Thunder Bay Service Menu
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Curans Heart Centre: Spirometry
Referral by Fax: (807) 345-0099
MDAC: Spirometry
Harbourview Family Health Team(internal only): Spirometry
Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (internal only): Spirometry
Port Arthur Health Centre (internal only): Spirometry
Superior Family Health (internal only): Spirometry
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre: Spirometry, Complete Pulmonary Function Test, Special Procedures (Methyl Choline Challenge, Exercise Asthma Study, Cardio/Pulmonary Test, MIPS/MEPS, Walking Oximetry, Independent Exercise Assessment, Arterial Blood Gases)
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Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Birubi Biman - Availability limited, recommended only for individuals with FEV1 < 50% predicted.
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Ontario Health atHome
For: People living with conditions such as congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Services offered: Six-month health coaching geared to patient needs, including guidance for patients to check their own blood pressure, weight, heart rate, and pulse.
Remote monitoring program allows patients to send results and answers to a few simple questions to their Telehomcare nurse. If their readings fall outside of their normal range, their nurse is alerted and can respond as needed, and will also communicate directly with their primary care provider.
TBRHSC Telehomecare
For: Individuals with moderate to severe heart failure.
Services offered: Short-term coaching to assist patients with recognizing and self-managing their symptoms and disease.
Remote monitoring program includes daily vital sign measurements and symptom checks reviewed by a nurse practitioner.
How to refer:
Phone: (807) 684-6753
Fax: (807) 346-4570
Community Paramedicine - Remote Patient Monitoring
For: Older people (>=65 years) in the City of Thunder Bay and Fort William First Nation living with complex or poorly controlled chronic conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, moderate to severe COPD, or heart failure. The program may benefit patients experiencing frequent exacerbations, difficulty managing their conditions, or repeated calls to 911.
Services offered: In-home assessment, remote monitoring equipment setup and education, and ongoing review of health readings. The team follows up on concerning readings, reinforces medication adherence and proper inhaler technique, provides condition-specific education, and helps patients navigate health and community services. Community paramedics communicate relevant concerns and changes directly to the patient’s primary care provider.
Community Paramedicine - Home Visit Program
For: Older people (>=65 years) in the City of Thunder Bay and Fort William First Nation who have complex health needs or face barriers to accessing care. This may include people who are homebound, have difficulty managing medications or chronic conditions, experience frequent exacerbations, or repeatedly call 911.
Services offered: Community paramedics provide in-home health assessments, medication adherence support, inhaler technique asssessment, condition-specific education, timely interventions, in-home vaccinations, social prescribing, UTI testing and treatment, fall-risk screening, and system navigation. Community paramedics communicate relevant findings, interventions, and concerns directly to the patient’s primary care provider.
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation
For: Individuals with stable COPD and are non-smokers or have a plan to quit smoking
Services offered: Multidisciplinary-led group program, meets 2-3 times per week for 6 weeks, focused on enhancing quality of life by offering a comprehensive and individually tailored approach to chronic lung disease.
Includes education and personalized exercise program to build self-management skills and confidence to reduce intensity and impact of lung disease.
Exclusion Criteria:
Inability to mobilize or care for self; severe, debilitating, and unmanaged pain issues
Since this is a group program, client needs to have independence or be able to bring a care partner to help them
Impaired ability to understand self-management and exercise education sessions
Significant primary cardiac disease (i.e., unstable angina or ischemia, acute pulmonary embolus, or myocarditis, recent MI, or heart surgery within the past 6 months; severe)
Uncontrolled Pulmonary Hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, tachycardia, aortic stenosis
Clients experiencing shortness of breath due to other causes, such as inactivity, without a pulmonary diagnosis would not benefit from this program
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Palliative Carelink
Offers support with care coordination, advance care planning, and palliative care.
NorWest CHC Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs
6-session, virtual workshop that teaches practical skills to manage symptoms like fatigue, pain, and stress.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Knowledge and Skills Clinic:
Helps clients understand their condition, increase self-management skills for COPD, and reduce the intensity and impact of symptoms on people living with COPD. The Respiratory Therapist educates the client on a variety of management techniques for COPD in the program.
Referrals are accepted from Nurse Practitioners or Physicians. Clients need a diagnosis of COPD to attend the program.
Exclusion Criteria:
Inability to mobilize or care for self; severe, debilitating, and unmanaged pain issues
Since this is a group program, client needs to have independence or be able to bring a care partner to help them
Impaired ability to understand self-management and exercise education sessions
Significant primary cardiac disease (i.e., unstable angina or ischemia, acute pulmonary embolus, or myocarditis, recent MI, or heart surgery within the past 6 months; severe)
Uncontrolled Pulmonary Hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, tachycardia, aortic stenosis
Clients experiencing shortness of breath due to other causes, such as inactivity, without a pulmonary diagnosis would not benefit from this program