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p14 weekender saturday february 7 1998 advertising feature yon york branch services von york is on the job 24 hours a day seven days a week 365 days a year a wide variety of nursing care specialized services and home support are provided by skilled and experienced staff who are friendly and reliable continuity of care and ongoing education are stressed and every effort is made to communicate with clients in their preferred language von nurses are valuable members of a health care team linking the client with helpful community resources and working closely with family members caregivers and the family physician or specialist von york branch is a proudly canadian notforprofit charitable organization and is a major provider of nursing services for the community care access centre ccac von york branch is also able to provide service in any program on a privatepay basis the services of the von york branch include supportive care program influenza immunization program intravenous therapy program mental health program shift nursing program maternalinfant pediatric services home help program enterostomal therapy services continence management services diabetes education services nutritional counselling dialysis education services aromatherapy reflexology wellness clinics foot care program quality pride complementary therapies the york region von is moving with the times and answering the needs of a culturally diverse community by offering complementary therapies such as therapeutic touch aromatherapy and reflexology these techniques complement traditional medicine and can be particularly effective for chronic care patients with ailments such as depression arthritis asthma migraines or cancer and multiple sclerosis the von also suggests complementary therapies as useful preventative medicine for healthy individuals wishing to promote good circulation and overall relaxation von health lifestyle centre upper canada mall newmarket york von currently operates a complementary therapy clinic called the health lifestyle centre at the upper canada mall in newmarket where interested individuals can drop by or call 905 8360221 and make an appointment with a therapist of their choice von also has a registered holistic nutritionist and a homeopathist on staff at the centre supportive care the support of specially trained supportive care von nurses can greatly enhance the quality of life for someone coping with a life- threatening illness such as cancer kidney or heart disease the nurse monitors the clients physical and emotional wellbeing and helps him or her to gain control of the situation and remain focused and positive the nurse will discuss pain and symptom management with the client and family while also providing a link to other health professionals hospitals and community resources the primary nurse may support the client at many stages of the disease process the clients wishes are respected at all times and they are helped to live as comfortably as possible in familiar surroundings diabetes education the specially trained registered nurses of the von diabetes team educate people of all ages about the disease and its treatment in the comfort of their own home and at a convenient time for them clients learn about diabetes management and receive nutritional counselling they learn that maintaining blood sugar levels at acceptable levels decreases the severity of longterm complications such as visual loss kidney heart blood vessel and nerve damage the diabetes program is of particular benefit to newly diagnosed diabetics clients experiencing secondary problems or those who are new to insulin use or who want an update on the latest research equipment and products the diabetes team also provides respite relief for caregivers of elderly or frail diabetics either through a referral from the community care access centre ccac or a privatepay basis q y novopharm 30 novopharm court scarborough ontario canada m1b2k9 tel 416 2918876 v pharmacy prescriptions diabetic supplies homeopathic medications aerosol nebulizers all major drug plans honoured 905 open sundays 4796161 5 hillcroft dr mccowan steeles royal lepage bdbhhhiiljlllllllllll from all the staff in recognition for all your hard work 9404180 r best wishes from the staff at the economist sun and the tribune