CHRONIC PAIN / CHRONIC PAIN

Associated clinical pathways

Please reference the following:
Headache and migraine pathway

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Pathway

These pathways are not a substitute for clinical judgment or the advice of a qualified health care professional. It is expected that all users will seek advice from other appropriately qualified and regulated health care providers with any issues transcending their specific knowledge, scope of regulated practice or professional competence.

eReferral eConsult also available

As an alternative to chronic pain tele-advice, providers in the Calgary Zone can submit an eReferral eConsult request for chronic pain issues, and will receive a response back from a specialist within five calendar days.

To submit an eReferral eConsult request, go online. For a list of other specialties available and more information about eReferral, visit the website.

How to request Chronic Pain tele-advice

Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m - 3:45 p.m
Saturday to Sunday: Closed

This service is temporarily closed.
Please check back for updates.
Opens Monday at 8 a.m

✅ Request has been sent successfully!
Specialist: {specialist}
Practitioner ID: {pracID}

❌ Service closed

This tele-advice service is closed.

For more information, please call 403.910.2551 Ext 0, or email [email protected]
(Please note: Calls and emails will be returned during office hours, Monday to Friday)

What can I enquire about?

  • Anesthesiology
  • Musculoskeletal pain
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Post-herpetic neuralgia
  • Spinal pain
  • Limb pain
  • Abdominal and chest pain
  • Myalgias
  • Peripheral neuropathies
  • Consideration for spinal cord stimulator
  • Facial pain
  • Radiculopathy
  • Headache
  • Pelvic pain
  • Questions related to opioid tapering or rotation, starting buprenorphine, complex medication cocktails and or biopsychosocial care approach including community resources are better directed to phone consultation with Pharmacist or Physician , this may be answered through eReferral Advice Request or through phone consultation request through connect care or by faxing referral to fax: 403-209-2954

About this service

This service is supported by Nurse Practitioners who provide multi-modal pain management suggestions for patients who have a history (in excess of three months) of chronic non-cancer pain.

To request this service by phone, call 403-910-2551 and press 2, 4.

Related resources

Physician Resources are conditions, in consultation with patients/alternate decision makers.

Contact us

If you have a question, comment or technical issue, please call 403.910.2551 Ext 0, or email [email protected].