Ask Us a Question

Guidelines for "Ask Us" Users

Ask Us enables you to ask questions online and receive answers via e-mail. This service is provided free of charge by the Women's Mid-life Health Centre.

We remind you that no on-line service can substitute for your doctor or health care provider when you have questions. The information provided here is necessarily general and non-specific in nature, and is not designed to take the place of a consultation with a medical professional. While we will try to point you in the right direction, you should always meet with a health care professional when you think you have a specific health problem. If the problem is acute, or if you suspect it might be serious, do not wait for an e-mail response, which could be delayed, but consult a medical practitioner in person right away.

1. Who answers your questions?
2. When should you expect a response?
3. What our service does not provide
4. Privacy Policy
5. Conditions of Service

A resource person from the Women's Mid-life Health Centre will provide you with information in response to your non-emergency health questions. At present, we have the following resource people available:

Doctor:

an experienced gynecologist with a special interest in mid-life women’s issues. She is well respected locally and nationally for her leadership in addressing women’s issues.

Nurse:

currently a Public Health Nurse in a large Saskatchewan community, working in Older Adult Wellness, which involves health promotion for people 50 and older. She is available for small-group discussions about changes that effect well-being at mid-life, and as a information source regarding available services and resources on such topics (for example, care-giving, healthy choices, fitness, and so on).

Nutritionist:

has a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition degree from the University of Saskatchewan. She is a registered dietitian and has been working as the Public Health Nutritionist in a Saskatchewan community for eight years. She is also a freelance writer for Family Health Magazine.

Pharmacist:

a university professor with a special interest in clinical pharmacology. Her main area of interest and research is mid-life women's health.

Life Coach:

her varied background in education, social work and grief counseling, as well as her dedication to fitness, led her to an interest in helping people make changes for the better in their lives. Making life transforming decisions and being committed to those changes is very difficult—a life coach can help keep you on track.

• You will initially receive a response window online, verifying that your question has been received.
• Within 7 days, an answer to your question will be sent to the e-mail address you provide.
• If a question is more complex or requires research, the answer may take longer.
• If you need an answer by a certain date, please be sure to indicate this on the question form. We may not be able to meet your deadline.

• At this time, we are only able to accept questions and provide responses in English.
• We do not do detailed research or provide extensive bibliographies. If you require in-depth research, we suggest you contact your nearest university or public library.

• All enquiries are strictly confidential.
• Please note that information submitted through the Internet over non-encrypted e-mail is not always secure. We maintain your confidentiality once the question arrives at our service, but we are not responsible for any breach of confidentiality while the e-mail message is travelling through the Internet.
• We may use your question and its answer to create a Frequently Asked Questions database; personal information is excluded from that database.

• While every effort is made to provide accurate information, you are reminded to always seek professional medical advice before commencing any health improvement program.
• Please do not direct your question to more than one of our resource persons. However, we may decide to refer your question to one or more resource people to ensure you receive the most appropriate reply to your question.
• We reserve the right to refuse to answer any question or post any question on this site.
• If we determine that you are not using this site for its intended purpose, we reserve the right to prevent you from using the site in the future.
• You agree not to send any question that is illegal, harassing, libellous, threatening, harmful, obscene or otherwise objectionable or that may violate any applicable local, provincial, national or international law or regulations.

To ask a question, fill out and submit this Ask Us Form online.