Adult Day Program
Provides a daytime group environment of supervised activities, meals, companionship and recreation for older adults and those with chronic or palliative conditions.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic
Programs for people with heart disease designed to reduce future heart risks. Often involves nutritional counseling, blood pressure management, weight, and diabetes management, exercise and counseling.
Dietitian Consultation
Individualized nutrition counselling. Normally provided by a Registered Dietitian.
Group Therapy
A special form of therapy in which a small number of people meet together under the guidance of a professionally trained therapist to help themselves and one another.
Health Education Classes
Provides education to participants to make choices that may improve wellness or reduce risks of disease. May focus on specific diseases or specific lifestyle issues (e.g. healthy eating).
Individual/ Family Counselling
Guidance or advice aimed at better managing a challenging situation or to resolve personal problems. Includes mental health and addictions counselling.
Mammography
An imaging modality that uses low energy x-rays specifically for imaging of breast tissue.
Nuclear Medicine
An diagnostic imaging modality that involves injection or inhalation of radioactive tracers to visualize various organs. Commonly used in bone scans, scans of blood flow, and kidney function tests.
Plain Radiography (X-Ray)
Diagnostic imaging technique that uses electromagnetic radiation, especially X-rays, to view internal structure of human body.
Residential Rehabilitation
Provides a residential setting for treatment of conditions such as substance abuse or traumatic injury.
Support Group
In-person meetings where members provide each other with help for a particular life challenge. Often involves relating personal experiences and providing sympathetic understanding. May be clinician or volunteer-led.
Ultrasound
An imaging modality that utilizes high-frequency sound waves to provide cross-sectional images of the body. Commonly used for abdomin, pelvis, cardiovascular, and obstetric purposes.
