Academic Family Health Team

Are you looking for information on managing type 2 diabetes? Join us to learn about how the body works, targets for blood sugar management, and how healthy eating habits can help manage diabetes. This class is the first module in a series of 3 modules.

Who can attend: This course is open to anyone with Type 2 diabetes
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Do you…

• Know what to eat but just can’t seem to do it?
• Want to feel more in control of your eating?
• Feel like you have no will power?

If you answered YES, you may be interested in the Craving Change Workshop where you will learn to:

• Understand WHY you eat the way you do
• Comfort yourself with food
• Change your thinking, change your eating

This three week workshop consists of 2 hour sessions once per week. Participants should be able to attend all three dates.

Date: Wednesdays March 6 and March 13 and March 20, 2024
Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room A1-21. This is an in person workshop and, as per hospital policy (COVID purposes), a mask is required for in person attendance
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: call SUNDEC at 416 480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

An interactive group class, led by a Registered Dietitian, for individuals to learn more about lifestyle and dietary changes in managing cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart health. In this virtual class, we will explore how nutrients, dietary patterns and lifestyle modifications affect lipids and heart health.

Join to learn how to take charge of your own health and make meaningful healthy changes!

Date: Friday March 8, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: contact Megan Scarth at megan.scarth@sunnybrook.ca

(Please include your name, phone number and email address, and which session you would like to attend)

Are you looking for more information on carbohydrate counting or exercise and diabetes? Join us to learn how to plan healthy meals using carbohydrate counting, how medications work to help with managing blood sugars and why activity is important for people managing diabetes.

Date: Tuesday November 14, 2023
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for more information on how to read labels for diabetes and heart health?
Join us to learn about the basics of label reading and the importance of heart health and foot care in diabetes management.

Who can attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1 and Module 2.
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for dietary strategies to prevent or manage diabetes?

This session will provide

• Review of the role of carbohydrate in the diet
• A plan for eating in a low carb way
• A menu guide and various recipes

Date: Wednesday March 27, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for information on managing type 2 diabetes? Join us to learn about how the body works, targets for blood sugar management and how healthy eating habits can help manage diabetes. This class is the first module in a series of 3 modules.

Date: Tuesday April 2, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone with Type 2 diabetes
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

The Chronic Pain Self-Management Program is a six-week workshop that helps people with chronic pain to better manage their symptoms and their daily lives. The workshop provides information and teaches practical skills. It gives people the confidence and motivation they need to manage the challenges of living with chronic pain. The Chronic Pain Self-Management Program is a licensed program developed and researched by Memorial University in conjunction with Stanford University. It follows a standardized format that is proven to help people learn to better manage the symptoms of chronic pain. Participants receive for free the Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions course book, the Chronic Pain Workbook, and the Moving Easy Program CD.

In the workshop, you will learn how to:

• use techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, isolation and poor sleep;
• exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility and endurance;
• use of medications;
• communication skills;
• healthy eating;
• pacing activity and rest;
• goal setting; and
• how to evaluate new treatments

Participants take an active role in the workshop. They set individual goals each week and work to accomplish their goals throughout the following week. Participants are asked to share their goals and progress with the group.

Dates: Tuesday April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 2024 (total of 6 sessions)
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (each session)
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients ONLY – LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
To register: Tom Nguyen at tom.nguyen@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for more information on carbohydrate counting or exercise and diabetes? Join us to learn how to plan healthy meals using carbohydrate counting, how medications work to help with managing blood sugars and why activity is important for people managing diabetes.

Date: Tuesday April 9, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for more information on how to read labels for diabetes and heart health?
Join us to learn about the basics of label reading and the importance of heart health and foot care in diabetes management.

Date: Tuesday April 16, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1 and Module 2.
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking to learn about managing type 2 diabetes?
Join us for a 2 part program to learn more about healthy eating, exercise and medication for diabetes as you age.

Date: Wednesday April 17 and Wednesday April 24 , 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (each session)
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This program is open for anyone over 70 years old with type 2 diabetes
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

“It’s about conversations. It’s about decisions. It’s how we care for each other.”-Speak Up
What is Advance Care Planning? It is an ongoing conversation with your loved ones about your core values and how they relate to your future health.
Why is it important? When you do advance care planning, you give loved ones the gift of knowing your future health care wishes.

Learn more about:

• What is advance care planning
• When to do it
• How to do it
• What resources are available

Presented by Occupational Therapist, Care Navigator and Registered Nurse (two part program)

Date: Tuesday April 30 and Tuesday May 7, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (each session)
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: Tom Nguyen at tom.nguyen@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for information on managing type 2 diabetes? Join us to learn about how the body works, targets for blood sugar management and how healthy eating habits can help manage diabetes. This class is the first module in a series of 3 modules.

Date: Tuesday May 7, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone with Type 2 diabetes
To register: call SUNDEC at 416 480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes? Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes? Join us for a 2 part program to learn more about healthy eating and lifestyle adjustment to help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Dates: Wednesday May 8 and  Wednesday May 15, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (each session)
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: Anyone who has prediabetes or is at risk for developing diabetes
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for more information on carbohydrate counting or exercise and diabetes? Join us to learn how to plan healthy meals using carbohydrate counting, how medications work to help with managing blood sugars and why activity is important for people managing diabetes.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

The Mediterranean Style Eating (previously titled Eating the Mediterranean Way) program is offered 4 times per year and each session reviews the benefits of eating Mediterranean style with a focus on two food groups specific to Mediterranean diets.

Session 1: Vegetables and Whole Grains
Session 2: Yogurt, Cheeses and Fruit
Session 3: Seafood and Legumes
Session 4: Nuts, Seeds and Healthy Fats

Are you looking for ways to improve your health?
Do your meals need some inspiration?
Do you have a hard time deciding what to eat?

Please join us to learn

• simple steps for good health
• research supporting the benefits
• menu planning and recipe ideas

The class will explore different foods in the Mediterranean diet.

Date: Wednesday May 15, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Join us for a session about the ABCs of healthy eating and movement for infants! This class is offered by an Occupational Therapist and Registered Dietitian. Upcoming classes will be offered virtually on the Zoom platform. Topics include

• Introduction of solid foods
• Healthy growth for babies
• Motor skill development
  Parents/caregivers and babies welcome!

Date: Thursday May 16, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: contact Megan Scarth at megan.scarth@sunnybrook.ca

(Please include baby’s name and date of birth, a contact number, email and the name of the baby’s family physician)

Are you looking for more information on how to read labels for diabetes and heart health?
Join us to learn about the basics of label reading and the importance of heart health and foot care in diabetes management.

Date: Tuesday May 21, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1 and Module 2.
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

An interactive group class, led by a Registered Dietitian, for individuals to learn more about lifestyle and dietary changes in managing cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart health. In this virtual class, we will explore how nutrients, dietary patterns and lifestyle modifications affect lipids and heart health.

Join to learn how to take charge of your own health and make meaningful healthy changes!

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: contact Megan Scarth at megan.scarth@sunnybrook.ca
(Please include your name, phone number and email address, and which session you would like to attend)

Did you know that more Canadians are adopting a plant-based eating style? It is recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to add more plant-based foods to our diet. Plant based eating patterns have been associated with many health benefits.

These benefits include:

• A lower risk of cardiovascular disease (potential reduction by 16%)
• A positive impact on blood pressure, weight management and brain health
• A lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• A plant based style of eating includes more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.

Plant-based eating may be something to consider for its positive impacts on health, as well as the environment, and it may also benefit your budget. If you are interested in learning more about plant based eating, SUNDEC is piloting a new virtual session Plant Based Eating: The Basics. The session will focus on how to:

• Implement plant-based eating
• Adjust recipes to incorporate more plant-based foods

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca