Procédé et formulaires
Completion of a referral form from your physician or nurse practitioner. A referral form can be accessed at www.bluewaterhealth.ca.
Admissibilité / population desservie
Target patient populations: - Stroke and Aquired Brain Injury - Degenerative conditions including Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Voice and fluency disorders - Conditions impacting swallowing ability (such as cancer, dementia, COPD etc.)
Frais
Covered by OHIP
Cadres supérieurs
Paula Gilmore - Director, Rehabilitation Services, Rural Health, Stroke and Geriatrics
Bluewater Health
PGilmore@bluewaterhealth.ca
Contacts
Doug Tomback - Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
dtomback@bluewaterhealth.ca
Langues
English
Notes sur la langue
Translation services are available
Zone(s) desservie(s)
Residents of Lambton County and the surrounding area
Accessibilité
Accessible en fauteuil roulant
Description des services:
Program Description:
Speech Language Pathology provides assessment and therapy to individuals from the community who require therapy as a result of impairments with swallowing, motor-speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice and/or fluency.
Focus of the Program:
- Patient/family centred approach
- Completion of Clinical Swallowing Assessments as well as Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) studies in conjunction with Diagnostic Imaging staff
- Completion of formalized testing protocols with therapy to follow as appropriate/necessary
- Provide individuals with necessary links to community resources
- Provide feedback to the individual and his/her physician re appropriate follow-up/recommendations
Who provides service:
Speech-Language Pathologist and, if appropriate, a Communicative Disorders Assistant.
