Adult Clinic Visits

Location:

South Street Hospital, 375 South Street, London - 1 East

Clinic Routines:

Clinic appointments are once every three to five months or more often if needed.

Clinics are held twice a month on Monday afternoons. You will see the team members and we will review your care and answer any questions you may have. The physician will complete a physical assessment and listen to your lungs. You will receive your return appointment from Dr. Paterson’s secretary via mail.

• You will be asked to complete a questionnaire that will give us a general overview of how your health has been since the last clinic visit. If you prefer to do these prior to your clinic appointment please print off a copy of the questionnaire and bring it with you that day.
• We will collect a sputum sample or throat swab from you each time, to determine what organisms (germs) may be growing in your mucus and if necessary to treat them with the appropriate medication.
• For each visit you will undergo a breathing test that allows us to monitor your lung function and detect declines in your lung health.
• At least once a year, at your clinic visit, you will be asked to complete blood work and a chest X-ray. This is to monitor your vitamin levels, ensure you are not developing liver disease and are able to fight off infection. The chest X-ray is done so that we can monitor for the chronic changes that occur in CF.
• Once a year we will arrange for you to have an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) completed. This monitors for Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (CFRD). This will be done between clinic visits.
• You will also have a Bone Mineral Density (BMD) done every year or two. This test shows us how strong your bones are and whether or not we need to add any more vitamin D or calcium supplements. It can detect the development of osteopenia and osteoporosis – thinning of the bones before bone fractures occur.

Directions to the Adult Clinic:

The Adult CF Clinic is located at the South Street Hospital of LHSC at 375 South Street, London. This facility is located east of Wellington Rd. just north of the Thames River. Check out this link for a site map of South Street Hospital.

Parking is available in Patient Parking Lot 1 (at the corner of Colborne and Nelson St). Once you enter the building at Entrance 2 (Colborne St. at Nelson St.) by the sliding doors located next to the parking lot you are on level “L” (lower). Take the elevator to level “G” (ground) for both x-rays and breathing tests (in room 031). Please note that x-rays and PFT’s (breathing tests) are to be completed before clinic.

Take the elevator to level “1” to get to the CF clinic after your tests are completed. Registration is on your right if you come off the elevator at Entrance 2. Register first then head to the clinic which is halfway down the long hallway.

Medication Pick-up at the Adult Clinic:

There is no longer a pharmacy at South Street Hospital. Medications are to be picked up at the out-patient pharmacy at Victoria Hospital on Commissioners Rd. and Wellington. We advise you to pick up your meds at Victoria Hospital prior to clinic if possible. The Victoria Hospital out-patient pharmacy closes at 5 pm.