The LBD PCN currently does not have any doctors accepting new patients

 

COVID-19 and the LBD PCN

 Even though Alberta has lifted indoor masking requirements, masks are still required in a healthcare facility. All patients, guests, and staff will be provided with a new medical mask when they enter the PCN office.

December 2021 LBD PCN Newsletter

 Our December newsletter is out! Read about:

- Edmonton Zone Health Education

- How to access our providers

- Team-Based Care Program

- Prescription To Get Active

- Alberta Seniors’ Centre Without Walls Program

Read the newsletter here: December 2021 LBD PCN Newsletter

Influenza Immunization Clinics

Alberta Health Services has released it's clinic dates for people to be immunized from influenza.

Influenza immunization clinics in our area are listed below. For other locations, please visit the AHS Influenza Clinic Schedule.

Leduc Public Health Centre

4219 50 Street

Leduc, AB  T9E8C9

Friday, Oct. 19                                                          9am – 4:30pm

Saturday, Oct. 20                                                      9am – 4:30pm

Monday, Oct. 22                                                       12:15pm – 8pm

Wednesday, Oct. 24                                                 12:15pm – 8pm

Monday, Oct. 29                                                       12:15pm – 8pm

Tuesday, Nov. 6                                                        12:15pm – 8pm

Saturday, Nov. 17                                                      9am – 430pm

Beaumont Community Centre

5204 50 Ave.

Beaumont, AB  T4X 1E3

Monday, Oct. 15                                                        9am – 8pm

Beaumont Public Health Centre

4918 50 Ave

Beaumont, AB  T4X 1J9

Friday, Oct. 26                                                           9am – 4:30pm

Saturday, Oct. 27                                                       9am – 4:30 pm

Thursday, Nov. 1                                                       12:15pm – 8pm

Saturday, Nov. 3                                                        9am – 4:30pm

Tuesday, Nov. 13                                                       12:15pm – 8pm

Devon General Hospital

101 Erie Street S.

Devon, AB  T9G 2B9

Tuesday, Oct. 30                                                        12:15pm – 8pm

Tuesday, Nov. 13                                                       12:15pm – 8pm

Devon Community Centre

20 Haven Avenue

Devon, AB  T9G 2B9

Wednesday, Oct. 17                                                   9am – 8pm

Thursday, Oct. 25                                                      12:15pm – 8pm

Calmar & District Senior Citizens Club

4916 50 Avenue

Calmar, AB  T0C 0V0

Thursday, Nov. 15                                                     1pm – 7pm

Thorsby Public Health Centre

4825 Hankin Street

Thorsby, AB  T0C 2P0

Thursday, Nov. 8                                                       3:30pm – 8pm

Thorsby & District Regional Recreation Centre

4901 48 Avenue

Thorsby, AB T0C 2P0

Wednesday, Oct. 24                                                   12:30pm – 7:45pm

Warburg Cloverleaf Manor

5204 53 Avenue

Warburg, AB  T0C 2T0

Tuesday, Oct. 16                                                        1pm – 4pm

New Sarepta Agriplx

5088 1 Avenue

New Sarepta, AB  T0B 3M0

Thursday, Oct. 18                                                      2pm – 6pm

Alberta Open Farm Days

Alberta Open Farm Days is a province-wide open house!

Join Alberta’s farmers, ranchers, and chefs as producers open their gates on August 19th and 20th to the public. 

Alberta Open Farm Days is about farmers and ranchers inviting their urban and rural neighbours to stop in for a visit to share stories, see demonstrations, and learn more about the farmers who grow their food.

Some of Alberta’s most talented chefs and rural communities will be hosting a memorable series of farm to table culinary events that will be held around the province using Alberta farm products.

For more information, to see a list of host farms and plan your trip, please visit http://albertafarmdays.com/

Alberta Open Farm Days

A unique event will be held this weekend - Alberta Open Farm Days runs Saturday, August 22nd and Sunday, August 23rd. 

Alberta Open Farm Days is about farmers and ranchers inviting their urban and rural neighbours to stop in for a visit to share stories, see demonstrations and learn more about the farmers who grow their food. This event is a collaborative, province-wide occasion that gives Albertans an opportunity to experience the farm and understand where their food comes from. It is a backstage pass to meet the farmer, experience Ag-tourism in Alberta and taste local foods direct from the producer.

On August 22, some of Alberta’s most talented chefs and rural communities will be hosting a memorable series of farm to table culinary events that will be held around the province, using Alberta farm products.

More than 70 farms will open their gates on August 23 for farm tours. 

For more information, please visit the Alberta Farm Days website.

Click here for a printable guide of all participating farms and the activities taking place at each.

List of participating host farms.

Participating farms maps:

Northern Alberta

Central Alberta

Southern Alberta

Senior's Falls Prevention Month - Virtual Trek Across Alberta

This November’s Seniors’ Falls Prevention month focuses on the ‘Keep Active’ message. In partnership with UWALK, Finding Balance is hosting a virtual TREK across Alberta. Seniors across the province can join the TREK challenge by counting and recording the number of steps they take from November 1 to 30. The virtual TREK challenge begins in Coutts, Alberta and finishes in Fitzgerald, Alberta. The goal is 3,263,500 steps.

Let's take steps together to prevent falls.

You can pick up your free Finding Balance pedometer and passport (while supplies last) at the Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network office.The passport provides information on how to join, count steps, convert minutes of other activities like biking or shoveling into steps and where to log all steps. Group leaders can log steps for their group or individuals can log their own steps.

#301, 4710 - 50 Street, Leduc AB.

www.lbdpcn.com

For more information on Finding Balance and preventing falls, please visit:

http://www.findingbalancealberta.ca

The difference between a Dietitian and a Nutritionist

A common question that we as dietitians get asked by patients and even other healthcare professionals is, “what’s the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist?”  It’s a valid question, especially with all the different types of “nutritionists” in the media, opening up practices to provide counselling or strategies and in various businesses.  It’s an important question to address because not all nutritionists are dietitians, but all dietitians are nutritionists.

What or who are dietitians?

Dietitians are health care professionals who hold a Bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition science and have completed practical training in hospital or community settings. After rigorous education and training, dietitians are also required to complete a registration examination to ensure competence in practice in their province, and are required to maintain competence with the latest nutrition research and guidelines, which is regulated by a provincial regulatory body.  In Alberta, this regulatory body is the College of Dietitians of Alberta.

Government protection of the public against poor nutrition advice.

In Alberta “Dietitian”, “Registered Dietitian” and “Registered Nutritionist” are law protected titles (under the Health Professions Act) for health care professionals who are registered with the College of Dietitians of Alberta.

The title “nutritionist” is not protected or reserved in Alberta for exclusive use by dietitians, though in some provinces it is.  In Alberta, the term “nutritionist” is not a law-regulated term, so there is not the same level of accountability as “dietitians” in providing quality health care for the public. Essentially, anyone can call themselves a “nutritionist”.

Some people may use variations of the terms “registered” or “nutritionist” or “certified” to describe the services they provide, but they do not have the same degree of training and accountability as a dietitian.  The accountability is for public protection for safe health information, and quality of service provided by a qualified health care professional.

To be sure if someone is a qualified health care professional specializing in nutrition counselling, go to Dietitians of Canada (www.dietitians.ca) or the College of Dietitians of Alberta (http://www.collegeofdietitians.ab.ca/) to find out if they are qualified and regulated.  In Alberta, there are no other provincial government recognized boards to provide the same level of protection to the public against unqualified nutrition practice other than the two listed above.


What does this mean for you as a patient?

Look for the following titles when looking for reliable, evidence-based nutrition advice from a qualified health care professional:

• Registered Dietitian
• Dietitian
• Registered Nutritionist (not just nutritionist)
• R.D.

What about the term “Registered Holistic Nutritionist™?”

You may see there is a “TM” after the title “Registered Holistic Nutritionist™.”   This is a trademark name that is protected under the Trade-mark Act, but is not the same as the Dietitian title that is under Alberta’s Health Professions Act.  Just as Coca Cola™ is a trademark product, the “Registered Holistic Nutritionists™” are providing a trademark service that is not regulated by a health professions college.

Sally Ho is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator at the Leduc Beaumont Devon Primary Care Network. 

Be A Donor

CTV Canada AM hosted the Be A Donor special this morning, featuring Helene Campbell, a 21 year old Canadian who underwent a double lung transplant last month.


Be A Donor Live Chat


CTV Canada AM provided some interesting statistics on Twitter about organ donation:


- For every 10 people who need a heart transplant in Canada, only two will receive the organ they need
- Only 13 out of every 1,000,000 Canadians are organ donors
- Canada has one of the lowest donation rates in the developed world
- The oldest organ donor in Canada was 90 years old. Age is not a barrier
- Right now, more than 4500 Canadians are waiting for an organ transplant
- Of those, 75% need a kidney
- Those numbers have doubled since 1991, due to rising rates of diabetes


You can followt the discussion on Twitter by using the following hashtag: #beadonor or by following @CTVCanadaAM


For more information on organ donation statistics, please visit the Canadian Institute of Health Information website.


Alberta, Nunavut and Northwest Territories do not have online registeries at this time. To find out how to become an organ donor in Alberta, sign the back of your health card.

For all other provinces, please seach online for your province's online registry.