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Village Lactation   at
St. Albert Medical Clinic
Estimated time to routine appointment: Within 3 months
NON AHS
SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Breasteeding & Lactation Medicine ConsultationsCare is led by physicians trained in Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine and our purpose is to provide care for complex feeding concerns. Our physicians are uniquely qualified to diagnose and manage breastfeeding and lactation-related problems using evidence-based medicine. Lactating families may require specialist guidance for more feeding challenges such as low milk production, hyperlactation, complex medication regimens, breast masses during pregnancy and lactation, thyroid disease, cancer, inflammatory health conditions, infections, etc. Breastfeeding and lactation problems can be the first symptom of another medical condition such as parent endocrine disease, infant health concerns, or parent mental health challenges. Our physicians are trained to assess for suspected oral restrictions (ie, tongue tie) as part of a complete feeding assessment and are able, when appropriate, to provide frenotomies.
Our team provides antenatal consults for families with potentially increased expectations of feeding challenges, such as prior breast/chest surgeries, past lactation struggles or low milk supply, or endocrine disorders. We also do consultations for lactation induction in non-gestating/non-pregnant parents.
Breasteeding & Lactation Medicine ConsultationsCare is led by physicians trained in Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine and our purpose is to provide care for complex feeding concerns. Our physicians are uniquely qualified to diagnose and manage breastfeeding and lactation-related problems using evidence-based medicine. Lactating families may require specialist guidance for more feeding challenges such as low milk production, hyperlactation, complex medication regimens, breast masses during pregnancy and lactation, thyroid disease, cancer, inflammatory health conditions, infections, etc. Breastfeeding and lactation problems can be the first symptom of another medical condition such as parent endocrine disease, infant health concerns, or parent mental health challenges. Our physicians are trained to assess for suspected oral restrictions (ie, tongue tie) as part of a complete feeding assessment and are able, when appropriate, to provide frenotomies.
Our team provides antenatal consults for families with potentially increased expectations of feeding challenges, such as prior breast/chest surgeries, past lactation struggles or low milk supply, or endocrine disorders. We also do consultations for lactation induction in non-gestating/non-pregnant parents.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Mothers and babies experiencing breastfeeding challenges.

Referrals for postpartum consults must include both the lactating parent & infant’s information.
Mothers and babies experiencing breastfeeding challenges.

Referrals for postpartum consults must include both the lactating parent & infant’s information.
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 the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile.  Please include personal health information & details for both the lactating parent and their infant.
For urgent referrals fax referral form and call the service.
Complete the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile.  Please include personal health information & details for both the lactating parent and their infant.
For urgent referrals fax referral form and call the service.
REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR CONNECT CARE USERS
An Outgoing Referral is required for this service.
Change the referral class to “Outgoing Referral” on the Ambulatory Order and complete order.
Outgoing orders are not sent electronically and require processing in workqueue 5.
An Outgoing Referral is required for this service.
Change the referral class to “Outgoing Referral” on the Ambulatory Order and complete order.
Outgoing orders are not sent electronically and require processing in workqueue 5.
ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS
Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine physicians often work alongside lactation consultants and other community supports to provide team care for lactating families. Due to a high volume of referrals, at this time we are unable to support lactation and breastfeeding concerns such as general positioning/latching or pumping support. These issues may be better served through other providers in the community. Options for both public and private pay in the Edmonton area are outlined here: http://edmontonbreastfeeding.com/directory
Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine physicians often work alongside lactation consultants and other community supports to provide team care for lactating families. Due to a high volume of referrals, at this time we are unable to support lactation and breastfeeding concerns such as general positioning/latching or pumping support. These issues may be better served through other providers in the community. Options for both public and private pay in the Edmonton area are outlined here: http://edmontonbreastfeeding.com/directory
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 14 days.
 
PHONE
780-460-4562
FAX
780-460-4550
REFERRAL PHONE
780-460-4562
REFERRAL FAX
780-460-4550
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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BF - Breastfeeding
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
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Decreased lactation
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
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Lactation education
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
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Lactation management
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
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Lactation problem
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
PATIENT APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
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MISSED APPOINTMENT GUIDELINES
Our office does have a no-show fee if cancellations are made with less than 24 hours notice or if the patients do not show up. 

No-show fees are $150 for a first consult visit, $60 for an in person follow up appointment, and $40 for virtual follow ups. 

However, if cancellations are due to you experiencing an acute respiratory or Covid related illness, your appointment will be converted to virtual (by telephone or video call) and no cancellation fee will be charged. Please note that virtual may not be ideal to address all types of concerns, but we will do the best we can to complete a thorough assessment and support your family. 

No show fees must be paid prior to rebooking. It can be paid in person or over the phone by credit card.
Our office does have a no-show fee if cancellations are made with less than 24 hours notice or if the patients do not show up. 

No-show fees are $150 for a first consult visit, $60 for an in person follow up appointment, and $40 for virtual follow ups. 

However, if cancellations are due to you experiencing an acute respiratory or Covid related illness, your appointment will be converted to virtual (by telephone or video call) and no cancellation fee will be charged. Please note that virtual may not be ideal to address all types of concerns, but we will do the best we can to complete a thorough assessment and support your family. 

No show fees must be paid prior to rebooking. It can be paid in person or over the phone by credit card.
 
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday: 08:45 am - 04:00 pm
Tuesday: 08:45 am - 04:00 pm
Wednesday: 08:45 am - 04:00 pm
Thursday: 08:45 am - 04:00 pm
Friday: 08:45 am - 04:00 pm
Description:
Mon-Friday 08:30-4:00 PM, sometimes closed Thursday afternoons.
   
 
ADDRESS
62, 143 Liberton Drive
St. Albert Alberta
T8N 6A7
PATIENT APPOINTMENT INSTRUCTIONS
 
DIRECTIONS
Village lactation is located on Liberton Drive in St. Albert.
Village lactation is located on Liberton Drive in St. Albert.
 
PHONE
780-460-4562
 
PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Free parking is available on site.
Free parking is available on site.
 
EMAIL
WEBSITE
https://www.villagelactationab.ca/
VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
Due to the complex nature of a breastfeeding assessment, Dr. Adams prefers for all initial assessments to be done in person. If appropriate, some follow up visits may be arranged virtually.
Due to the complex nature of a breastfeeding assessment, Dr. Adams prefers for all initial assessments to be done in person. If appropriate, some follow up visits may be arranged virtually.
 
PARKING MAP
There is currently no parking map available for this site.
There is currently no parking map available for this site.
 
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY

The primary purpose of the All Locations list is to let the user easily access any location of a healthcare service without going back to the main search screen.

The locations listed have 3 background colors:
  • Green means the healthcare service@location has referral information attached to it.
  • Brown means the healthcare service@location never had referral information attached to it, or it has unpublished referral information.
  • Red means
    • IA changed the healthcare service@location's status to something other than Current
    • It was deleted if it is an ARD healthcare service@location.
Green  and Brown are always at the top of the list. These are the Healthcare Service@Locations with the status of Current.
The Red list at the bottom consists of non-current Healthcare Service@locations that once had Published referral information in the ARD.
If the referral information was never published in ARD the Healthcare Service@location will not show in the Red list.

The secondary purpose of the All Locations list is to allow ARD Administrators to recover (copy) referral information from the non-current Healthcare Service@Locations to ones that are current.

Common Scenario:
A Healthcare Service moves from one location to another. In this case the IA Healthcare Service@Location record will be made defunct (non-current) and a new Healthcare Service@Location record will be created with a current status. In this scenario the captured referral guidelines in ARD can become "orphaned" as they are not attached to any current IA healthcare service.

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.
  3. Choose a current location (Green or Brown) from the All Locations list. This will be the Healthcare Service@Location you are pasting the referral info into.
  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.

Common referral process - 2 sub cases.
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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