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HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SURGICAL ACCESS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RURAL CARE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SENIORS CARE SURGICAL ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SURGICAL ACCESS RURAL CARE Right care keeps seniors home below: Standing outside the door to the ER at Royal Inland Hospital, Allied Health Social Worker Wendy Sims works to provide a quick response to frail elderly who find themselves in the ER but could go home with supports. Staff in Kamloops took an active role in a project to help ease the pressure on hospitals this winter by focusing on frail seniors who could get well at home with proper supports. Karen Cooper, director of Allied Health, IH West, oversees the six disciplines that provide services – primarily to older adults – designed to either prevent an admission to hospital or hasten their recovery so they can go home more quickly. Physical and occupational therapists from Community Allied Health and a registered dietitian, respiratory therapist, and speech language pathologist from Royal Inland Hospital were on the Winter Surge team for 2016. As well, Social Worker Wendy Sims, also based at Royal Inland, was the first point of contact by emergency department or Home Health staff to recommend services for a senior who doesn’t need to be in an acute care setting. “Wrapping the right service around the patient results in higher success rates,” Karen explains. As an example, she highlights the speech-language pathologist who might discover a patient with recurring pneumonia has a swallowing issue that is causing aspiration of food particles into the lungs. “We are excited to be able to show the value of bringing in the Allied Health disciplines through a project like this.” “Winter Surge provides an opportunity to demonstrate what Allied Health professionals can do at any time of the year to help patients reduce their stay in hospital or avert an admission altogether.”
ADVERTORIAL SITTING IS NOT THE NEW SMOKING. BUT WE SHOULD STILL DO LESS OF IT. The most over-used dramatization currently used in workplace wellness is “sitting is the new smoking”. I disagree. I am sitting right now to write this article and I hardly believe it is having the harmful affects that smoking a cigarette would have on my body. I do not require sitting-cessation therapy. Sitting is necessary. We just need to do less of it. Have you ever summed up all of your hours of sitting and laying down in the day (24 hours)? Does the time spent in inactivity outweigh your physical activity? Large volumes of physical inactivity in the day may put you at risk for a chronic disease. In 2013 The University of Texas School of Pubic Health recorded the training time and inactivity time for 218 distance runners (marathon and half marathon distance). The median training time was 6.5 hours/week. Median total sitting time was 8 – 10.75 hours per day. This study suggests that recreational distance runners can be highly sedentary and highly active at the same time! Just because you go to the gym, go running or walk daily, you are not safe from the risks of excessive sitting. Movement is medicine. A medication that we should take as often as possible. There are many reasons that we may sit for extended periods. To change the sitting situation sometimes takes creativity. For example, if you work a job that requires you to sit day in and day out all day without the opportunity for breaks, you may not be able to request walk breaks from your employer but you may however be able to slightly modify your workstation to allow you to sit and stand in rapid succession (also known as a squat) you can do this movement at intervals throughout the day to break up the time spent sitting. Research has shown us that movement at work can result in increased productivity and job satisfaction and decreased absenteeism due to the health improvements movement can have on the body. As is always the case, speak to your Physician or Nurse Practitioner if you are not currently active and will be increasing your physical activity dramatically. Sitting is a necessary part of living. We need to sit for at least a small amount of time every day. We do not and have not ever needed smoking. Therefore, sitting is not now nor has it ever been smoking. Movement is however medicine. Take your medicine and ENJOY! Jennifer Edgecombe Exercise Specialist Coordinator with the City of Kamloops, Parks and Recreation BSc. HK, American College of Sports Medicine Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist jedgecombe@kamloops.ca 250.828.3742 SENSATIONAL SURVIVORS 250-828-3742 Mission A goal-oriented exercise program dedicated to working with women in all stages of cancer to improve physical strength, rehabilitation and support. By Physician/Nurse Practitioner Referral Referral forms at www.keeponmoving.ca/physicians or call 250-828-3742
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