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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.

A common barrier to health care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities stems from communication challenges. This tool facilitates health information exchange before and after a healthcare visit and alert their family physicians to accommodation needs.

This tool guides healthcare providers in assessing the legal capacity of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It offers a person-centred approach that considers the rights of persons to have their specific needs be accommodated so they can demonstrate their capacity to make a certain healthcare decision.

The Health Check tool identifies easily missed health issues for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities that family physicians should consider at a health exam. It includes practice tips and links to related tools.

This tool helps primary care providers understand contributing factors when adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities present with emotional distress and behaviours that challenge. It provides a systematic and sequential exploration of four areas relating to biopsychosocial circumstances that might be contributing to emotional distress and behaviours that challenge: Health, Environment, Lived Experiences, and Psychiatric Disorders (HELP).

A common barrier to health care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities stems from communication challenges. This tool facilitates health information exchange before and after a healthcare visit and alert their family physicians to accommodation needs.

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) should be administered to adult patients who screen positive on the pre-screening for alcohol use. Contains the screening questions and instructions on scoring and interpreting the AUDIT.

This tool guides the identification and management of individuals who have challenges with alcohol use. It includes information on special patient populations, tips for screening patients, pharmacotherapy treatment options and talking tips to help guide primary care providers through conversations with their patients about alcohol use.