Taddle Creek Family Health Team has many service providers. Over half our clinicians are not physicians.
Here is a brief outline of their scope of practice.
Physicians
Our primary care physicians provide a broad range of health-care services that focus on health promotion, disease prevention and chronic decease management in addition to ongoing episodic care. They diagnose, order, prescribe, treat and counsel. To learn more about primary care physicians, visit their college and association.
Our sessional psychiatrist runs a clinic one day a week (Thursdays). His/her primary role is to consult with primary care providers (physicians/nurse practitioners) for diagnostic clarification and for medication adjustments. They also work closely with our social workers to enhance our Mental Health Program.
Nurse Practitioners
Our primary care nurse practitioners (NP) are registered nurses with advanced university education who provide personalized, quality health care to patients. They provide a broad range of health-care services that focus on health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management in addition to ongoing episodic care. They diagnose, order, prescribe, treat and counsel. To learn more about NPs visit their college and association.
Registered Nurses
Our registered nurses (RN) triage, assess, treat, and monitor patients with acute and chronic illness in partnership with the primary care providers; they focus on health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management (ex. immunizations, contraceptive education, smoking cessation counseling, etc.). To learn more about RNs, visit their college and association.
Our Diabetes Nurse Educators (Registered Nurse) educate patients on diabetes management and prevention, diabetes medications, diabetes complications, blood pressure targets, cholesterol targets, glucose targets and the use of glucose monitors.
Registered Dietitians
Our registered dietitian (RD) provides nutrition counseling to promote health, to prevent disease and to assist in chronic disease management. She provides nutrition expertise for patients with hypertension, patients wishing to reduce their weight, patients needing elevated cholesterol counselling and eating disorders. To learn more about dieticians, visit their college.
Our Diabetes Dietitians educate patients on diabetes management and prevention, physical activity and healthy nutrition (e.g. fiber, glycemic index, carbohydrate goals, carbohydrate counting, heart healthy diet, low sodium diet, weight control, weight loss, lowering triglycerides) and the use of glucose monitors.
Pharmacists
Our pharmacists provide medication-related education and support patients with complex illnesses. To learn more about pharmacists, visit their college.
Social Workers
Our social workers provide one-on-one counselling, group therapy and case management to help patients resolve problems and find community resources. To learn more about Social Workers, visit their college, and association.
Physician Assistant
Our physician assistant (PA) works in collaboration with primary care physicians to provide quality care with a degree of autonomy, negotiated and agreed on by the supervising physician(s). More specifically, our physician assistant (PA) provides a broad range of medical services to housebound patients, extending the supervising physician’s services. To learn more about physician assistants, visit their association.