Friday 7 August 2015

Ask the Healthcare Team - monthly column

Ask the Healthcare Team offers trusted, evidence-based healthcare information to our patients and the public. This information is provided to you by the multidisciplinary team at the Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network. This monthly column will answer common questions our team members hear from patients and will appear in the local newspapers Leduc Representative, Beaumont News and Devon Dispatch.

What is the Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network?
The Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network (PCN) offers support to the patients of our member physicians. This collaborative team approach allows for better access to healthcare resources. Our PCN healthcare team is made up of nurses, dietitians, an exercise specialist, registered pharmacist, registered psychologist, mental health clinicians, referral coordinators and support staff. In addition to the care you receive from your family doctor, programs and services offered at the PCN include:

  • ·         Diabetes management
  • ·         Smoking cessation
  • ·         Weight management
  • ·         Mental health
  • ·         Geriatric consultation
  • ·         Referral coordination
  • ·         Exercise prescriptions
  • ·         Cardiac rehabilitation program
  • ·         Specialist clinics
  • ·         After-hours clinics (Leduc and Beaumont)


To access any of these programs and services, please talk to your PCN family doctor.


The Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network SMILE Healthcare Team (L-R): 

Dr. Sheila Gothjelpsen - Registered Psychologist
Sally Ho - Registered Dietitian 
Penny Garton - Administrative Assistant 
Corinne Cutler - Exercise Specialist 
Cherie DeBoer - Registered Nurse 
Nandini Desai - Registered Pharmacist 
Lori Briggs - Manager, Chronic Disease
Andrea Shackel - Registered Dietitian 

Have a question for our healthcare team? Please send it to info@lbdpcn.com

For more information on the PCN’s programs and services, please visit www.lbdpcn.com