:30am to 4:00pm
Friday October 21st – 9:30am to 12:00pm
Wednesday October 26th – 10:00am to 12:00pm
Thursday October 27th – 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday October 28th – 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Tuesday November 1st - 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Wednesday November 2nd – 10:20am to 4:00pm
Thursday November 3rd – 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday November 4th – 9:30am to 12:00pm
Tuesday November 8th – 1:00pm to 7:30pm
Wednesday November 9th – 9:30am to 12:00pm
Thursday November 10th – 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday November 11th – 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Tuesday October 18th - 9:30am to 7:30pm
Wednesday October 19th – 9:30am to 4:00pm
Friday October 21st – 9:30am to 12:00pm
Wednesday October 26th – 10:00am to 12:00pm
Thursday October 27th – 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday October 28th – 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Tuesday November 1st - 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Wednesday November 2nd – 10:20am to 4:00pm
Thursday November 3rd – 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday November 4th – 9:30am to 12:00pm
Tuesday November 8th – 1:00pm to 7:30pm
Wednesday November 9th – 9:30am to 12:00pm
Thursday November 10th – 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Friday November 11th – 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Halloween Safety
Soon our streets and cul-de-sacs will be packed with little ones, running about, in attempts to gather massive quantities of candy! Please make sure to talk to your children about safety on this very exciting night!! Check out the website below from Safe Kids Canada for some great tips.
http://www.safekidscanada.ca/parents/safety-information/pedestrian-safety/halloween-safety/halloween-safety-tips.aspx
http://www.safekidscanada.ca/parents/safety-information/pedestrian-safety/halloween-safety/halloween-safety-tips.aspx
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Thanksgiving Holiday
The Medical Clinic and the Bancroft Family Health Team will be closed Monday, October 10, 2011 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. If you are a registered patient with the Bancroft Family Health Network and have a medical concern/issue you can call 1-866-553-7205 24 hours on weekends and holidays (and from 5 pm to 9 am Monday to Friday).
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please take a moment to check out the website below.
http://www.cancer.ca/ontario/about%20us/od-mark%20your%20calendar/october%20is%20breast%20cancer%20awareness%20month.aspx?sc_lang=en
http://www.cancer.ca/ontario/about%20us/od-mark%20your%20calendar/october%20is%20breast%20cancer%20awareness%20month.aspx?sc_lang=en
Medical Clinic Closed Friday
The offices of Drs. Cooper, Brown, Griffin, and Nurse Practitioner, Kathy Hardill will be closed September 23, 2011. We apologize for the inconvenience. The offices of the Bancroft Family Health Team Allied Health Professionals will remain open.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
patient monitoring of blood glucose in type II diabetes
Routine SMBG in patients with T2D who do not use insulin has no clinical benefits, is not cost-effective, and reduces the quality of life.
Canadian Family Physician September 2011 vol. 57 no. 9 1015
Canadian Family Physician September 2011 vol. 57 no. 9 1015
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Patient Enrolment Forms
If you recently received a Patient Enrolment Form in the mail, please complete it as soon as possible and return it to our office. If you have any questions in regard to the completion of these forms please feel free to call me at 613-332-1565, ext. 229.
Labour Day Weekend
The offices of the Bancroft Family Health Team, Clarissa Townsend (NP), Kathy Hardill (NP), and Drs. Cooper, Brown, & Griffin will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2011. As this is a statutory holiday registered patients with the Bancroft Family Health Network can call the Telephone Health Advisory Service (THAS) at 1-866-553-7205 with any medical issues, questions, or concerns that they may have during our closure. Have a safe holiday weekend!
Changes to NP Practice
Changes are coming to the scope of NP practice
The Ontario government has approved amendments to the Controlled Acts regulation under the Nursing Act, 1991, which were proposed by the College of Nurses of Ontario.
The regulatory amendment and related changes to the Nursing Act will take effect on Oct. 1, 2011 and will result in the following key changes to practice:
1. The NP drug list will be discontinued. With the exception of controlled substances, NPs will have the authority to prescribe medication as appropriate for client care. (This amendment does not affect the lists of X-rays and ultrasounds that continue to govern clinical aspects of NP practice.)
2. NPs will be able to dispense, sell and compound medication in specified circumstances (for example, when the client does not have reasonable access to a pharmacy).
3. NPs will be able to set and cast fractures in specified circumstances (for example, closed and un-displaced stable fractures).
4. NPs will be able to give client care orders to RNs and RPNs for procedures that they previously could not. For example, venipuncture to obtain blood samples.
A revised Nurse Practitioner practice standard, which includes new expectations for practice associated with the regulatory changes, will be available on the website when the regulation takes effect on Oct 1, 2011.
For more details, click here
The Ontario government has approved amendments to the Controlled Acts regulation under the Nursing Act, 1991, which were proposed by the College of Nurses of Ontario.
The regulatory amendment and related changes to the Nursing Act will take effect on Oct. 1, 2011 and will result in the following key changes to practice:
1. The NP drug list will be discontinued. With the exception of controlled substances, NPs will have the authority to prescribe medication as appropriate for client care. (This amendment does not affect the lists of X-rays and ultrasounds that continue to govern clinical aspects of NP practice.)
2. NPs will be able to dispense, sell and compound medication in specified circumstances (for example, when the client does not have reasonable access to a pharmacy).
3. NPs will be able to set and cast fractures in specified circumstances (for example, closed and un-displaced stable fractures).
4. NPs will be able to give client care orders to RNs and RPNs for procedures that they previously could not. For example, venipuncture to obtain blood samples.
A revised Nurse Practitioner practice standard, which includes new expectations for practice associated with the regulatory changes, will be available on the website when the regulation takes effect on Oct 1, 2011.
For more details, click here
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Great Idea!
What a fantastic idea!!! I think it will provide our patients and staff with another means of communicating ideas, program availabilitiy, what's working and what's not. Good work Dr. Griffin....
Salt Awareness
Salt is one of the major health issues facing Canadians today. The Ontario Medical Association has started an awareness campaign:
Cutting Back on Salt Can Save Your Life: Ontario’s Doctors
Cutting Back on Salt Can Save Your Life: Ontario’s Doctors
First post
Hi everyone,
We are going to try a new thing on on the web - a blog. I think that this is the best and easiest way for us all to post useful, interesting, or just plain fun stuff on the web for us and for our patients!
Everyone is free to contribute to the blog. It will replace the current news list on the website. The website will remain for more stable information (who's who, direction, hours).
So, let's see what happens.
Steve
We are going to try a new thing on on the web - a blog. I think that this is the best and easiest way for us all to post useful, interesting, or just plain fun stuff on the web for us and for our patients!
Everyone is free to contribute to the blog. It will replace the current news list on the website. The website will remain for more stable information (who's who, direction, hours).
So, let's see what happens.
Steve
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