Edmonton Southside PCN offers a variety of workshops for its patients and families to help you meet your health and wellness goals. These workshops will help you stay healthy, access the care you need and learn how to make the most of your ongoing relationship with your healthcare team. Topics include mental health, nutrition, exercise, healthy aging, lung health and pregnancy.
There are also a number of classes that are being offered by different PCNs in the Edmonton area. All these classes are held virtually and you do not need a referral from a physician. You will register via the PCN who is hosting the class.
A variety of classes are also available by Alberta Health Services through their Alberta Healthy Living Program and Community Adult Chronic Disease Management Program.
For Seniors’ Centre Without Walls, please check here for programs.
All workshops
Changeways: Strategies for Personal Change
Changeways is a group designed for adults to help combat stress, anxiety and depression. It was developed using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. You will learn skills to help challenge negative and distorted thinking in order to create a healthy lifestyle and build a good support network. During this workshop, you will learn ways to boost your…
Time: Six weeks. One class per week. All classes are two hours long.
Location: Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network (ESPCN)
Price: No Cost
Emotional Regulation
Emotional Regulation is for adults who have difficulty controlling their emotions or feel that their behaviour is causing chaos in their life. This workshop might be for you if your emotions are affecting your work and personal relationships. During this weekly workshop, you will learn to handle your responses to strong emotions like frustration, shame,…
Time: Six weeks. One class per week. All classes are 90 minutes long.
Location: Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network (ESPCN)
Price: No cost
GLA:D Back
A REFERRAL FROM YOUR DOCTOR IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM GLA:D Back is an evidence-based treatment program for individuals with persistent and/or recurrent back pain that negatively affects their everyday life and function. The GLA:D program consists of self-management education classes and exercise therapy. It originated in Demark with results in patient outcomes showing a…
Time: Nine weeks. Two classes per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each class is one hour long.
Location: Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network
Price: No cost
GLA:D Hip & Knee
A REFERRAL FROM YOUR DOCTOR IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM GLA:D Hip & Knee is an evidence-based treatment program for individuals with persistent and/or recurrent hip and/or knee that negatively affects their everyday life and function. The GLA:D program consists of self-management education classes and exercise therapy. It originated in Demark with results in patient…
Time: Eight weeks. Two classes per week. Each class is one-hour long.
Location: Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network
Price: No cost
Group Prenatal Classes
The Group Prenatal Class is for Edmonton Southside Primary Care patients only. This is a program geared towards expecting parents who are more than 20 weeks along in their pregnancy. You will learn about the stages of labour, comfort measures, pharmaceutical options and you will have a chance to discuss medical interventions with trained professionals….
Time: One day, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Location: Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network (ESPCN)
Price: No cost
Lung Wellness
The Lung Wellness Program is a group for individuals living with chronic lung conditions such as COPD and asthma. If you want to learn more about managing your lung disease, have barriers to attending a pulmonary rehab program in person, or have attended a workshop in the past and would like a refresher, this group…
Time: 6 weeks, two days per week (Tuesday and Friday), for 1.5 hours
Location: Virtual through Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network
Price: No Cost
Mindful Eating Active Living
This is a 6-week program that helps you cultivate a healthy and satisfying relationship with food, your body, and physical activity. This program challenges popular short-term and unsustainable diet rules and instead teaches you the skill of focusing on your body’s hunger and fullness cues to guide eating. Instead of someone else telling you what…
Time: This class is a six-week program and each class is two hours long.
Location: Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network
Price: No cost
Personal Directive/Enduring Power of Attorney
This workshop is for Edmonton Southside Primary Care (ESPCN) patients with limited space available for non-ESPCN patients. The workshop is for people over the age of 18 who wish to complete their Personal Directives and Enduring Power of Attorney legal paperwork. Please note, participants must be a resident of Alberta and have government-issued photo ID to…
Time: One time. The class is 2.5 hours long.
Location: Edmonton Southside Primary Care Network (ESPCN)
Price: No cost
