Physician Clinical Resources

Updated October 2024

MANDATORY REPORTING	ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH - MEDICATION ACCESS
See Resources +/- CPSO Mandatory and Permissive Reporting by physicians CMPA Medico-Legal Handbook for physicians in Canada MTO Medical Condition Reporting Driving and Dementia Roadmap CMA Driver’s Guide CCMTA Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators - Fitness to Drive OACAS Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies - Children’s Protective Services	See Resources +/- EAP Exceptional Access Program Compassionate Review Policy Trillium Drug Program ODB Ontario Drug Benefit Drug Formulary

PHARMACOTHERAPY	MENTAL HEALTH LAW
See Resources +/- RxFiles Academic Detailing SwitchRx PsychiatrieNet switching antidepressants, antipsychotics; combining mood stabilizers Geri Med Risk - eConsult service Deprescribing Antipsychotics Deprescribing Benzodiazepines ADHD Medication Calculator/Converter Integrative medicine search about herbs - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre QT Drugs List - CredibleMeds (registration required) CYP3A4 Drug Interactions Flockhart Table (Indiana University) HIV Drug Interactions - University of Liverpool HIV Drug Interactions - Toronto General Hospital HIV Clinic	See Resources +/- CCB Hearings Summary Templates MacHealth COVID-19 and the Mental Health Act – Completing a Form 1 for Risks Associated with COVID-19 Ministry of Health Mental Health Forms

PHARMACOTHERAPY

MENTAL HEALTH LAW

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RxFiles Academic Detailing
SwitchRx
PsychiatrieNet
- switching antidepressants, antipsychotics; combining mood stabilizers
Geri Med Risk - eConsult service
Deprescribing Antipsychotics
Deprescribing Benzodiazepines
ADHD Medication Calculator/Converter
Integrative medicine search about herbs - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre
QT Drugs List - CredibleMeds (registration required)
CYP3A4 Drug Interactions Flockhart Table (Indiana University)
HIV Drug Interactions - University of Liverpool
HIV Drug Interactions - Toronto General Hospital HIV Clinic

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MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS	PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH
See Resources +/- CANMAT (requires registration) CANMAT Major Depressive Disorder Guidelines (2016) Mayo Clinic - Depression Medication Choice Aid CANMAT & ISBD Bipolar Disorder Guidelines (2018) Canadian CPG for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders (2014)	See Resources +/- BUMPS - Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy, UK Teratology Information Service LactMed Lactation/Breastfeeding MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health CANMAT & ISBD Bipolar Guidelines (2018) - Section 7. Women at various stages of the reproductive cycle ACOG Guidelines for Psychotropic Medication during Pregnancy and Post Partum (2008)

ADDICTIONS, SUBSTANCE USE	SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM & PSYCHOSIS
See Resources +/- META-PHI: Mentoring, Education and Clinical Tools for Addiction APA Practice Guidelines re Pharmacological Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (2018) Meth Treatment Guidelines (Australia) Toronto Drug Checking Service	See Resources +/- Canadian Guidelines - Assessment & Diagnosis of Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders (2017) Canadian Guidelines for the pharmacotherapy of Schizophrenia in Adults (2017) SMI Advisor: Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness APA Practice Guideline Statement summary re Schizophrenia, 3rd ed (2020)

TRAUMA	EATING DISORDERS
See Resources +/- ISTSS PTSD Prevention and Treatment Guidelines (2019) International Practice Guidelines for Acute Stress Disorder and PTSD (Australia, UK, US Veterans) NICE Guidance on borderline personality disorder (2009)	See Resources +/- APA Practice Guideline for Treatment of Eating Disorders (2022)

NEURODEVELOPMENTAL, ADHD	GERIATRICS, DEMENTIA
See Resources +/- AACAP Practice Parameters CADDRA ADHD Canadian Guidelines Practice Guidelines 4.1 (2020) CADDRA - ADHD Fillable forms - assessment, treatment, follow up CADDRA Toolkit (pdf) (2018) European Consensus Statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD (2019)	See Resources +/- CCCDTD 5 - Diagnosis & Treatment of Dementia (2020) CCCDTD 5 - Guidelines for management of vascular cognitive impairment (2020) Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health Guidelines on Substance Use Disorders among older adults Driving and Dementia Roadmap

CONSULTATION LIAISON
See Resources +/- 2023 Consensus Guidelines for management of Catatonia (British Assoc for Psychopharm)

GUIDELINE COMPILATIONS

This is not a comprehensive list of resources. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement by the OPA. The OPA is not responsible for accuracy of information or quality of services provided.

The Ontario Psychiatric Association cannot comment or advise on matters relating to clinical care (e.g. referrals, patient care, diagnosis, treatment, hospitalization). The OPA is not involved in individual cases of clinical care or legal advocacy. The OPA is not a disciplinary or regulatory body, and does not investigate complaints about physicians.

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