COPD Self Initiative Team Clinic at Royal Alexandra Hospital - Referral Information

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Royal Alexandra Hospital

COPD Self Initiative Team Clinic at

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Specialty: Pulmonology

Connect Care Department: Edm RAH ATC Self Init COPD CL

Estimated time to routine appointment: Not Available

Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone

SERVICE DESCRIPTION

The COPD Diagnostic clinic is meant to provide access to services that will provide Education on COPD prevention, treatment and self management strategies and optimize patient quality of life.The COPD CSI Team clinic services may be used for patients:

for follow up of COPD
new diagnosis of COPD
smoking cessation
COPD education
medication education
nutrition education

Patients with the following are excluded:

less than 17 years of age
with physical or mental limitations that prevent them from participating in the self management program
with advanced lung cancer (metastatic, palliative chemo or radiation)
involved with palliative care
currently admitted as an inpatient
who does not have the ability to be contacted

for follow up of COPD
new diagnosis of COPD
smoking cessation
COPD education
medication education
nutrition education

Patients with the following are excluded:

less than 17 years of age
with physical or mental limitations that prevent them from participating in the self management program
with advanced lung cancer (metastatic, palliative chemo or radiation)
involved with palliative care
currently admitted as an inpatient
who does not have the ability to be contacted

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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The COPD CSI Team clinic services may be used for patients:

for follow up of COPD
new diagnosis of COPD
smoking cessation
COPD education
medication education
nutrition education

Patients excluded include:

a patient less than 17 years of age
a patient with physical or mental limitations that prevent them from participating in the self management program
patients with advanced lung cancer (metastatic, palliative chemo or radiation)
a patient involved with palliative care
a patient currently admitted as an inpatient
a patient who does not have the ability to be contacted

The COPD CSI Team clinic services may be used for patients:

for follow up of COPD
new diagnosis of COPD
smoking cessation
COPD education
medication education
nutrition education

Patients excluded include:

a patient less than 17 years of age
a patient with physical or mental limitations that prevent them from participating in the self management program
patients with advanced lung cancer (metastatic, palliative chemo or radiation)
a patient involved with palliative care
a patient currently admitted as an inpatient
a patient who does not have the ability to be contacted

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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

Referrals are ONLY accepted from the COPD Diagnostic Clinic or follow up of previously assessed patients of the COPD Self Initiative Team or Self Initiative Team Respirologist.
Complete the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile.

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REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR CONNECT CARE USERS

Send an Internal Referral using the Ambulatory Referral Order to Pulmonology, type Edm RAH ATC Self Init COPD CL in the “To Department” section and complete order.

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ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS

Referrals are ONLY accepted from the following areas: Emergency Depts - RAH and North East Health Centre, the RAH Urgent General Internal Medicine clinic and RAH Attending physicians.

Clinics are held every Monday afternoon in the Outpatient Department at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
The COPD Diagnostic clinic is meant to provide access to services that will provide Education on COPD prevention, treatment and self management strategies and optimize patient quality of life. The clinic will help decrease healthcare utilization of Emergency services and hospital admissions while facilitate referrals to appropriate primary care and community resources.

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COMMUNICATION PROCESS

Referral receipt to referring source within 7 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

780-735-4450

FAX

780-735-5818

REFERRAL PHONE

780-735-4450

REFERRAL FAX

780-735-5818

REFERRAL FORM

Referral form has been circulated to the relevant departments

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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.

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