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Community Accessible Rehabilitation (CAR) - Pulmonary Rehabilitation   at
South Calgary Health Centre
Specialty: Pulmonology
Connect Care Department: CGY SCHC PULMONARY REHAB
Estimated time to routine appointment: Within 3 months
Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone
SERVICE DESCRIPTION
The Community Accessible Rehabilitation (CAR) Pulmonary Rehabilitation program provides a multi-disciplinary focus on education and self-management for clients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic lung disease.The following services may be offered in-person or virtually. For virtual sessions, a computer or mobile device (e.g. smartphone, tablet) with video and audio capabilities is required and the patient must be physically in Alberta.

1) Pulmonary Rehabilitation:
  • supervised, targeted exercise and education sessions for clients with chronic lung disease (confirmed by pulmonary function test).
  • exercise sessions two times a week for 8 weeks, which include aerobic and strengthening exercises
  • multi-disciplinary disease-specific education sessions on the self-management of lung disease. Topics include exercise safety, medications, energy conservation, relaxation techniques, oxygen therapy, nutrition and other strategies for living with chronic lung disease.
2) Airway Clearance Techniques
  • Diagnosis of bronchiectasis or moderate to severe chronic lung disease requiring airway clearance only.
  • Education on self-management techniques. (We do not provide manual assisted cough, percussions/vibrations or suctioning.)
The Community Accessible Rehabilitation (CAR) Pulmonary Rehabilitation program provides a multi-disciplinary focus on education and self-management for clients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic lung disease.The following services may be offered in-person or virtually. For virtual sessions, a computer or mobile device (e.g. smartphone, tablet) with video and audio capabilities is required and the patient must be physically in Alberta.

1) Pulmonary Rehabilitation:
  • supervised, targeted exercise and education sessions for clients with chronic lung disease (confirmed by pulmonary function test).
  • exercise sessions two times a week for 8 weeks, which include aerobic and strengthening exercises
  • multi-disciplinary disease-specific education sessions on the self-management of lung disease. Topics include exercise safety, medications, energy conservation, relaxation techniques, oxygen therapy, nutrition and other strategies for living with chronic lung disease.
2) Airway Clearance Techniques
  • Diagnosis of bronchiectasis or moderate to severe chronic lung disease requiring airway clearance only.
  • Education on self-management techniques. (We do not provide manual assisted cough, percussions/vibrations or suctioning.)
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Client must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Have moderate to severe chronic lung disease (obstructive/restrictive)
  • Have rehabilitation potential (ie. be able to walk 125 metres in 6 minutes and transfer independently)
  • Client has transportation to and from appointments.
  • Be medically safe to perform moderate to vigorous exercise (cardiac stability, including absence of significant pulmonary hypertension)
A signed referral from a family physician or other health care provider
Client must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Have moderate to severe chronic lung disease (obstructive/restrictive)
  • Have rehabilitation potential (ie. be able to walk 125 metres in 6 minutes and transfer independently)
  • Client has transportation to and from appointments.
  • Be medically safe to perform moderate to vigorous exercise (cardiac stability, including absence of significant pulmonary hypertension)
A signed referral from a family physician or other health care provider
Referral instructions for primary care, community care, private
providers etc. who do not send referrals via Connect Care.
REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR NON-CONNECT CARE USERS
Complete and sign the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile. 
Incomplete or unreadable referrals will be returned for clarification.
For urgent referrals please fax the referral and call to discuss.
Complete and sign the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile. 
Incomplete or unreadable referrals will be returned for clarification.
For urgent referrals please fax the referral and call to discuss.
REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR CONNECT CARE USERS
Send an Internal Referral using the Ambulatory Referral Order to Pulmonology, type CGY SCHC PULMONARY REHAB in the “To Department” section and complete order.
Indicate if the referral is to be considered urgent.
Send an Internal Referral using the Ambulatory Referral Order to Pulmonology, type CGY SCHC PULMONARY REHAB in the “To Department” section and complete order.
Indicate if the referral is to be considered urgent.
ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS
Urgent Referrals: Fax referral to the service using the contact information in this profile and call clinic to discuss.
NOTE: If you are unsure which community-based COPD program is most appropriate for your patient, this decision algorithm may be helpful: COPD Community Referral Algorithm
Urgent Referrals: Fax referral to the service using the contact information in this profile and call clinic to discuss.
NOTE: If you are unsure which community-based COPD program is most appropriate for your patient, this decision algorithm may be helpful: COPD Community Referral Algorithm
COMMUNICATION PROCESS
  • Referral receipt to referring source within 2 days.
  • Acceptance via appointment details or wait list status letter to referring source and patient within 14 days.
  • Wait list status update every 90 days.
  • Appointment outcome to referral source within 30 days.
 
PHONE
403-943-9433
FAX
403-776-3842
REFERRAL PHONE
403-943-9433
REFERRAL FAX
403-766-3842
LINKED SPECIALISTS
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Routine Reason for Referral
Access Targets convey the clinically appropriate timeframe patients should be seen within, by reason for referral and priority level.
Access Target
Required Information/Investigations
Investigation Timing
Additional Details
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Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease
Include the following on the referral:
  • Date of Referral
  • Client's awareness that a referral has been made
  • Best Contact to Book Appointment:
    • Client
      • phone
      • Email
    • Other
      • Name and relationship
      • phone
 
N/A
Lung Diagnosis. Indicate if client requires airway clearance instructions only
 
N/A
Important:the following information/documents must be included with the referral:
  • Date of most recent hospitalization for an acute exacerbation of lung disease: (yyyy/mon/dd)
  • Recent interpreted Pulmonary Function Test (less than 1 year) If not, please book and send results
  • Recent medical consult reports (in past year)if awaiting transcription, please forward once available
  • Recent Home Care /Allied health assessment /progress notes (if available)
 
N/A
Details regarding Transportation:
  • Independent or
  • Access Calgary is in place
 
N/A
Include applicable funding source:
  • Alberta Health Care
  • WCB
  • Other (specify)
 
N/A
Indicate if there is a need of an interpreter and for which language.
 
N/A
Include information on the following:
  • Family Physician
    • Last and First name
    • Phone
    • Fax
  • Referral Source:
    • Name
    • Phone
    • Fax
    • Email
    • Professional designation of Referral source (MD, PT, Respiratory Therapist, Home Care COPD team, Other)
  • Specialist (if different from referral source):
    • Name
    • Phone
    • Fax
 
N/A
Pulmonary function test
 
Within 12 months
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Hospital admission
Include the following on the referral:
  • Date of Referral
  • Client's awareness that a referral has been made
  • Best Contact to Book Appointment:
    • Client
      • phone
      • Email
    • Other
      • Name and relationship
      • phone
 
N/A
Lung Diagnosis. Indicate if client requires airway clearance instructions only
 
N/A
Important:the following information/documents must be included with the referral:
  • Date of most recent hospitalization for an acute exacerbation of lung disease: (yyyy/mon/dd)
  • Recent interpreted Pulmonary Function Test (less than 1 year) If not, please book and send results
  • Recent medical consult reports (in past year)if awaiting transcription, please forward once available
  • Recent Home Care /Allied health assessment /progress notes (if available)
 
N/A
Details regarding Transportation:
  • Independent or
  • Access Calgary is in place
 
N/A
Include applicable funding source:
  • Alberta Health Care
  • WCB
  • Other (specify)
 
N/A
Indicate if there is a need of an interpreter and for which language.
 
N/A
Include information on the following:
  • Family Physician
    • Last and First name
    • Phone
    • Fax
  • Referral Source:
    • Name
    • Phone
    • Fax
    • Email
    • Professional designation of Referral source (MD, PT, Respiratory Therapist, Home Care COPD team, Other)
  • Specialist (if different from referral source):
    • Name
    • Phone
    • Fax
 
N/A
please provide documentation on any recent hospital admission related to acute exacerbation of lung disease
 
Within 6 months
Related to acute exacerbation of lung disease.
PATIENT APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
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MISSED APPOINTMENT GUIDELINES

CAR requires 48 hours notification in order to reschedule a cancelled appointment. Clients who do not show for their initial appointment and did not call to cancel, will require a new referral to the program.

CAR requires 48 hours notification in order to reschedule a cancelled appointment. Clients who do not show for their initial appointment and did not call to cancel, will require a new referral to the program.

 
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Description:
Closed Statutory holidays.
   
 
ADDRESS
31 Sunpark Plaza SE
Calgary Alberta
T2X 3W5
PATIENT APPOINTMENT INSTRUCTIONS
 
DIRECTIONS

The South Calgary Health Centre is located off of MacLeod Trail and Sun Valley Blvd, in the Sun Dance area. It is across from the Shawnessy Shopping Center, on the East side of MacLeod Trail. It is in the same building as the Urgent Care Centre. (This is NOT the hospital)

 

 

The South Calgary Health Centre is located off of MacLeod Trail and Sun Valley Blvd, in the Sun Dance area. It is across from the Shawnessy Shopping Center, on the East side of MacLeod Trail. It is in the same building as the Urgent Care Centre. (This is NOT the hospital)

 

 

 
PHONE
403-943-9433
 
PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Parking is available on the west side of the building.
Parking is available on the west side of the building.
 
EMAIL
VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
 
PARKING MAP
There is currently no parking map available for this site.
There is currently no parking map available for this site.
 
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY
Yes

This facility is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator on site.


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Categories of non-current or orphaned referral guidelines: INDIVIDUAL and COMMON.
The REFERRAL GUIDELINES section of the profile has the prefix INDIVIDUAL or COMMON to help you choose the method below when transferring referral guidelines from a non-current Healthcare Service@Location to a current healthcare service@location.

Individual referral process
  1. Click on a non-current (Red) Healthcare Service@Location at the bottom of the All Locations list.
  2. The non-current referral info is displayed with the link Copy this Referral Process to another Healthcare Service@Location link on the upper right hand corner. Click on the copy link.
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  4. The system will display the Edit Referral Info screen populated with the referral info from the non-current Healthcare Service@Location you viewed in the first step.
  5. Click Save and the referral info is transferred from the non-current Healthcare Service@Location to the current one.
  6. Repeat these steps for each Healthcare Service@Location that needs attention.

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Case 1: At least 1 current Healthcare Service@Location with common referral info is with current status for this healthcare service; One or more Healthcare Healthcare Service@Locations where replaced by new one.
  1. Click on any current Healthcare Service@Location whether it has referral info (Green) or not (Brown).
  2. The healthcare service location opens in the Edit Referral Info screen populated with the current common referral info.
  3. Save it. 
  4. All locations will be updated with the common referral information, including all the locations that don't have referral info yet (Brown). The non-current referrals (Red) will also be updated.
Case 2:  All Healthcare Healthcare Service@Locations for a healthcare service are set to a non-current status and replaced by new ones. In this case there is no current additional referral info to copy from, so the only alternative is to pick up the non-current common referral process (Red). Follow the steps described in the section Individual Referral Process above to copy/paste the non-current common referral info to the current healthcare service locations.
Generally we want to replicate current common referral info to new or replaced healthcare service locations. We only resort to copying non-current common referral info if there is no other option.

Remember: Some fields can be location specific with the common referral process:
Parking Instructions, Directions, Parking Map, Wait Time, Referral Phone or Referral Fax.
To update these items you have to edit each Healthcare Service@Location separately.

ADDITONAL NOTES:
  • The info icon after the All Locations drop down will be visible to ARD Administrators.
  • The system doesn't allow you to copy referral information from one non-current Healthcare Service@Location to another.

 

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