Patients of the Trent Hills Family Health Team can ask their physician, nurse practitioner or registered nurse for a referral to the Heart Health Program.
The Heart Health Program is for THFHT patients over age 30 years with a diagnosed and stable heart condition including high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol (dyslipidemia), congestive heart failure (CHF), atrial fibrillation (AFIB), heart valve disease, or clotting diseases like previous 'stroke', 'mini-stroke', 'heart attack' or leg and lung clots (post-CVA/TIA, post-MI, post DVT, post PE).
Patients must be referred to the Heart Health Program by their health care provider (doctor or nurse practitioner), a nurse, or by another THFHT nurse-led program (e.g. Screening & Prevention, Women’s Health).
You might be interested in the Heart Health Program if:
· would like to learn about managing and monitoring your heart condition
· would like to learn about your medications, healthy eating & healthy movement
· are not at your target blood pressure or cholesterol despite medications
· want to learn more about your condition or treatments
· would be interested in help quitting smoking or lifestyle change
We also have resource pages on healthy living on this website and these pages can be viewed by anyone, not just THFHT patients.
How to get an appointment with Heart Health:
- You must be a THFHT patient
- Referral from your provider or nurse is required
- your appointment will be in-person at the Campbellford or Warkworth clinic, depending on where your provider is based
- you will have up to 3 appointments with the Heart Health Nurse
- you may plan other referrals or appointments in consultation with the Heart Health Nurse (e.g. smoking cessation, lifestyle coaching)
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