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Neuromodulation   at
Alberta Hospital Edmonton
Specialty: Addiction and Mental Health
Connect Care Department: EDM AHE AMH NEURO MOD
Estimated time to routine appointment: Within 2 weeks
Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone
SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Provides a specialized treatment typically for people living with depression and / or mood disorders where medication is not working or where they are too acute to wait for medication to have effect. The desired effect is the improvement in condition by applying physical and/or chemical stimulation.This program offers a specialized treatment for pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations with the goal of improving mood and personal function by applying physical and/or chemical stimulation. This is accomplished by inducing a seizure with physical stimulation to both inpatient and outpatient clients.

The typical presentation of clients for Neuromodulation would be clients who are treatment resistant or who are not able to wait for medications to take effect based on acuity of symptoms.

Although depression is a common presentation for treatment, we also treat those with other mental health concerns (schizophrenia, Mania, autism, etc).

Typically a series of 12 treatments over 4 weeks would be recommended. Maintenance therapy is also available after a series.
Provides a specialized treatment typically for people living with depression and / or mood disorders where medication is not working or where they are too acute to wait for medication to have effect. The desired effect is the improvement in condition by applying physical and/or chemical stimulation.This program offers a specialized treatment for pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations with the goal of improving mood and personal function by applying physical and/or chemical stimulation. This is accomplished by inducing a seizure with physical stimulation to both inpatient and outpatient clients.

The typical presentation of clients for Neuromodulation would be clients who are treatment resistant or who are not able to wait for medications to take effect based on acuity of symptoms.

Although depression is a common presentation for treatment, we also treat those with other mental health concerns (schizophrenia, Mania, autism, etc).

Typically a series of 12 treatments over 4 weeks would be recommended. Maintenance therapy is also available after a series.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Patient must be assessed by GP and anesthesiolgist for fitness.The patient also needs to consult with two psychiatrists.
Patient must be assessed by GP and anesthesiolgist for fitness.The patient also needs to consult with two psychiatrists.
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
This department is procedural in nature.
Physicians may contact the ECT department and request to talk with a Psychiatrist at the department.

Complete the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile. Admin will process the request once he or she gets an order from the attending Psychiatrist on the site.

Urgent Referrals: Physician to Physician escalation based on their assessments. Please indicate "urgent" on the referral.

Emergent Referrals: Contact Admin at 780-342-5607 and request to talk with attending Psychiatrist. Criteria must be met before a patient gets ECT.
This department is procedural in nature.
Physicians may contact the ECT department and request to talk with a Psychiatrist at the department.

Complete the referral form and fax it to the service using the contact information in this profile. Admin will process the request once he or she gets an order from the attending Psychiatrist on the site.

Urgent Referrals: Physician to Physician escalation based on their assessments. Please indicate "urgent" on the referral.

Emergent Referrals: Contact Admin at 780-342-5607 and request to talk with attending Psychiatrist. Criteria must be met before a patient gets ECT.
REFERRAL PROCESS - FOR CONNECT CARE USERS
Appointment requests should be submitted in Connect Care identifying the appropriate Connect Care treatment or procedure department.

Urgent Referrals: Physician to Physician escalation based on their assessments. Please indicate "urgent" on the referral.

Emergent Referrals: Contact Admin at 780-342-5607 and request to talk with attending Psychiatrist. Criteria must be met before a patient gets ECT.
Appointment requests should be submitted in Connect Care identifying the appropriate Connect Care treatment or procedure department.

Urgent Referrals: Physician to Physician escalation based on their assessments. Please indicate "urgent" on the referral.

Emergent Referrals: Contact Admin at 780-342-5607 and request to talk with attending Psychiatrist. Criteria must be met before a patient gets ECT.
ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS
Pamphlet for ECT provided to inpatients and outpatients.
Pamphlet for ECT provided to inpatients and outpatients.
COMMUNICATION PROCESS
  • Referral receipt to referring source within 14 days.
  • Wait list status update every 14 days.
  • Appointment outcome to referral source within 14 days.
 
PHONE
780-342-5473
FAX
780-342-5565
REFERRAL PHONE
780-342-5473
REFERRAL FAX
780-342-5565
REFERRAL FORM
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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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Electroconvulsive therapy
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
Blood Work
 
Within 1 month
ECG
 
Within 1 month
ECT fitness by GP
 
Within 1 month
Two consultations by psychiatrist & anesthesiologist
 
Within 1 month
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Urgent 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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Assessment using HAM-D (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale)
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
Sever score
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Assessment using MADRS (Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale)
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
Severe score in MADR
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Chronic depression
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
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Depression requiring intervention
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
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Electroconvulsive therapy
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
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Severe depression
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
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Treatment resistant depression
Medication List (dose, frequency, route)
 
Within 1 month
Past medical history
 
Within 1 month
PATIENT APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
Email
Print
 
MISSED APPOINTMENT GUIDELINES
Please phone admin and provide reason for cancellation, there is no consequence for missing an appointment.
Please phone admin and provide reason for cancellation, there is no consequence for missing an appointment.
 
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday: 8:00 am - 2:15 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am - 2:15 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am - 2:15 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am - 2:15 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 2:15 pm
Description:
ECT is done only on Mon-Wed-Fri durning the day. 
   
 
ADDRESS
Building 12, 3rd Floor Room 356
17480 Fort Road
Edmonton Alberta
T5Y 6A8
PATIENT APPOINTMENT INSTRUCTIONS
 
DIRECTIONS
Located at Alberta Hospital Edmonton, Building 12 on the third floor Room 354
Located at Alberta Hospital Edmonton, Building 12 on the third floor Room 354
 
PHONE
780-342-5473
 
PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Free parking at the lot in front of 12 building with Patient and visitors signs on it.
Free parking at the lot in front of 12 building with Patient and visitors signs on it.
 
EMAIL
VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
follow-up appointments with doctors available on Zoom or on site.
follow-up appointments with doctors available on Zoom or on site.
 
PARKING MAP
 
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY
Yes

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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.

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  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.
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  3. Save it. 
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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.

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