The Atikokan Family Health Team includes: Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, Dietitian, Mental Health Worker, Pharmacist and Administration. Family Health Teams allow physicians and other allied health providers to work as a team to focus on keeping patients healthy
Medical care team focused on family and community health
- Offers timely access to high quality primary care
- Provides access to other health care professionals within and outside of the Family Health Team
- Coordinates documentation if patient receives care from a member of the team
- Administers various health programs
- Participates in teaching with a regular rotation of medical students and residents from Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)
Provides health care services including but not limited to:
- Chronic disease management
- Diabetes program
- Health promotion
- Disease prevention
- Nutritional counselling
- Mental health counselling
- Exercise groups
- Ear flushes
- Immunizations and injections
- Medication review
- Women's health
- Wound care
For a complete list of programs and services visit the website
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