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Organization:
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Ottawa Hospital (The) - The Rehabilitation Centre - Respiratory Rehabilitation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
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Address:
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The Rehabilitation Centre
505 Smyth Rd
Ottawa, ON
K1H 8M2
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Intersection:
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Alta Vista Dr and Smyth Rd
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Executives:
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Cameron Love - President and CEO
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Service Description:
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Patients with neuromuscular diseases and spinal cord injuries generally have weak breathing and coughing muscles. The patients breathing status is minimally affected by daily activities until infection is present or the disease becomes more advanced
Preventative airway management measures initiated at an early stage can prevent unnecessary hospital emergency visits and intensive care unit admissions
A comprehensive neuro respiratory assessment performed by a respirologist, respiratory therapist and nurse, determines the therapeutic interventions best suited to improve the patient’s condition * This includes a baseline pulmonary function test, the measurement of the cough efficiency and evaluation of sleep disturbances and/or need for breathing support
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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 other medical specialist
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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People with one of the following diagnosis: muscular dystrophies * myopathies * neurological disorders * amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases * poliomyelitis * neuropathies * diaphragm paralysis * Guillain-Barré syndrome * multiple sclerosis * Friedreich's ataxia * spinal cord injuries * skeletal disorders * kyphoscoliosis
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Area Served:
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Québec ; Eastern Ontario
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