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Other
Services
Toronto Rehab
offers a number of services to people in the community. Not all
of these require medical referrals. Please call our clinics for
more information.
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| Augmentative
and Alternative Communication (AAC) Clinic
E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care (formerly Queen Elizabeth Centre), 130 Dunn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6K 2R7
| Tel: |
416-597-3028 |
| Fax: |
416-530-0422 |
| Type
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Inpatient
and outpatient |
| Conditions:
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Acquired
neurological conditions such as ABI, stroke, Parkinson's disease |
The AAC Clinic
assesses and supports adults with complex verbal and written communication
challenges who require alternative methods to communicate e.g. computers
with adaptive software and hardware, various electronic devices
that produce voice output or picture/word/alphabet displays.
The clinic's occupational therapists, speech language pathologists,
technologists and communicative disorders assistants develop innovative
solutions to meet the communication needs of individual patients.
There is no fee charged for consultation, assessment, prescription
or initial training. If the Assistive Devices Program (ADP) criteria
are met, the client can access the equipment leasing program or
purchase the device (up to a maximum of 75% funding assistance).
The remaining costs are the responsibility of the applicant. If
ineligible for ADP funding, the applicant, family or a third party
is financially responsible for the purchase of the communication
system.
The AAC Clinic team provides:
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Comprehensive assessment
• Equipment prescriptions,
training and support
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Help in accessing funding from the Ministry of Health and Long
Term Care's Assistive Devices Program
• Telephone consultation
to the public or to clinicians in the community |
Personal referrals
are accepted to the AAC Clinic, no medical referral is required.
Waiting lists for AAC services vary depending on the client's communication
needs and diagnosis.
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Chiropody
Clinic
E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care (formerly Queen Elizabeth Centre), 130 Dunn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6K 2R7
| Tel: |
416-597-3422,
ext. 2044 |
| Fax: |
416-591-6812 |
Referral required:
Physician
Chiropody offers
outpatient foot-care at the E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care. Inpatient services
are offered at University Centre and E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care. This
service assesses and treats soft tissue disorders of the foot such
as ingrown toenails, diabetic ulcers, warts, and corns. Clinic chiropodists
provide relief of acute and chronic foot problems using a variety
of procedures up to and including minor surgical interventions.
The clinic also provides biomechanical assessments and treats structural
foot abnormalities with functional or palliative orthotics.
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Dental
Service
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E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care (formerly Queen Elizabeth Centre), 130 Dunn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6K 2R7
| Tel: |
416-597-3422,
ext. 2212 |
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University
Centre, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2A2
| Tel: |
416-597-3422,
ext. 3048 |
The Dental Service
operates clinics at both the E.W. Bickle Centre for Complex Continuing Care and University Centre,
and serves inpatients and outpatients whose medical, physical and
mental conditions make it difficult for them to visit private dental
offices. As a recognized dental clinic of the University of Toronto,
it serves as a teaching facility for undergraduate and postgraduate
dental students.
Service Highlights:
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Modified dental treatment rooms can accommodate stretchers
and wheelchairs.
• Dentists with additional
training and experience work with medically and physically
compromised patients.
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Special equipment makes it possible to provide dental treatment
in wheelchairs.
• Modified toothbrushes
enable patients with swallowing problems to brush their teeth.
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Alternatives
to regular tooth brushing such as mouth rinses.
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last
update: February 27, 2003
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