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Patient Resources

Choosing Wisely Canada materials encourage clinicians and patients to start a conversation about the risks, harms, and benefits of tests and treatments. These materials are meant to help patients make smart and effective care choices.

https://choosingwiselycanada.org/patient-resources/#tests-and-treatments%C2%A0

https://canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/published-guidelines/colorectal-cancer/

https://canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/published-guidelines/breast-cancer-update-2024/

https://canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/published-guidelines/cervical-cancer/

https://canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/published-guidelines/prostate-cancer/

https://canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/published-guidelines/type-2-diabetes/

 https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-4-active-vaccines/page-26-covid-19-vaccine.html

 Public Homepage – Hypertension Canada | For Healthcare Professionals 

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Canadian Mental Health Association -  https://cmha.ca/

Please see Blog post on this topic, with a full list of available resources

A simple tool to calculate your Cardiovascular Risk: 

https://decisionaid.ca/cvd/ 

Diabetes Canada -   https://www.diabetes.ca/

Osteoporosis Canada - https://osteoporosis.ca/

https://www.chirocentre.com.au/stuart-mcgills-big-three-low-back-exercises/

 Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) - Psychology Tools 

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 Item Scale (GAD-7) - Psychology Tools 

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRSv1.1) - Psychology Tools 

CADDRA - ADULT ADHD SELF-REPORT SCALE (ASRS-V1.1) SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 

https://www.caddra.ca/wp-content/uploads/ASRS.pdf 

Obsessive Compulsive Inventory - Revised (OCI-R) - Psychology Tools 

https://cgatoolkit.ca/Uploads/ContentDocuments/MMSE.pdf

Screens for excessive drinking and alcoholism:

https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1729/cage-questions-alcohol-use

Framingham Risk Score - Calculate your Cardiovascular Risk:

https://ccs.ca/frs/

 What's your risk of kidney failure?

 The Kidney Failure Risk Equation 

https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/vaccines

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/vaccination-adults.html

https://www.dynacare.ca/

https://www.lifelabs.com/

https://www.publichealthontario.ca/

All forms can be access using the link below:

https://forms.mgcs.gov.on.ca/dataset/002-sr-lv-129

 T2201 Disability Tax Credit Certificate - Canada.ca 

Great source of information on all things medical

https://www.mayoclinic.org/

Great source of information on all things medical - by conditions & Categories

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health