The Province

Did this Vancouver company unlock the formula for better health outcomes?

- BY NICOLE AUBERTIN

I magine your very own dedicated healthcare team working with you to find ways to optimize your health. Now imagine that same team taking it one step further and collaborat­ing together, looking for ways to maximize disease prevention, facilitate early detection and execute timely interventi­ons. It is exactly this type of collaborat­ion that has become the hallmark of Copeman Healthcare.

Collaborat­ive and unhurried care

“There is nothing quite like the peace of mind that comes from having several different care profession­als working together on your chart,” says Chris Nedelmann, CEO of Copeman Healthcare, “In addition to collaborat­ion, our model also strongly emphasizes unhurried, on-time visits and outstandin­g customer service.” In the Copeman model, the care of a physician is integrated with teams of registered dietitians, kinesiolog­ists, family health nurses, diagnostic staff and other profession­als as required. “It is this combinatio­n of providing adequate time, delivering care through a multi-profession­al team and looking at physical, psychologi­cal and cognitive indicators that produces the best health outcomes,” says Nedelmann.

Early disease detection

Regular baseline assessment­s track subtle changes in health and assist with early detection. By catching things early teams can respond immediatel­y when treatment is most effective. Services are tailored to the unique needs of clients allowing for a truly integrated approach to health management and disease prevention.

Personaliz­ed programs

Clients typically choose between the ongoing care program called LifePlus or an annual Comprehens­ive Health Assessment (CHA). In either case, clients receive an annual head-to-toe assessment that examines a multitude of health risk factors. A personaliz­ed prevention plan is then developed for the client with suggestion­s for mitigating their own specific risks. Families are invited to enrol their children in Copeman Kids, a unique program that offers sameday visits, age-appropriat­e health screening and developmen­tal assessment­s to evaluate speech and language developmen­t.

Corporate health services

Copeman Healthcare also provides services for organizati­ons and corporatio­ns. Health plans are designed to drive optimum workplace wellness and ensure executives and highly valued employees are operating at peak performanc­e. As part of its corporate services, Copeman Healthcare can perform health audits and provide aggregate, anonymous data on the state of the organizati­on’s health.

Support and guidance

Central to all services is the concept of wellness coaching – providing ongoing support and guidance for optimizing nutrition, exercise, sleep and mental health. Whatever your needs, let Copeman Healthcare design a program that is right for you.

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