RESOURCES BY SPECIALTY

Addiction

• Rapid Access Addiction Medicine: Physician info | Patient info | Referral form

• Opioid User Disorder resources:

1. Opioid Use Disorder telephone consultation service

2. Opioid framework: Initiation and post-operative follow-up | Management of continuation | Tapering

3. Patient stories: Dr. Andie Bains on tapering | Sandra's story: Timing is everything

4. Videos: How I quit opioids | Managing my pain | 'A better way of doing things' | Physician perspectives | Suboxone stories (compilation) | Health team integration into opioid management 

• Billing codes: Substance use disorder

• Opioid / Benzodiazepine treatment agreement

• Quick reference guide: Prescribing suboxone in the outpatient setting

• Poster: Let's talk about opioids

Cancer care

• Cancer care info for primary care providers

Cultural competency

• See Cultural competency videos

Gastroenterology

1. Calgary Zone Gastroenterology Quick Reference Guide

2. Calgary Zone Gastroenterology centralized referral service

General Neurology

1. Department of Clinical Neurosciences: Programs and clinics

2. Headache: Treatment strategies for primary care

3. Botox Injectors

Hematology

Mental Health

See Mental Health tab on menu bar.

Nephrology

1. CKD pathway

2. Online calculator: Kidney failure risk

3. Resources: Conservative kidney management

Orthopaedics

• Knee presentations (SCN pathway)

PADIS: Poison & Drug Information Service

• Specialized consultation with information specialist

PAAL: Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line

• Confidential line for physicians who encounter challenges advocating for patients or intimidation in work environment

Palliative care

• Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)

RAAPID

• Call 403.944.4486 or 1.800.661.1700. Website.

Refugee Health

• Mosaic PCN Refugee Health Clinic

• Webinar: Welcoming refugees into your practice

Respirology

• Canadian Thoracic Society respiratory guidelines

• Calgary Zone Pulmonary Referral Quick Reference

• Calgary Zone Sleep Centre Referral Quick Reference