chronic disease,
a disease that persists over a long period of time, may be progressive resulting in complete or partial disability, or even lead to death, rarely resolves spontaneously and generally not cured by medication or prevented by vaccine.
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009
a whole-systems approach of coordinated and multi-disciplinary interventions and communications whereby persons with chronic disease share knowledge, responsibility and goal-oriented care plans with health care practitioners, family, friends, care-givers, and in which their self-care efforts are significant and respected.
World Health Organization
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Heart and Soul CDM Inc.
Our passion is to inspire and motivate people to utilize self-management techniques, to be as healthy and active as possible, and to ensure optimum functioning and quality of life.
We strive to promote self-management techniques,
lifestyle and behaviour modification, disease specific knowledge and exercise programming
for all who face the daily challenge of
managing a chronic disease.
We have assembled a multi-disciplinary team, who are not only experts in their fields, but strong believers in the power of collaboration and effective communication between our client's, their families, their health care professionals and the Heart and Soul CDM team. We use a case management approach with all of our clients and provide empathetic and reassuring support throughout the entire process.
We aim to design an effective, comprehensive and cohesive care plan that is individually developed and implemented based on each client's personal goals and health beliefs.
We thoroughly enjoy teaching, mentoring and lecturing to groups of current and aspiring health care professionals
and have spoken to many physician groups, professional associations and patient populations.
We also provide chronic disease management consulting services. We would love to come and work with you and your team to help you better meet the needs of your clients managing chronic disease. We are experts in individual and group education and program design.
Heart and Soul CDM's goal is to instill our passion for chronic disease management in each and everyone we encounter every day.
