Our clinics provide reproductive health services for people of all ages, and we prioritize services for young people in a nonjudgmental, supportive atmosphere. Our objective is to help clients make informed reproductive health decisions that will work for them. Our education resources include professional staff and well-trained volunteers, audio-visual and written resource materials, demonstration models and products, and a comprehensive, informed consent process.
To ensure our clients receive excellent service, we measure accountability and outcomes using a continuous quality improvement process. All clinics follow the policies and guidelines detailed in our Medical Standards and Guidelines. These guidelines are a benchmark in reproductive health care for our province, and the BC government has recommended that all public health and youth clinics should have a copy of these standards available.
Our services include
Contraception
- educating clients about all methods of contraception
- referring clients for counselling
- providing contraception that is already prescribed by OPT doctors
Pregnancy Evaluation
- pregnancy testing, options counselling, and diagnosis
- provision of, or referral for, preconception care
Sexually transmitted infections
- testing, treatment, client follow-up and partner notification
- HIV pre-and post-test counselling
- Hepatitis B and C screening
- Hepatitis B immunization
Mid-life services
- general medical/gynecology
- on-site testing for pregnancy and urine
- referrals
Physician-dependent services
- prescribing and providing hormonal contraception, including pills, injections, and subdermal implants
- providing IUDs and barrier contraceptives
- pelvic, breast and other physical examinations
- cervical cytology screening and STD testing
