PSYCHIATRY GERIATRIC CARE / GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY

Associated Clinical Pathways

Please note: eReferral Advice is not available for this specialty

Physicians and their support staff can submit Alberta Netcare eReferral Advice Requests to specialists and receive clinical advice within five calendar days.

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How to request Geriatric Psychiatry tele-advice

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding statutory holidays.

Please enter the Physician's Name and PracID, along with the Patient's PHN and Physician's Direct/Private Phone Number (without dashes or hyphens).

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✅ Request has been sent successfully!

❌ Service closed

This tele-advice service is closed. To see our holiday schedule, visit: Holiday tele-advice hours (specialistlink.ca)

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 - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Specialist Link is closed on Dec. 26, 27 and Jan. 2)

What can I enquire about?

  • Antidepressant choice with different medical comorbidities or symptom profile
  • Whether or not antipsychotics should be initiated for agitation or psychotic symptoms
  • Choice of antipsychotic (for example if prolonged QTc or other concerns)
  • Whether a patient would be appropriate for referral to certain resources (such as R and R unit at Glenmore Carewest, SAILL program) and how to access
  • Whether to start a cholinesterase inhibitor, recommended preliminary work-up for new onset hallucinations or cognitive changes later in life

More details

To request this service by phone, call 403-910-2551 and press 5, 2.

Contact us

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