We offer comprehensive primary health care services to you and your whole family.
We believe in the power of prevention, early detection, timely intervention and we work with you to develop health and wellness plans that work for you.
Clinic Services
Comprehensive Family Practice
From Newborn to Adult
We offer comprehensive child health care services from newborn throughout childhood.
Regular checkups for you child can help to ensure optimal health outcomes.
Rourke Baby Record.
We use the The Rourke Baby Record (or RBR for short); This is a system that many Canadian doctors and other healthcare professionals use for well-baby and well-child visits for infants and children from 1 week to 5 years of age.
It includes forms (Guides I to V) for charting the well-baby visits and Resources pages 1 to 3 that summarize current information and provide links to supporting resources for healthcare professionals.
Contraception Management
We offer counselling regarding a variety of options for contraception management. We will help you find an option that is right for you.
Routine PAP Testing
We offer routine PAP testing or cervical cancer.
Pre-Natal Care
We have partnered with the Drayton Valley Primary Care Network (PCN) to offer prenatal care. We offer pre-conception counseling prior to pregnancy to ensure optimal health. Once pregnancy is attained, we provide comprehensive care until 34 weeks gestation when we transfer care to an obstetrician. Following delivery, we immediately resume care of the new mom and baby to ensure a smooth transition.
IUD Insertions
As part of our contraceptive services we provide IUD insertions including Nova T, Flexi-T and Mirena.
Incontinence Management
We can assist in assessment and management of a variety of cause of incontinence. We also will refer to a variety of specialists should your case warrant additional care.
Breast Cancer Surveillance
Including organizing routine mammograms and ultrasounds, arranging biopsies when necessary and support of the patient as they go through breast cancer treatment. Following treatment, we follow the patient for routine health and screen for recurrences.
Menopause Management
Includes the use of conventional hormone replacement therapy when appropriate. We also manage and investigate post-menopausal bleeding and perform endometrial biopsies when necessary.
Infertility
Book and appointment to find out what options are available to you.
Annual Medical Exam
We recommend booking a routine medical checkup each year around the time of your birthday. We will conduct recommended health screening blood tests and cancer screening as well as review your regular medications and general well being.
Driver Medicals
We offer drivers medicals for all ages. For patients over the age of 74 yrs there are free and covered by your ACHIP. You will complete a questionnaire and health exam with the physician.
Anesthetic Medicals
Before surgery you may need to complete a pre-op or anesthetic medical exam. You will complete a questionnaire and health exam with the physician.
NOTE: If your surgery is urgent please tell our staff to fit you in sooner.
Insurance Medicals
Completion of insurance forms and applications of various types is not routinely covered and there may be a fee associated. See our FEES section for more info.
State of the art surgical facilities allow us to perform a variety of minor procedures right in the clinic. After a consultation with your physician you will be given a scheduled appointment for your surgery. Generally procedures last 15-30min.
Biopsies
Biopsies for concerning lesions/lumps/bumps.
Excisions
Excisions of minor skin lesions, sebaceous cysts, lipomas, keratosis etc.
Wart Treatments
We offer a variety of treatment options including: cryotherapy, chemical treatment, cautery etc.
Circumcision
Unfortunately we do not offer circumcisions at this time.
Shale Medical Clinic offers onsite counseling to help provide support to individuals in the community of Drayton Valley.
Mental Health has been on the sidelines of healthcare for far too long and as such,
we have taken steps to incorporate mental healthcare into our clinic.
Youth & Adult Counseling
Stephen Dodds is a Social Worker/Therapist who will be offering
general counselling and EMDR therapy. Office hours apply.
We are please to have Alicja Kononowicz, BC-HIS, a registered hearing aid practitioner
attend our clinic the third Tuesday of every month to run hearing testing.
You can just present to Shale Medical Clinic for the test, as it is first come,
first serve, and sign in and Alicja will be happy to help you with your testing needs.
To learn more about Beltone Hearing Tests click on the Beltone image or call 780-432-0847.
Primary Care Network (PCN)
Our physicians are associated with the Drayton Valley Primary Care Network and as such are able extend additional services including:
- Mental Health Counselling
- Dietitian Care
- Chronic Disease Care with a specialized nurse (Diabetes, Chronic Lung Disease, Hypertension)
- 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
- Foot care for medically at risk patients (Diabetes, Peripheral Vascular Disease)
- Social Work Consultation
Drayton Valley Hospital
All of our Physicians have active privileges at Drayton Valley Hospital and Care Center and provide services including:
- Emergency Medicine Care
- Acute in-patient care
- Long-term Care
Want to schedule an appointment?
Call us at (+1) 780-898-4628 or book online.
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