Happy Canada Day from the CAMH Library! To celebrate the anniversary of July 1, 1867, check out some of these evidence based practice resources from Canada!
Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse
• See the guidelines and care pathways on such topics as low risk drinking and treatment for prescription drug harms
• http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/topics/Pages/default.aspx
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT)
• See the guidelines on bipolar disorder and depression
• http://www.canmat.org/guides.php
Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care
• CTFPHC was established by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to develop clinical practice guidelines that support primary care providers in delivering preventive health care
• See guidelines on such topics as depression, diabetes and HIV http://canadiantaskforce.ca/?content=pcp
Children’s Mental Health Ontario
• See the section on evidence based practices
• http://www.kidsmentalhealth.ca/professionals/interventions_and_research.php
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
• See the guidelines on methadone and safe use of opiates for non-cancer pain
• http://www.cpso.on.ca/policies-publications/cpgs-other-guidelines
CPG Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines Database
• Search the database for evidence-based Canadian clinical practice guidelines
• https://www.cma.ca/En/Pages/clinical-practice-guidelines.aspx
Mental Health Commission of Ontario
• Search across the site for guidelines on such topics as peer support and caregivers
• http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English
Portico
• Includes CAMH guidelines on mental health promotion and search for guidelines from other organizations
• https://www.porticonetwork.ca/
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
• See guidelines on such topics as fall prevention, healthy eating, smoking
• http://rnao.ca/bpg