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Helping Naturopathic Doctors Gain a Better View of the Health Status of their Patients

Patient Assessment Panels

Patient Assessment Panels enable you to provide your Naturopathic Doctor with a complete picture of your health. Now you can access the blood work required to make informed decisions on how to be your healthiest you!
1. Convenient
2. Comprehensive
3. Cost-effective

How is the test performed?

Blood sample.

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Why do you need it

These panels have been designed to make it easy and cost-efficient for NDs to order, because when you make important decisions about your health and care, you need the best information.

What is the test

There are 17 panels available

  • Healthy Living Assessment Panel
  • Enhanced Healthy Living Assessment Panel
  • Nutrient Panel
  • Metabolic Panel
  • Inflammation Panel
  • Methylation Panel
  • Vitamin Panel
  • Mineral Panel
  • Hematology Panel
  • Lipids Panel
  • Thyroid Panel
  • Autoimmune Panel
  • Female Hormones Panel
  • Female Fertility Panel
  • Men’s Health Panel
  • Fatigue Panel
  • Liver/Digestion Panel
Who should get tested?

This decision is best made between you and your Naturopathic Doctor

When is this test ordered?

These panels have been developed for many unique healthcare needs, to give you access to the latest diagnostic tests available.

How can I get tested?

To access any of the Patient Assessment Panels, follow these four simple steps:

1. Visit your Naturopathic Doctor;

2. Have your healthcare provider complete and sign the requisition;

3. Have your sample collected by a LifeLabs professional.
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4. Get your results

Understanding your results

Test results will be provided directly to your healthcare provider for discussion with you.

Overview

LifeLabs is now offering a new, easier way to access and order conventional blood tests for Naturopathic Doctors, with the development of 17 Patient Assessment Panels. Each of these panels has been designed by a group of Doctors within the Medical Science team at LifeLabs, to include the key tests required for assessment of patients based on their healthcare needs.

How to Order

You can order any of these panels using your personalized LifeLabs requisition form. The panels make it more convenient to order a group of select tests all at once, rather than having to select each test individually.

Cost

Each panel has a different cost associated with it. 

View the Ontario price list

View the Saskatchewan price list 

Receiving results

Our lab results are available in real time. As soon as we have the answers, so do you via our online portal. For more information, visit: Healthcare Providers Reports

Requesting more information

Healthcare Providers can contact Customer Service by phone at 1-866-370-5227

 

Scheduling a test

Once you have completed the requisition form, please have your patient visit a LifeLabs patient service centre to collect the sample.

Other information

For more information on the 17 Patient Assessment panels available, please download
Panel Test Summary

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