The Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program promotes optimal health, self-management and the active participation of patients with cardiovascular disease.
This bilingual program facilitates healthy lifestyle achievements through coaching and education.
Our interprofessional team excels in offering the highest quality of care, enabling clients to achieve their individual goals and improve their quality of life.
Who can benefit from these services?
Any person diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease or who underwent a cardiac event, procedure or surgery.
You must be referred by a physican to access the services of this clinic. Please fill out the medical referral and send it by fax to 613-748-4913.
Why participate in a rehabilitation program?
- To regain your former abilities
- To control and recognize the symptoms of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease
- To reduce the frequency and severity of symptoms
- To improve quality of life
- To encourage smoking cessation
- To increase functional capacity
- To improve exercise tolerance in order to limit incapacity and gain greater independence
- To develop an action plan for symptom self-management
- To reduce the number of emergency room visits and hospitalizations
Available Services
- Functional evaluation
- Nutrition management
- Cholesterol management
- Hypertension management
- Weight management
- Smoking cessation management
- Psychosocial support
We have in-person exercise classes for everyone.
- These classes are of low, moderate or high intensity.
- They are offered many times during the week. You will be participating to one or two classes per week, depending on your needs.
- This program will take place over 8 to 12 weeks.
These classes also include:
- 6 to 8 participants per class;
- supervised exercises classes;
- personalized exercise programs.
Access to a range of healthcare professionals
- Registered nurse (RN)
- Registered Dietitian (RD)
- Kinesiologist (R.Kin)
- Physiotherapist (PT)
- Respiratory Therapist (RT)
We can also refer to other services as needed.
Our interprofessional team can offer you personalized services designed to meet your program goals.
Information sessions available virtually each week
Your health professionals are pleased to share their knowledge about various aspects impacting your health.
Nutrition counselling
The Registered Dietitian offers nutrition counselling to patients who are participating in the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation program. Once patients are enrolled into the rehabilitation program, a Registered Nurse or a Respiratory Therapist can refer to the Dietitian.
The Dietitian provides a 60 minute initial consultation and 30 minute follow-up visits as needed. The visits are completed in person at the Health Hub in Orleans or virtually via MS Teams or phone.
The initial consultation consists of a thorough analysis of the patient’s dietary patterns followed by nutrition interventions, which include individualized recommendations and teachings. The nutrition interventions will take into consideration respective cardiovascular and pulmonary dietary guidelines. Patients must be eager to learn about nutrition and motivated to work on their own eating habits.
The Dietitian can utilize Motivational Interviewing techniques to guide the patient through improving their eating behaviors. The Dietitian also takes part in presenting on various nutrition topics for the virtual group education sessions.
Hôpital Montfort
This service at the Aline-Chrétien Health Hub is offered by Hôpital Montfort.
This service is also available by videoconference or telephone.
This service requires a medical referral.
You must fill out forms prior to your appointment.
Coordinates
Wing R, Room 1R201
*Please note that only certain services are available by videoconference or telephone.