Medical Toxicology Clinic

Evaluates, diagnoses, and makes recommendations for the management of patients who have been exposed to potentially toxic substances including those of a chemical, pharmaceutical, or natural origin.

This clinic is a monthly clinic designed to provide one-time evaluation, diagnosis, and recommendations for management of adult patients in Alberta, Saskatchewan or the Northwest Territories with any of the following:

• adverse events resulting from exposures to toxic substances such as metals, pesticides, gases, particulate matter, natural toxins, drugs of abuse, and other hazardous materials
• those requiring interpretation of toxicological tests already performed or opinions regarding therapy

This clinic does not provide services:

• to patients who are acutely ill
• related to occupational exposures
• related to management of ongoing substance abuse / dependence / addiction
• for multiple chemical / environmental sensitivities or mold exposures
• for evaluation of drug allergy
• for evaluation of adverse drug reactions to prescribed pharmaceuticals