Clinic for patients in rural communities having problems with pain or other cancer symptoms who do not have access to specialists locally.
This clinic helps patients with the pain and symptoms associated with cancer by providing real-time support to physicians caring for cancer patients in rural and remote communities.
High-definition televisions link the remote care centre to a multi-disciplinary team at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton. The team can then assess the patient without the patient leaving his or her home community. The patient may still require travel to Edmonton during their care, but many parts of the care can be provided to the patient through Telehealth.
Available to patients located within the area of the:
- Grande Prairie Associate Cancer Centre
- Peace River Community Cancer Centre
- Fort McMurray Community Cancer Centre
- Central Alberta (Red Deer) Associate Cancer Centre
- Camrose Community Cancer Centre
- Drayton Valley Community Cancer Centre
- Lloydminster Community Cancer Centre
- Barrhead Community Cancer Centre
- Hinton Community Cancer Centre
Patients may be able to access this program in other communities in northern and central Alberta, depending on the availability of staff and facilities