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.
Adults with IDD: About My Health
Surrey Place
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.
Adults with IDD: Decision Making in Health Care Promoting Capabilities
Surrey Place
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.
Adults with IDD: Health Check: A Comprehensive Health Assessment
Surrey Place
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.
Adults with IDD: HELP with Emotional and Behavioural Concerns
Surrey Place
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).
Adults with IDD: My Healthcare Visit
Surrey Place
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.
Alcohol Screening Questionnaire (AUDIT)
University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) SBIRT Project
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.
Alcohol Use Disorder
Centre for Effective Practice
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.