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Clinical pathways provide a set of actions for primary care providers to guide care options for patients with specific health conditions.
Co-designed with Primary and Specialty Care and patients from Alberta, the pathways include an algorithm of evidence-informed, clinician-recommended options or steps to inform interdisciplinary care which will aid in the management of specific health conditions.
Most clinical pathways are provincial in nature; however, they may also include local practice options such as availability of diagnostic testing or available resources.
Note: Clinical pathways are not clinical practice guidelines.
Patient pathways are co-designed with patients, for patients. They include a one-page summary of the overall health journey for the patient living with that specific condition. The subsequent pages include expanded details that further describe the condition, steps for managing symptoms, available tests and treatments and information on when a referral may be required. They also describe self-management strategies and provide links to informative resources. Patient pathways are accessible on myhealth.alberta.ca by simply searching for the condition. Each patient pathway has its own health topic page and the patient pathways (along with the 1-page summary) are located at the bottom of each page.
Referral pathways provide information for referring providers on where to send referrals and what information, labs, and diagnostic imaging are needed for clinical triage by specialists. They are co-designed with Primary and Specialty Care providers, AHS Operations, and patients. To optimize support for referring providers, links to applicable clinical pathways are included. For questions or more information about the referral pathway development process, please email access.ereferral@ahs.ca.
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