Resources

Nanaimo Maternity Docs

Nanaimo Family Doctors who are devoted to providing excellent maternity care. We offer pregnancy, birth, post-partum and newborn care through our family practice clinics, and the births we attend take place at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

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Island Health

Delivering many types of health care services for residents, clients and patients.

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Fetch BC

Community health and social service programs for Nanaimo and region.

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RAICE

Rapid Access IUC Centres of Excellence. Our mission is to identify and develop a network of Rapid Access IUC Centres of Excellence across Canada for quality care, collaboration and improved access to intrauterine contraception (IUC).

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IUD Information

Understand the benefits and risks of both copper and hormonal levonorgestrel IUD placement.

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Copper IUD

Instructions for Copper IUD After-Insertion Care.

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Progesterone IUD

Instructions for Progesterone IUD After-Insertion Care.

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VI Women’s Clinic

Specialty clinic that offers a range of services for women during your reproductive years, or the years from when your periods start until menopause. Our services and facility are accredited by the Diagnostic Accreditation Program of the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the National Abortion Federation.

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North American Menopause Society

Promoting women’s health at midlife and beyond. Please see their videos and informative resources.

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Advance Care Planning Guide

Expressing your wishes for future health care treatment. By planning in advance, you can be sure that your family, friends and/or health care providers know your wishes, and can ensure these wishes are followed.

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Canadian Mental Health Association

Through a presence in more than 330 communities across every province and one territory, CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive.

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Anxiety Canada

Through a presence in more than 330 communities across every province and one territory, CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive.

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BC Counsellors

Setting the standards for public confidence. The BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) is the professional association that represents Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCC) in our province. If you receive counselling services from an RCC, you can have confidence in their experience and qualifications – that they have met the highest standards of their profession.

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Counselling BC

At Vancouver based CounsellingBC.com, our mission is to provide you with the best online information resource in British Columbia regarding counselling, psychological services, art therapy and psychotherapy.

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Kelty Mental Health

We help families across the province navigate the mental health system, listen and offer peer support, and connect them to resources and tools.

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CBT groups

Now offered virtually, CBT groups taught by physicians covered by MSP. Workbook provided to participants.

(There is a refunded $65 deposit to cover missed classes).

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