Appendix 2:
Clinical Links through Information Technology

Information Technology

The following is just a sample of the clinical links that can be available to family physicians to assist in managing patients through the use of information technology:

Through medical organizations:

  1. From the College of Family Physicians of Canada

  2. From the Canadian Medical Association
  3. From the Alberta Medical Association website:

    a. Institute of Health Economics – Alberta

    b. Alberta Heritage Foundation's Health Technology Assessments

    c. Internet Mental Health

    d. Just the Berries (Nova Scotia)

    e. Medical Information Service

    f. Medical Matrix

    g. MedStudy

    h. Medline

    i. Medscape

    j. Merck Medicus, Your Key to the Medical Internet

    k. National Guideline Clearinghouse

    l. Oncolink University of Pennsylvania)

    m. Psychiatry on line


  4. From the Ontario Medical Association website:

a. Guidelines Advisory Committee - http://www.gacguidelines.ca/

Through other sources (more specifically available for patients):

a. Chinook Health, Alberta - http://www.chr.ab.ca/

b. Health Information for the Whole Family, American Academy of Family Physicians - http://familydoctor.org/

c. Healthy Living, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority - http://www.vch.ca/living/index.htm

d. Healthy Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion - http://www.mhp.gov.on.ca

e. Patient Education Program, The College of Family Physicians of Canada - http://www.cfpc.ca/English/cfpc/programs/patient%20education/

f. Saskatchewan HealthLine, Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan - Patient Education Program, The College of Family Physicians of Canada - http://www.cfpc.ca/English/cfpc/programs/patient%20education/