Teleconsult Service

Physicians can refer patients to the Chronic Pain Centre by completing the Chronic Pain Referral Form. Additional referral information, eligibility criteria, and guidelines are available through the Alberta Referral Directory.

eReferral

Referrals can also be submitted electronically through eReferral via Alberta Netcare.

To submit an eReferral:

1. Log in to Alberta Netcare.
2. Add eReferral to your homepage (if not already added).
3. Search for your patient.
4. Select the Create Referral icon from the menu bar.
5. Follow the prompts to complete and submit the referral.

You will receive referral advice within five calendar days.

Specialist Link

Call a Chronic Pain Nurse Practitioner at 403-910-2551 (toll-free 1-844-962-5465). Calls are returned within 1 hour, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visit Specialist Link for more information: www.specialistlink.ca

Medication Support

• 2017 Canadian Opioid Guidelines
• Opioid Tapering
• Opioid Rotation
• Methadone for Analgesia
• PEER C-Top Tool: Comparing Treatment Options for Pain
• PEER Simplified Chronic Pain Guideline
• Clinical Tools and Resources from Centre for Effective Practice 

Clinician Education

• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic Abdominal Pain
• Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
• Headache and Migraine
• Knee
• Shoulder
• Spine: Low Back 
• Osteoarthritis Care Standards

Patient Education

• Osteoarthritis Patient Toolkit
• Osteoarthritis Care Standards 

• Alberta Healthy Living Program
• Alberta Rehabilitation
• Alberta Virtual Pain Program
• Calgary Headache Assessment & Management Program (CHAMP)
• FibroFOCUS
• Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) Clinic
• Gut Mobility Clinic
• Opioid Dependency Program
• Primary Care Networks