Cardiology Referrals

Please use the dedicated referral templates as provided below:

Care Management Pathways – Cardiology

  • Heart Failure
    • Heart Failure Care Management Pathway (July 2024)
    • If you have questions about whether your patient should be managed according to the pathway or any other clinical questions, please send a Heart Failure eConsult (instructions to access eConsult below). A cardiologist will respond within 6-24 hours. The eConsult platform includes an option for you to request the cardiologist to call you back to discuss more nuanced cases.
    • If you have questions about heart failure guidelines-directed medical therapy optimization and adjustments and need to discuss it over the phone, call 613-544-3400 ext. 2569 or 3352 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm) to speak to a HF nurse practitioner.
    • Patients with CHF may benefit from remote care monitoring to manage their conditions. If you have a patient you'd like to refer, you can find more information below at Ontario Health at Home or use the referral form.

eConsult

For primary care providers wanting to access eConsult, please visit: www.seamo.ca/digital-health/econsults/primary-care.

For primary care providers who have already signed up for eConsult, please visit: https://otnhub.ca/

For more information and eConsult resources, please visit: eConsult Centre of Excellence.

CPD Pathways to Care Program – Heart Failure Pathway Event Recording

To view the recorded event, please click here.

Please note: to claim CPD credits, we require you to complete the evaluation, which is posted on the final slide of the presentation or can be found at the following link: https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5BeABCwQkQ14j1Y

What are integrated care pathways for chronic disease?

The Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Ontario Health Team (FLA OHT) aims to connect providers in primary care, hospitals, specialty clinics, home care, community paramedics, pharmacists and others in the FLA OHT, to create a common pathway to manage prevalent chronic diseases.  These pathways will provide evidence-based, best-practice integrated care guidelines for each step of their journey. This approach emphasizes preventative care and early chronic disease management. It helps FLA-OHT partners work together to provide integrated, wrap-around care to the people we serve while ensuring individuals access care before they become severely ill.