CEP Tools
Developed by the Centre for Effective Practice in partnership with the OCFP as part of the Knowledge Translation in Primary Care Initiative
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Absolute CVD Risk/Benefit Calculator
Therapeutics Education Collaboration
The cardiovascular risk calculator provides an interactive and individualized tool which provides an absolute estimate (%) of a person's chance of having a cardiovascular event over a specific period of time and an idea of the potential benefit of treatment. It is only valid for people who have never had a cardiovascular event.
Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction | College of Family Physicians of Canada
Provides access to evidence-informed guidance and resources to assist clinicians in helping patients better manage their alcohol consumption and reduce alcohol-related risks and harms.
Antipsychotics and Dementia Discussion Guides
Centre for Effective Practice
Understand the best practices for assessing and managing patients with dementia, with a particular focus on the use of antipsychotics using the primary care, long-term care, or resident and caregiver editions.
Asthma Care Map for Primary Care
Ontario Lung Association
A tool to support health professionals in providing optimal care to their patients living with asthma.
Asthma Diagnosis and Management Algorithm for Primary Care
Ontario Lung Association
Algorithm for diagnosing and managing asthma in primary care
Breast Cancer Screening for Women Not at Increased Risk (2018 Update)
Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care
This guideline updates the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care's previous recommendations, published in 2011, on breast cancer screening for women aged 40 to 74 years not at increased risk of breast cancer.
Bye-Bye, PPI: Toolkit
Choosing Wisely Canada
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are often used inappropriately, without an indication, or for longer durations than recommended. A PPI deprescribing tool can guide reassessment and deprescribing where indicated.
Canadian C-Spine Rule
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
The Rule will permit physicians to standardize care of alert, stable trauma patients, to rapidly "clear" the cervical spine, and to be much more selective in the use of cervical spine radiography without jeopardizing patient care.