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Who is it for:       

Patients of a Gastroenterologist who has been diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis.

Goals:                       

To provide assistance with and education pertaining to IBD disease management in order to control symptoms and prevent complications through:

1. In depth educational sessions about:

• Disease (cause and course)
• Treatment options (side effects & administration)
• IBD Wellness and primary prevention strategies

2. Support for administration of medications (subcutaneous and intramuscular administration)

3. Medical Liaison

• Facilitation of communication between the patient and members of the interdisciplinary health care team (test results, follow-up assessments)
• Facilitation of rapid medical assessment for IBD patients experiencing a disease flare

Service:                   

Clients will meet with an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals who will assist them with the multifaceted management of their disease.  Individual treatment plans will be developed based on input from the client as well as the team members.  Clients may meet with individual team members either through clinics or by appointment as required.

Cost:                         

Free

Additional:              

The Chronic Pain Centre is a new program of the Saskatoon Health Region. The interdisciplinary team of health care professionals who have expertise in the management of chronic pain offer assessment and treatment of public and private patients with chronic non-malignant pain. The team may include a nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, psychologist, pharmacist and physicians from anesthesiology, family medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, physiatry and psychiatry.

How to Register:   

Clients must be referred by a Gastroenterologist affiliated with the Multidisciplinary IBD Clinic at the .

Schedule:               

Clients will be followed through clinic appointments or by individual appointments depending on the needs of the individual patient.  

 Location: 

• LiveWell Chronic Disease Management
• Patient Education
• Royal University Hospital
• 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon SK S7N 0W8

Contact:

Wendy Fehr or Shannon Power
Nurse Clinicians, IBD
655-LIVE (655-5483)