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Organization:
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Ottawa Hospital (The) - The Rehabilitation Centre - COPD Respiratory Rehabilitation
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Address:
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The Rehabilitation Centre - Pulmonary Assessment Unit
505 Smyth Rd, Unit 1201
Ottawa, ON
K1H 8M2
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Intersection:
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Alta Vista Dr and Smyth Rd
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Service Description:
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Designed to help persons with chronic lung disease increase their ability to live independently in the community and overcome the physical limitations resulting from their disease.
The goals of respiratory rehabilitation are to:
- optimize quality of life
- reduce the intensity, and the fear of shortness of breath
- restore highest possible level of functioning and sense of well-being
- prevent or reduce hospitalizations
These goals are often met by:
- increasing activities through exercise training
- reducing and gaining control of symptoms, primarily shortness of breath
- education covering all aspects of chronic lung disease
- improving psychosocial and emotional well-being
- encouraging independence through self-management and control over daily activities
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Fees:
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Set fees, covered by the Ontario Health Card
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Application:
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Applicants need a referral from either a family physician or a specialist
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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People 18 and older with chronic lung disease whose daily activities and quality of life are restricted by the following symptoms: frequent cough * increased sputum and wheezing * breathlessness on moderate exertion
Includes: Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, asthma) * Restrictive pulmonary disorders (pulmonary fibrosis, farmer's lung, asbestosis) * Pre-post surgery (lung transplant, lung volume reduction, pulmonary complications of cancer) * Adult Cystic Fibrosis
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Area Served:
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Québec ; Eastern Ontario
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