MEDICINE / INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Associated clinical pathways

The following COVID-19 pathways are available on Specialist Link.

eReferral Advice available

As an alternative to infectious disease tele-advice, providers in the Calgary Zone can submit an eReferral Advice Request for sexually transmitted infections (STI) issues only, and will receive a response back from a clinical development nurse within five calendar days.

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

How to request Infectious Disease tele-advice

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 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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❌ 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?

  • Supporting calls related to adult patients with acute or chronic infectious diseases. Some examples of common clinical scenarios include:
  • • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • • Osteomyelitis
  • • Bloodstream infections
  • • Urinary tract infections
  • • C. difficile diarrhea
  • • Fever of unknown origin and fever in the returning traveler
  • • COVID-19, which may include testing, infection prevention and control and treatment questions

More details

• If physicians have questions about laboratory testing, they should be directed to the microbiologist

• Questions specifically regarding tuberculosis can be directed to TB services on call

• With respect to contact tracing in the community or post-exposure prophylaxis, these calls are best handled by public health

• Questions regarding pediatric patients should be directed to pediatric infectious diseases specifically at Alberta Children’s Hospital

• To request this service by phone, call 403-910-2551 and press 1, 6

Contact us

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