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Spotlight on Excellence: Meet Our Specialists! | |
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In this edition, we’re highlighting specialist advice you’ll find on eConsult. From Obstetric Medicine to Public Health and more, eConsult is a valuable solution that connects you and your patients to Specialists across the province for timely access to their advice.
Dr. Gundy and Dr. Galange are available on eConsult. Learn more below and send them an eConsult, today!
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Dr. Serena Gundy is an Associate Professor at McMaster University and an Obstetric Medicine Physician. Her practice is focused on the medical care of people planning pregnancy with preexisting medical conditions, providing guidance and management within pregnancy and into the postpartum period. | | |
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Ask Dr. Gundy about:
- Medication optimization and review
- Pregnancy risk assessment and mitigation for chronic diseases (such as preexisting hypertension, neurologic gastrointestinal, inflammatory or autoimmune disorders)
- The management and investigation of new symptoms or laboratory findings arising within pregnancy, avoiding additional visits and travel, which reduces barriers to care
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Dr. Gundy also has a particular interest in short and long term cardiovascular follow-up of people who have developed hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), such as gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia. These patients are at increased risk of developing chronic hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia within the first decade postpartum even after the pregnancy associated aspects have resolved. She will provide very explicit recommendations for follow up, screening, and risk factor optimization to reduce the risk of future cardiovascular disease in addition to risk assessment for future pregnancies.
Dr. Gundy welcomes any eConsults from primary care or subspecialty providers specifically around a patient history of HDP, even if the pregnancy is remote or the patient is not planning subsequent pregnancy.
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To send Dr. Gundy an eConsult, select Specific Provider or Group, and search for her name in the Recipient field, as shown here: | |  |
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Dr. Patrick Galange holds an MD from the University of Ottawa, an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, and an MPH from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at McMaster University and his Public Health & Preventive Medicine residency at the University of Toronto. Currently, he serves as an Associate Medical Officer of Health for Halton Region Public Health and practices as a hospitalist and family physician in Hamilton.
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Dr. Galange's areas of expertise include infectious disease control, sexual health, emergency management, health protection, and public health surveillance.
Ask Dr. Galange about:
- Immunizations, including catch-up schedules and adverse events following immunization (AEFI)
- Needle stick injuries
- Sexually transmitted infections, such as syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and mpox
- COVID-19
- Potential rabies exposures
- Lyme disease
- Latent tuberculosis diagnosis and management
- HIV PrEP, doxy-PrEP/PEP
- Other diseases of public health significance (DOPHS), such as measles and pertussis
- Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC)
- Substance use disorders, such as opioid use disorder, EtOH use disorder, and smoking
- Mental health and other chronic diseases
- Periodic health reviews and screening guidelines
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To send Dr. Galange an eConsult, select Specific Provider or Group, and search for his name in the Recipient field, as shown here: | | |
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New HNHB Vascular Surgery Group | |
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The HITS eHealth Office is thrilled to announce the launch of the HNHB Regional Vascular Surgery Group on eConsult.
This group of local specialists can answer eConsults that address peripheral arterial disease (claudication, rest pain, ulcers), chronic wound care, abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance and repair, other arterial aneurysms, stenoses or occlusions, dialysis access, carotid stenosis, and varicose veins.
Group Specialists:
- Dr. Lauren Gordon
- Dr. Michael Stacey
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Many primary care providers have shared when they find sending eConsults to be valuable. We’d like to hear more to ensure the eConsult program continues to add value to your practice.
Respond to this newsletter by clicking the survey icon, and let us know!
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Patients Before Paperwork (PB4P) | |
eConsult is a part of the Ministry of Health and Ontario Health’s Patients Before Paperwork (PB4P) initiative. PB4P aims to support innovative and creative digital solutions that make it easier for providers to deliver and connect people to care. Find out more here. | |
Your Deployment Team is Here to Support | |
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Are you interested in further integrating eConsult into your practice? Review this document to see all the ways to send an eConsult, including Ocean to Ontario eConsult Service or Direct EMR Integration[1] for Ontario eConsult Service.
For eConsult and more, the HITS eHealth Office is your partner to connect and champion the use of digital health products in HNHB and throughout the Ontario West Region.
Aligned with the goals of PB4P, the HITS eHealth Office is your front-door to navigating the digital health system in Southwest Ontario including
eConsult, ClinicalConnect and ConnectMyHealth. If we can’t support, we’ll ensure you get the information and connections you need.
Click here to learn more about how we can support you and your patients with digital health implementation.
| [1] Available across Ontario for select EMRs. Visit OntarioMD for up to date list of EMRs. Available to MDs, NPs & their delegates. | | | | |
