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Clinical Referral Pathways

Clinical Referral Pathways are evidence-based guidelines to assist in the management of your patient’s specific conditions. Refer to these Pathways to help make decisions appropriate to your patients and to inform when a referral needs to be made.

Cancer Care Gastroenterology

High Risk Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) Pathway for Colorectal and other GI Cancer Diagnoses – Referral Checklist

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Cancer Care Gastroenterology

High Risk Rectal Bleeding Pathway for Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis – Referral Checklist

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Cancer Care

Lymph Node Assessment Primary Care Pathway

Link to Pathway

Cancer Care

Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) Pathway for Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis

Link to Pathway

Cancer Care

High Risk Rectal Bleeding Pathway for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Diagnosis

Link to Pathway

COVID-19

Provincial Primary Care COVID-19 Adult Pathway

Link to Pathway

COVID-19

Primary Care Pathway for Post COVID-19 Rehabilitation

Link to Pathway

Diabetes

Diabetes Eye Care Clinical Pathway

Link to Pathway

Diabetes

Diabetes Foot Care Clinical Pathway

Link to Pathway

ENT (adult and peds)

Adult Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Referral

Link to Pathway

Gastroenterology

Edmonton Zone Gastroenterology Referral Pathway

Link to Pathway

Gastroenterology

Chronic Constipation Primary Care Pathway

Link to Pathway

Gastroenterology

Chronic Abdominal Pain Primary Care Pathway

Link to Pathway

Gastroenterology

Chronic Diarrhea Primary Care Pathway

Link to Pathway

Gastroenterology

Dyspepsia Primary Care Pathway

Link to Pathway

Gastroenterology

GERD Primary Care Pathway

Link to Pathway

General Surgery

General Surgery Referral – Edmonton Zone FAST Program

Link to Pathway

Gynecology Obstetrics

Colposcopy Referral Form – Edmonton Zone FAST Program

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Mental Health

Anxiety Primary Care Pathway – adults

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Mental Health

Primary Care and Pediatrics Child and Adolescent Mental Health Transitions Guidelines

Please call ConnectMD to access the physician list referenced in this pathway or to add your name to it.

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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine Client Transitions to Primary Care Attachment Protocol

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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine Client Transitions to Primary Care Detoxification/Recovery Centre to Primary Care Pathway and Toolkit

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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine Client Transitions to Primary Care Hospital to Primary Care Pathway and Toolkit

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Methamphetamine

Meth Check

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Methamphetamine

Meth Check Harm Reduction Cards

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Methamphetamine

Meth Check – METHAMPHETAMINE Factsheet for Families

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Opioid

Primary Care Clinic Buprenorphine/ Naloxone (Suboxone®) Initiation Pathway and Toolkit

Link to Pathway and Toolkit

Opioid

Primary Care Clinic Suboxone Initiation Pathway and Toolkit (Video)

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Opioid

Opioid Dependency Program (ODP) to Primary Care Transition Pathway

Link to Pathway

Opioid

Primary Care to Opioid Dependency Program (ODP) Transition Pathway

Link to Pathway

Opioid

Primary Care – Pharmacy Partnerships for Naloxone Kit Distribution Pathway and Toolkit

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Opioid

The Primary Care-Pharmacy Partnerships for Naloxone Kit Distribution Pathway and Toolkit (Video)

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Other Services

There are additional options for you to access specialty advice depending on where you are in the province.

This one-pager was created as a reference to assist you in determining which service to use, based on the advice required and your preferences.

Specialist LINK

For Calgary Zone, please visit Specialist Link.

Visit Specialist LINK

eReferral

Request Advice through Netcare Portal

Visit eReferral

RAAPID

AHS telephone line for urgent or emergent cases

Visit RAAPID