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Program:
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Primary Care Team - Telemedicine
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Address:
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55 Queen St c/o Primary Care Team
Sioux Lookout
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Street Address:
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55 Queen St
Sioux Lookout
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Location:
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- Serves as the office for the mobile Primary Care Team
- Located beside the head office for Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
- Situated directly across form the OPP Sioux Lookout detachment
- Closest intersection i
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm
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Service Description:
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Coordinates the delivery of health care services to the Anishinabe people across the Sioux Lookout region
Offers clinical, educational and administrative conferences to Northern Ontario First Nation communities through video conferencing or alternate forms of webcasting- Partners with Keewaytinook Okimakanak Telemedicine (KOTM)
- Provides consultations and follow-up appointments with health professionals via video conferencing units in local nursing stations to allow clients/patients to access health services without leaving their own community
- Provides health related education sessions to clients and families, and employees of Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
- Coordinates various activities to encourage community involvement such as career fairs, family visitation, meet and greets and organization interviews
Program offers the following services:
Tele-Counselling- Connects client and community counsellor for one-on-one consultations with service provider on any agreed upon topic of choice
Tele-Psychiatry- Coordinates with the University of Toronto Sick Kids Department to provide one-time consultation with psychiatrist to review case management and recommendations
- Provides emergency/urgent services for clients within 48 hours
Tele-Psychology- Offers individual psychological consultations
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Application:
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- All services require initial Intake Assessment
- Requires advance arrangements to be made through Telemedicine Coordinator
Tele-Psychiatry
- Requires completion of 8 page referral package and consent forms; must include referral contact information
- Referrals must come from Nodin Child and Family Intervention Services
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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First Nation individuals and families living within First Nation communities in the Sioux Lookout region
Tele-Psychiatry: Children and youth between 0-17 years of age
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Area Served:
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Bearskin Lake First Nation, Cat Lake First Nation, Deer Lake First Nation, Eabametoong First Nation, Eagle Lake First Nation, Fort Severn First Nation, Kasabonika Lake First Nation, and Keewaywin First Nation
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