Education & Practice Supports

Would you or your patients benefit from a reliable source of information on newborn and early child development?

With clinician and parent pages available, this website provides a host of information on preconception health, perinatal and newborn care, early child development, and more. Visit the repository to access fact sheets, brochures, posters, videos, and planning guides that can help you talk to your patients.

Want to learn more about the diagnostic investigations to consider with certain breast diseases?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for breast disease.

Need a summary of diagnostic imaging you could consider with cancer?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by providing a succinct listing of investigations indicated for cancer.

Looking for information about clinical and diagnostic investigations appropriate for patients with possible cardiovascular related symptoms?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for cardiovascular related symptoms.

Want an overview of diagnostic imaging that is most useful for patients presenting with central nervous system related symptoms?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for the central nervous system.

Need a quick reference guide to the investigations and imaging you could consider in patients with possible gastrointestinal (GI) related symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty in swallowing, and GI bleeds?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for symptoms suspected to be related to the gastrointestinal system.

Want to learn more about the diagnostic investigations to consider in patients who present with head or neck problems such as hyperthyroidism, orbital lesions, and salivary obstruction?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for these conditions.

Need a summary of diagnostic imaging you could consider in patients with musculoskeletal related problems such as osteomalacia pain, shoulder pain, and chronic foot pain?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by providing a succinct listing of investigations indicated for the musculoskeletal system.

Looking for information about clinical and diagnostic investigations appropriate for obstetrics and gynaecology, including screening in pregnancy and ovarian cysts?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated in these circumstances.

Want an overview of diagnostic imaging that is most useful for pediatric patients and diagnosis of congenital conditions, seizures, headaches, and more?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for a range of conditions, in all systems, and appropriate for children in your practice.

Need a quick reference guide to the investigations and imaging you could consider in patients with possible spine related concerns, such as low back pain?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for these conditions.

Want to learn more about the diagnostic investigations to consider in patients with possible thorax related concerns such as non-specific chest pain?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for these conditions.

Need a summary of diagnostic imaging you could consider in patients who have possible trauma-related injuries?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by providing a succinct listing of investigations indicated.

Looking for information about clinical and diagnostic investigations appropriate for patients with urological, adrenal, or genitourinary related concerns?

The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by providing a succinct listing of investigations indicated for these conditions.

Looking to help your patients manage their alcohol consumption?

The Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, Screening and Assessment Protocol provides a list of curated evidence-informed resources on alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment that will help your patients make informed choices about their drinking to reduce the short and long-term health risks. Use this tool as a foundation for patient education about low-risk drinking guidelines and informed decisions.

Looking for a checklist for new immigrants and refugees coming into your practice?

The Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health (CCIRH) and the University of Ottawa created a checklist to support clinicians in seeing new patients from various regions of the world. Use this checklist as a foundation to help integrate the Canadian Immigrant Health Guidelines into your practice.

Want to know how often a patient should be checking their blood glucose levels?

The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) created a tool that suggests monitoring frequency for a patient to monitor their blood glucose levels. Use this tool to ensure your recommendations align with accurate blood glucose monitoring practices.

Want to know the latest on breast cancer screening?

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care created the Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations. Supported by a range of resources geared to support clinicians in their practice, this site is updated regularly to give you access to the most recent recommendations.

Do you know the recommendations around screening asymptomatic adults for colorectal cancer?

The Canadian Task Force outlines their recommendations around colorectal cancer screening for asymptomatic adults who are not considered as high risk. Read the recommendations for guidance around colorectal cancer screening that is based on the best available evidence.

Looking for a resource around screening for colorectal cancer (CRC)?

The Canadian Task Force summarizes their recommendations around CRC in this document. Consider this reference when discussing screening options for colorectal cancer with your patients.