Through a partnership with the Central West Self-Management Program (CWSMP), Osler provides support for people with chronic health conditions, including diabetes * workshops are group-based and non-clinical

Peer-led group sessions include chronic disease self-management, diabetes self-management and chronic pain self-management. Each six-week session runs for two and a half hours, once a week

Topics include:

• setting personal goals
• creating realistic action plans
• identifying and solving common problems
• managing pain and fatigue
• developing healthy eating and physical activity plans
• managing depression, stress and difficult emotions
• managing medications
• working with health care providers
• planning for the future

Other workshops offered:

• diabetes, healthy feet and you
• getting the most from your health care appointment
• mindfulness awareness stabilization training
• powerful tools for caregiver
• help with your health

At this time, sessions are offered online only through Zoom to residents of the Central West region (Brampton, Etobicoke, Dufferin-County, Caledon, Malton, Woodbridge and Rexdale) * Online programs can be brought to community groups and organization