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Epilepsy Clinic   at
Foothills Medical Centre
Specialty: Neurology
Connect Care Department: CGY FMC EPILEPSY CL
Estimated time to routine appointment: Within 12 months
Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone
SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Provides medical and / or surgical management for adult patients with epilepsy or seizure disorders.Services offered may include:
  • assessment and treatment of all forms of drug resistant epilepsy
  • new anticonvulsant drug trials
  • epilepsy surgery
  • vagal nerve stimulation
  • education for patients and their family
  • psychological counselling
Provides medical and / or surgical management for adult patients with epilepsy or seizure disorders.Services offered may include:
  • assessment and treatment of all forms of drug resistant epilepsy
  • new anticonvulsant drug trials
  • epilepsy surgery
  • vagal nerve stimulation
  • education for patients and their family
  • psychological counselling
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
NCAT provides service to people with neurological concerns from Southern Alberta (Red Deer and south of Red Deer) and the surrounding area.

NOTE: If a patient is currently seeing a Neurologist, or has been seen within one year, please contact the office of that Neurologist directly and do NOT send a referral request.

  • Drug-resistant patient (failed two appropriate ASMs at appropriate doses either in monotherapies or combination):
    • AND ≥2 seizures in the last year despite being compliant with prescribed medication. Patient was previously seen in the epilepsy clinic and discharged
    • AND ≥1 seizure in the last year despite being compliant with prescribed medication. Patient is seizure free.
    • AND referred by neurologist.
    • AND requiring or requesting medication changes or discontinuation.
    • AND has confirmed that they are happy to accept a driving restriction.
  • If specialized investigation and treatment required:
    • VNS
    • Ketogenic diet
    • IVIG
    • Special access program medications (felbamate, zonisamide, etc.)
    • Referral for epilepsy surgery.
  • For Patients who are pregnant or planning pregnancy
  • Patients are on ASM other than lamotrigine or levetiracetam monotherapy OR ≥1 seizure in the last year despite being compliant with prescribed medication.
Referrals for patients with confirmed non-epileptic seizures are not accepted.
NCAT provides service to people with neurological concerns from Southern Alberta (Red Deer and south of Red Deer) and the surrounding area.

NOTE: If a patient is currently seeing a Neurologist, or has been seen within one year, please contact the office of that Neurologist directly and do NOT send a referral request.

  • Drug-resistant patient (failed two appropriate ASMs at appropriate doses either in monotherapies or combination):
    • AND ≥2 seizures in the last year despite being compliant with prescribed medication. Patient was previously seen in the epilepsy clinic and discharged
    • AND ≥1 seizure in the last year despite being compliant with prescribed medication. Patient is seizure free.
    • AND referred by neurologist.
    • AND requiring or requesting medication changes or discontinuation.
    • AND has confirmed that they are happy to accept a driving restriction.
  • If specialized investigation and treatment required:
    • VNS
    • Ketogenic diet
    • IVIG
    • Special access program medications (felbamate, zonisamide, etc.)
    • Referral for epilepsy surgery.
  • For Patients who are pregnant or planning pregnancy
  • Patients are on ASM other than lamotrigine or levetiracetam monotherapy OR ≥1 seizure in the last year despite being compliant with prescribed medication.
Referrals for patients with confirmed non-epileptic seizures are not accepted.
Referral instructions for primary care, community care, private
providers etc. who do not send referrals via Connect Care.
REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR NON-CONNECT CARE USERS
Complete the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile.
NOTE: If a patient is currently seeing a Neurologist, or has been seen within one year, please contact the office of that Neurologist directly and do NOT send a referral request.
Referrals must include:
  • Complete history, including symptom type and progression, duration, any related treatment(s); and,
  • Neurological examination.
Complete the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile.
NOTE: If a patient is currently seeing a Neurologist, or has been seen within one year, please contact the office of that Neurologist directly and do NOT send a referral request.
Referrals must include:
  • Complete history, including symptom type and progression, duration, any related treatment(s); and,
  • Neurological examination.
REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR CONNECT CARE USERS
Send an Internal Referral using the Ambulatory Referral Order to Neurology, type CGY FMC EPILEPSY CL in the “To Department” section and complete order.
Send an Internal Referral using the Ambulatory Referral Order to Neurology, type CGY FMC EPILEPSY CL in the “To Department” section and complete order.
ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS
The Calgary Epilepsy Program provides diagnostic, therapeutic and follow-up services to patients referred with uncontrolled seizures. Many patients with stable epilepsy can be followed in a general neurology clinic, and referrals may be redirected to other neurology clinics as appropriate. All referrals will be triaged, and notification will be sent to inform of the triage decision. If the referral has been accepted, it will indicate to which specialty program. After triage, please contact the program directly if you need additional information OR you need to provide additional information regarding the referral. Clinic Fax (to Update Information for Existing Patients; Not for Referrals): 403-476-9630.
Referrals are received and triaged at the Neurology Central Access and Triage and then appointments are booked at the appropriate location based on the patients address.
The Calgary Epilepsy Program provides diagnostic, therapeutic and follow-up services to patients referred with uncontrolled seizures. Many patients with stable epilepsy can be followed in a general neurology clinic, and referrals may be redirected to other neurology clinics as appropriate. All referrals will be triaged, and notification will be sent to inform of the triage decision. If the referral has been accepted, it will indicate to which specialty program. After triage, please contact the program directly if you need additional information OR you need to provide additional information regarding the referral. Clinic Fax (to Update Information for Existing Patients; Not for Referrals): 403-476-9630.
Referrals are received and triaged at the Neurology Central Access and Triage and then appointments are booked at the appropriate location based on the patients address.
COMMUNICATION PROCESS
  • Referral receipt to referring source within 7 days.
  • Acceptance via appointment details or wait list status letter to referring source and patient within 14 days.
  • Wait list status update every 90 days.
  • Appointment outcome to referral source within 30 days.
 
PHONE
403-944-5760
FAX
403-476-8771
REFERRAL PHONE
403-944-5760
REFERRAL FAX
403-476-8771
REFERRAL FORM
REFERRAL ADVICE
eReferral eConsult
Specialist LINK
RAAPID
CLICK + TO VIEW REFERRAL GUIDELINES
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Routine Reason for Referral
Access Targets convey the clinically appropriate timeframe patients should be seen within, by reason for referral and priority level.
Access Target
Required Information/Investigations
Investigation Timing
Additional Details
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Epilepsy
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Patient Demographics:
  • telephone number(s)
  • family doctor
  • address
 
Current
Complete history, including symptom type and progression, duration, and any related treatment(s)
 
N/A
  • Reason for consult
  • MRI (head)
  • CT (head and spine)
  • EEG
  • Other specialists consults
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    Current
    PATIENT APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
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    MISSED APPOINTMENT GUIDELINES
    If a new patient misses the initial appointment, the referral will be closed, then the referring physician will be notified, and another referral will be required in order to rebook.
    If a new patient misses the initial appointment, the referral will be closed, then the referring physician will be notified, and another referral will be required in order to rebook.
     
    HOURS OF OPERATION
    Monday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Tuesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Wednesday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Description:
    Closed between 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

    Closed on all weekends and Statutory holidays
       
     
    ADDRESS
    Main Building, 12th Floor
    1403 29 Street NW
    Calgary Alberta
    T2N 2T9
    PATIENT APPOINTMENT INSTRUCTIONS
    Please consider the following instructions:
    • Bring your Alberta health care card and a piece of government issued photo ID.
    • Check in at reception 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
    • You may bring a family member or significant other during your consultation.
    • Please make sure to have someone with you if you are unable to communicate in English.
    Please consider the following instructions:
    • Bring your Alberta health care card and a piece of government issued photo ID.
    • Check in at reception 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
    • You may bring a family member or significant other during your consultation.
    • Please make sure to have someone with you if you are unable to communicate in English.
     
    DIRECTIONS
    Foothills Medical Centre - 12 Floor
    Ambulatory Neuroscience Department: Epilepsy Clinic
    1403 29th Street NW
    Calgary, AB  T3N 2T9

    Please go to Main Building, go to 11th Floor and exit,
    on 11 floor look for a single elevator and take it to 12th floor
    Check in at Reception Desk

    Transit:
    Public transportation is available to this facility.
    Foothills Medical Centre - 12 Floor
    Ambulatory Neuroscience Department: Epilepsy Clinic
    1403 29th Street NW
    Calgary, AB  T3N 2T9

    Please go to Main Building, go to 11th Floor and exit,
    on 11 floor look for a single elevator and take it to 12th floor
    Check in at Reception Desk

    Transit:
    Public transportation is available to this facility.
     
    PHONE
    403-944-5760
     
     
    EMAIL
    VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
    With Connect Care we are able to communicate directly with myahsconnect app
    With Connect Care we are able to communicate directly with myahsconnect app
     
     
    WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY
    Yes

    The primary purpose of the All Locations list is to let the user easily access any location of a healthcare service without going back to the main search screen.

    The locations listed have 3 background colors:
    • Green means the healthcare service@location has referral information attached to it.
    • Brown means the healthcare service@location never had referral information attached to it, or it has unpublished referral information.
    • Red means
      • IA changed the healthcare service@location's status to something other than Current
      • It was deleted if it is an ARD healthcare service@location.
    Green  and Brown are always at the top of the list. These are the Healthcare Service@Locations with the status of Current.
    The Red list at the bottom consists of non-current Healthcare Service@locations that once had Published referral information in the ARD.
    If the referral information was never published in ARD the Healthcare Service@location will not show in the Red list.

    The secondary purpose of the All Locations list is to allow ARD Administrators to recover (copy) referral information from the non-current Healthcare Service@Locations to ones that are current.

    Common Scenario:
    A Healthcare Service moves from one location to another. In this case the IA Healthcare Service@Location record will be made defunct (non-current) and a new Healthcare Service@Location record will be created with a current status. In this scenario the captured referral guidelines in ARD can become "orphaned" as they are not attached to any current IA healthcare service.

    Categories of non-current or orphaned referral guidelines: INDIVIDUAL and COMMON.
    The REFERRAL GUIDELINES section of the profile has the prefix INDIVIDUAL or COMMON to help you choose the method below when transferring referral guidelines from a non-current Healthcare Service@Location to a current healthcare service@location.

    Individual referral process
    1. Click on a non-current (Red) Healthcare Service@Location at the bottom of the All Locations list.
    2. The non-current referral info is displayed with the link Copy this Referral Process to another Healthcare Service@Location link on the upper right hand corner. Click on the copy link.
    3. Choose a current location (Green or Brown) from the All Locations list. This will be the Healthcare Service@Location you are pasting the referral info into.
    4. The system will display the Edit Referral Info screen populated with the referral info from the non-current Healthcare Service@Location you viewed in the first step.
    5. Click Save and the referral info is transferred from the non-current Healthcare Service@Location to the current one.
    6. Repeat these steps for each Healthcare Service@Location that needs attention.

    Common referral process - 2 sub cases.
    Case 1: At least 1 current Healthcare Service@Location with common referral info is with current status for this healthcare service; One or more Healthcare Healthcare Service@Locations where replaced by new one.
    1. Click on any current Healthcare Service@Location whether it has referral info (Green) or not (Brown).
    2. The healthcare service location opens in the Edit Referral Info screen populated with the current common referral info.
    3. Save it. 
    4. All locations will be updated with the common referral information, including all the locations that don't have referral info yet (Brown). The non-current referrals (Red) will also be updated.
    Case 2:  All Healthcare Healthcare Service@Locations for a healthcare service are set to a non-current status and replaced by new ones. In this case there is no current additional referral info to copy from, so the only alternative is to pick up the non-current common referral process (Red). Follow the steps described in the section Individual Referral Process above to copy/paste the non-current common referral info to the current healthcare service locations.
    Generally we want to replicate current common referral info to new or replaced healthcare service locations. We only resort to copying non-current common referral info if there is no other option.

    Remember: Some fields can be location specific with the common referral process:
    Parking Instructions, Directions, Parking Map, Wait Time, Referral Phone or Referral Fax.
    To update these items you have to edit each Healthcare Service@Location separately.

    ADDITONAL NOTES:
    • The info icon after the All Locations drop down will be visible to ARD Administrators.
    • The system doesn't allow you to copy referral information from one non-current Healthcare Service@Location to another.

     

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