Condition Specific Info / Support - Chronic Disease Management - Women

Meets once a month, contact James for date and location of meeting. Members of a community who live and cope with chronic pain on a daily basis, equip, encourage, enlighten and empower one another.more info

Self-management refers to the tasks that an individual must undertake to live well with one or more chronic conditions. These tasks include gaining confidence to deal with medical management, role management, and emotional management. more info

Self-Management Health Coach Program provides individualised telephone support for people living with chronic diseases such as diabetes, chronic pain, cancer, heart, kidney and lung diseases, arthritis, lupus, Parkinson, MS, etc. Volunteer health coaches provide weekly 30 minutes telephone coaching for 3 – 6 months for individuals wanting to improve their confidence and motivation to become healthier and to better manage the daily challenges of living with chronic conditions. Individuals are paired with coaches based on gender and possibly shared chronic conditions. more info

Chronic Disease Management (CDM) is a proactive approach to improving the health of people with chronic disease. Health care can be delivered more effectively by supporting patients with chronic diseases to take an active role in their own care and by supporting health professionals to better assist their patients in managing their illness.more info