William Osler Health System - Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness - Chronic Disease - Central West Self-Management Program

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

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