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The Arthritis
Society, Client Services
461 Brant Street,
Suite 11
Burlington,
Ontario L7R 4B6
Contact Us By:
Telephone: (905)
632-9390 extension 25
Fax: (905)
632-6801
Website:
www.arthritis.ca
www.acreu.ca
Contact personnel: Regional
director: Lynne Tintse
Hours of
operation: Mon-Fri:
8:30am-4:30pm
Referrals:
We accept
self-referrals, medical referrals
or other health care
provider referrals.
Clientele: Clients
of all ages with a confirmed diagnosis of arthritis living in Ontario.
Fee: There
is no fee for our services, however there may be costs for assistive
devices, splints, etc. that the client purchases.
Accessibility:
Some locations are wheelchair accessible, please call for more
information.
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Who we are: The Arthritis
Society's mission is to search for the underlying causes and subsequent
cures for arthritis and to promote the best possible care and treatment
for people with arthritis.
What we offer:
Client
Services is a province-wide program employing, occupational/physical
therapists and social workers to provide:
- both case
management and direct delivery of rehabilitation services. The goal of
all programs is to promote and enhance client self-management.
Treatment is not provided for acute or sub-acute musculoskeletal
conditions (referral to an outpatient department is recommended).
- education
programs, developed, piloted and adapted by staff therapists for
persons with various forms of arthritis. All group programs
incorporate client satisfaction surveys.
- consultation to
other providers and agencies in the development of programs and
services to meet the needs of their clients with arthritis.
- clinical
research using outcome measures to validate service delivery models,
educational programs and rehabilitation interventions. This is
accomplished in large measure through partnership with ACREU, the
Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit.
- educational
resources, programs and training for undergraduate and graduate health
care professionals, Arthritis Society volunteers (aquatics programs,
information line) and other health, social support and community
agencies.
- advocacy on
behalf of people with arthritis. Staff and consumers with arthritis
continue to represent this constituency on a variety of committees
both provincially and nationally.
Client Services
provides support and referral to the many programs that are available to
clients with arthritis i.e. Arthritis Self Management Program (ASMP),
Arthritis Public Forums, Volunteer Speakers Bureau, etc.
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