Pediatric Lifestyle Clinic for Lifelong Health

Lifestyle medicine is an approach to healthcare that uses evidence-based lifestyle interventions to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic diseases. The number of chronic conditions in the pediatric population is growing. Lifestyle medicine  recognizes that many of these conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, digital addictions, and headaches (to name a few) are strongly impacted by lifestyle factors, including diet, physical activity, stress management, sleep, and social support.

The core principles of lifestyle medicine work to empower parents and children to make healthy choices and adopt behaviours that promote overall well-being. Rather than relying only on medications, lifestyle medicine practitioners emphasize the importance of addressing the root causes of disease through lifestyle changes.

We establish a follow-up schedule that aligns with your child's clinical needs and your family's goals.

Lifestyle medicine is an approach to healthcare that uses evidence-based lifestyle interventions to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic diseases. Chronic conditions in the pediatric population are growing. Lifestyle medicine recognizes that many of these conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and cholesterol, digital addictions, and headaches (to name a few) are strongly impacted by lifestyle factors, including diet, physical activity, stress management, sleep, and social support.The core principles of lifestyle medicine work to empower parents and children to make healthy choices and adopt behaviours that promote overall well-being. Rather than relying only on medications, lifestyle medicine practitioners focus on addressing the underlying root causes of disease through lifestyle changes.

You can expect quality time and dedicated attention to address your child's health concerns. Once we receive a referral from your physician, you will complete a lifestyle-focused questionnaire sent through our secure online portal. This questionnaire provides important data that helps our team better address your child's specific health concerns before the first visit. Depending on the nature of your child's concern, you will typically be seen by our pediatrician for an initial assessment. Lab tests may be ordered as needed, and we will determine if other Care Team members should be involved. By the end of your first visit, we will develop a complete care and follow-up plan for your child. Because we focus on lifestyle interventions, your child will likely benefit from seeing multiple members of our Care Team.

To maximize accessibility and convenience, we conduct all visits through our telemedicine platform. This means appointments are entirely virtual. If any team member determines that an in-person meeting is necessary, we will collaborate with you to schedule an in-person appointment for your child.

Before coming to the appointment, it is important that all forms and questionnaires are filled out and returned by the due date requested. This allows the Care Team the necessary time to review your child’s medical history before the appointment. The information gathered prior also then facilitates a more effective and efficient appointment to maxmize the time spent together. If the pre-appointment forms are not completed in time, your child’s appointment will be rescheduled.

Yes, your child should be present at individual appointments

Absolutely. Our social workers, dietician or coaches can be accessed for support at anytime and does not require the physician to see first if a certain provider is needed to support your child

All children must have a referral sent by their family doctor, pediatrician or nurse practitioner to Reset. Families will be contacted by the clinic to start the intake process.

Yes, if the team determines that your family or child may benefit from an education and counselling support group or workshop, you will be invited to join one. Depending on the provider, you may access these groups through OHIP, health insurance, or self pay.

Depends on the nature of the problem and severity. We conduct comprehensive clinical screening to identify any concerning features before determining the type of investigations that may be needed

If an appointment is not cancelled or rescheduled more than 48 hours before the appointment a fee of $100 will be charged.

You must provide a minimum of 48-hour notice to the clinic to cancel or reschedule your appointment. 

To be as accessible and convenient as possible, we are doing all of our visits over our telemedicine platform. This means that all visits are virtual. If any team member feels that an in-person meeting is needed for any reason, we will work together to schedule an in-person appointment for you and your child.

You can expect quality time and attention to address your child’s health concerns. Once we have received a referral from your physician, you will be expected to fill out a lifestyle-focused questionnaire sent through a secure online portal by our clinic. This will provide important data for our team ahead of your child’s visit to help better address their health concerns. 

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Depending on the nature of the concern, you will typically be seen by our pediatrician. After the initial assessment, lab tests may be ordered and, if other members of the Care Team need to be involved, this will be decided at that time.

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Regardless of your child’s health concern, we will put together a complete care and follow-up plan by the end of your first visit. Because we focus on lifestyle interventions, your child will likely benefit from seeing multiple members of our Care Team.  

With a referral, any care provided by one of our medical doctors (for example our pediatrician) to Canadian citizens and permanent residents is covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). This includes virtual visits done through our telemedicine platform. Most lab tests, when ordered by a physician, are also covered by OHIP.

If your child sees any of the allied health providers from our Care Team, such as a dietician or a social worker, you can pay for their services through your private health insurance or self payment. Coaches and other physical activity experts are all self pay at this time.

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