In a release to accompany the launch of the program, it was noted these clinics, “will have dedicated time to see patients with common illnesses and people who are on medications for chronic diseases like diabetes, and cardiovascular and lung disease. |...
Appointments for the program, which is receiving funding from the provincial government, started on Feb. 1.
“We had 44 applications for the 12 sites, so when we were making the selections, there were a number of factors,” Bodnar said. “One was areas of most need and Truro is an area of high need. We know there's a huge percentage of the population here that doesn't have access to primary care providers. “We're doing assessments for minor ailments, things like heartburn and indigestion, yeast infections, cold sores, were doing strep assessments and prescribing if deemed appropriate,” she said when asked to highlight a few of the benefits.
“Tera could have always helped people with chronic disease management,” she said. “Many would have gone to their physician to get a lab requisition and then come back, but now we can help better in two ways. One, we can do these point-of-care tests right here within, sort of, 10 minutes, they can be on their way with a new medication, if need be, or adjusted for things like diabetes and COPD . And in addition, now the sites will be able to order lab tests.
She added to the second point about acute care settings and did so by talking about a recent study done in Ontario that launched a pharmacy program to start the year.
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