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"Our Services"
If you are a cancer patient with your family doctor located in Mount Forest or if you live in or the immediate area of Mount Forest, we offer you transportation, free of charge, to treatment centres in Mount Forest, Kitchener, Toronto, Hamilton, London, and elsewhere. Our team of volunteer drivers are ready, willing, and able! They drive more than 12,000 km each month.
*For Transportation, Please Phone 519-509-2300*
Other ServicesMishele Ecker is the Cancer Care Coordinator at the Mount Forest Family Health team. Her position is fully funded by Cancer Patient Services Corp. Mishele helps cancer patients in the following manner:
* understand cancer as a challenge to be overcome * learn from other cancer patients that they’re not alone * talk about their fears and their triumphs |
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Mishele Ecker joins the Mount Forest Family Health Team (MFFHT) as the Cancer Care Coordinator funded by Cancer Patient Services. Prior to coming to MFFHT she had worked various positions within community mental health serving youth, adults and families in Peel Region and Dufferin County. Mishele received her Honours B.A.Sc in Family and Community Social Services from Guelph University and obtained certifications in Cultural Competence with Rural Clients from D.M. Agricultural Foundation as well as Trauma Informed Approaches from the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) Learning Centre.
Mishele is passionate about improving patient and family experiences from the time of diagnosis to treatment and throughout one’s cancer journey; this is largely based on her own family’s cancer care journey. She aims to provide positive supportive care, meet various service needs, and works within a multidisciplinary team to work to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients, their caregivers and families.
In Mishele’s free time she enjoys exploring the county on hikes with her two beloved dogs, amateur photography and practices mindfulness.
To contact Mishele Ecker, the Cancer Care Coordinator, please phone 519 323-0255 (ext 5014) or e-mail mecker@mountforestfht.com.
Mishele is passionate about improving patient and family experiences from the time of diagnosis to treatment and throughout one’s cancer journey; this is largely based on her own family’s cancer care journey. She aims to provide positive supportive care, meet various service needs, and works within a multidisciplinary team to work to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients, their caregivers and families.
In Mishele’s free time she enjoys exploring the county on hikes with her two beloved dogs, amateur photography and practices mindfulness.
To contact Mishele Ecker, the Cancer Care Coordinator, please phone 519 323-0255 (ext 5014) or e-mail mecker@mountforestfht.com.
Charitable Status Registration Number: 83089 9811 RR0001