OASIS

Healthy Living

Here are some resources that can help you self-manage your osteoarthritis. This section is growing! Please email us to suggest a item...

OASIS Listing of Community Services

• Search the OASIS Listing of Community Services

BC Health Guide

• Search the BC Health Guide

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Exercise

Always check with your doctor or physiotherapist before starting a new exercise program.

Local Community Recreation Centres

• Vancouver Community Centres
• Richmond Parks and Recreation
• North Vancouver Community Resources
• West Vancouver Health and Recreation
• Sechelt Parks, Recreation and Culture
• Squamish Recreation, Parks and Tourism
• Central Coast Recreational Facilities
• Walking and Hiking with Poles (PDF)

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Health Promotion

• VCH Population Health
• SMART Fund
• Search VCH Services for Chronic Disease Management Services
• Joint Health

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Nutrition

• VCH Nutrition Programs

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Sexual Health

• VCH Men's Health
• VCH Women's Health
• VCH Sexual Health
• Post-op Precautions for Sexual Activity (PDF)

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Smoking Cessation

• Smoking Cessation

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Supplements

• The Arthritis Society: An Introduction to Complementary & Alternative Therapies (PDF)
• Medline Plus: Drugs, Supplements and Herbal Information
• Arthritis Research UK: Complementary Therapies

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Weight Management

• VCH Your Health

At Home and Work

Here are some resources that can help you self-manage your osteoarthritis. This section is growing! Please email us to suggest a item...

OASIS Listing of Community Services

• Search the OASIS Listing of Community Services

BC Health Guide

• Search the BC Health Guide

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Daily Living Activities

• Energy Conservation (PDF)
• Before, During and After – Hip and Knee Joint Surgery (PDF) (LARGE file)
• Returning to Office Work After a Hip or Knee Replacement (PDF)

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Pain Management

• Pain Management Strategies (PDF)

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Equipment (helping aids)

• Cane Brochure (PDF)
• Equipment Check List for Joint Surgery (PDF)
• Lower Mainland Medical Supply Companies (PDF)
• Lower Mainland Red Cross Listing (PDF)
• Red Cross BC Provincial Depot List (PDF)

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Falls Prevention

• Vancouver Falls Prevention Clinic
• Fall Prevention (PDF)

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Meals & Grocery Shopping

• Meals on Wheels Referral Form (PDF)

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Transportation

• BC Transit
• Translink
• Handy Dart
  • Handy Dart Registration Form (PDF)
  • Visitor's Temporary Handy DART Registration Form (PDF)
• SPARC BC Parking Application (PDF)

Education

Here are some resources that can help you self-manage your osteoarthritis. This section is growing! Please email us to suggest a item...

OASIS Listing of Community Services

• Search the OASIS Listing of Community Services

BC Health Guide

• Search the BC Health Guide

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Education Materials

• Books on osteoarthritis - Arthritis Society
• Hip surgeries (PDF)
• Knee surgeries (PDF)
• Hip precautions (PDF)
• Before, During and After – Hip and Knee Joint Surgery (PDF) (LARGE file)
• Surgery Equipment list (PDF) and the Surgery Checklist (PDF)

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Managing Your Osteoarthritis DVD

This DVD features individuals with osteoarthritis sharing their self-management strategies for staying active through exercise, pain management, nutrition and joint protection. The DVD complements the various free education sessions provided by the OASIS program.

View Clip

To order Managing Your Osteoarthritis DVD, visit VCH website or click on the following link: http://vch.eduhealth.ca/.

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Support Groups

Arthritis Answers Line
Contact the Arthritis Answers Line (AAL) for more information.
604.875.5051 or 1.800.321.1433 - web www.arthritis.ca/bc

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The Arthritis Society

• The Arthritis Society

Out of Towners

Here are some resources that can help you prepare to travel for surgery.

• Read OASIS Travel Tips

This information is provided for your information only and does not imply endorsement by OASIS or Vancouver Coastal Health.

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Travel

• Travel Assistance Program (TAP)
• BC Ferries
  • Information for Passengers with Special Needs (PDF)
• Northern Health Connections

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Getting around Vancouver

• BC Transit
• Translink
• Taxi - Search the Listing of Community Services (Keyword: Taxi)
• SN Transport - door to door transportation for people with disabilities.

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Accommodation

Some hotels offer discounted rates for patients. Ask about “medical rates” when you book your room.

• Hotel Accommodation for Patients and Family Members – a list of hotels in BC that offer discount rates for patients. It is maintained by the Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services.
• Tourism British Columbia

Near Lions Gate Hospital (North Vancouver)

• North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce

Near Richmond Hospital

• Tourism Richmond

Near UBC Hospital (Vancouver)

• Vancouver Coastal Health Accommodation Guide (PDF)
• Accommodation at the University of British Columbia
• Tourism Vancouver
• Tourism British Columbia

Near Vancouver General Hospital

• Vancouver Coastal Health Accommodation Guide (PDF)
• Tourism Vancouver

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Hospital Information – Maps, Parking and More

Lions Gate Hospital

• Webpage
• Map
• Parking
  • Paid visitor parking is available in the hospital parkade on 15th Street, west of St. Georges Avenue.

Richmond Hospital

• Webpage
• Map
• Parking
• Parking is available in the parkade on the south side of the hospital (near the Gateway Theatre).

UBC Hospital

• Webpage
• Map
• Parking

Vancouver General Hospital

• Search the VCH Web Site for information on VGH.
• Map
• Parking
  • There is a multi-level parkade at the corner of W 12 Avenue and Laurel Street, across from the main entrance of Jim Pattison Pavilion.
• Information for out of town visitors:
• CIBC Centre for Patients & Families

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More Resources for Out of Towners

• Medical Supply Companies (PDF) in the Lower Mainland
• Language and Interpreter Services
• Multicultural Resources
• Out of Towners - Surgery at UBC Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital
• Red Cross BC Provincial Depot List

More Resources

Here are some resources that can help you self-manage your osteoarthritis. This section is growing! Please email us to suggest a item...

OASIS Listing of Community Services

• Search the OASIS Listing of Community Services

BC Health Guide

• Search the BC Health Guide

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Community, Government & Research

• Vancouver Coastal Health
• The Arthritis Society
• Province of British Columbia
• Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
• Arthritis Research Centre of Canada