META:PHI has created a library of nearly 100 original clinical tools and resources for health care providers and patients in a variety of settings, including primary care, emergency departments, residential treatment programs, and rapid access addiction medicine (RAAM) clinics.
Discharge form
A form for a client’s discharge from withdrawal management services (WMS).
Part of WMS toolkit
Version date: 25 January 2024
Buprenorphine discharge information for primary care
A template for a discharge note to primary care after a client has been started on buprenorphine (Suboxone) in withdrawal management.
Part of WMS toolkit
Version date: 25 January 2024
Acknowledgment of tolerance loss
A form advising clients of a loss of opioid tolerance on discharge from withdrawal management.
Part of WMS toolkit
Version date: 25 January 2024
CAMH Course: Introduction to the CIWA-Ar
An e-learning module for emergency department (ED) providers on using the Clinical Institute Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol Revised (CIWA-Ar) assessment to measure alcohol withdrawal in the emergency department (ED)
Created by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Naltrexone discharge information for primary care
A template for a discharge note to primary care after a client has been started on naltrexone in withdrawal management.
Part of WMS toolkit
Version date: 25 January 2024
Toolkit for Alcohol-Related Presentations to the Emergency Department
This toolkit was created for clinicians working in the emergency department (ED). These tools address the effective treatment of alcohol withdrawal, management of other alcohol-related presentations, brief
counselling interventions, initiation of anti-craving medications, and referral to community resources.
Authors: Robert Blackwell, Bjug Borgundvaag, Katie Dunham, Charlene Fraser, Ruben Hummelen, Meldon Kahan, Kate Lazier, Robyn Nocilla, Kelly Shillington, Ginette Thivierge, Marcel Wagner, and Jennifer Wyman
Version date: 15 December 2023
Recommendations on the Management of Selected Alcohol-Related Presentations in the Emergency Department
These recommendations for the management of alcohol-related emergency department (ED) presentations were developed by a group of people with professional and/or experiential expertise of alcohol use.
Part of Toolkit for Alcohol-Related Presentations to the Emergency Department
Version date: 15 December 2023
Summary of Recommendations on the Management of Selected Alcohol-Related Presentations in the Emergency Department
A summary of recommendations of how to manage alcohol-related emergency department (ED) presentations
Part of Toolkit for Alcohol-Related Presentations to the Emergency Department
Version date: 15 December 2023
Special Considerations for Alcohol-Related Presentations in the ED
Selected special considerations to keep in mind when providing care to emergency department (ED) patients with alcohol-related presentations
Part of Toolkit for Alcohol-Related Presentations to the Emergency Department
Version date: 15 December 2023
Order Set for Alcohol Withdrawal
An order set for managing alcohol withdrawal in the emergency department (ED)
Part of Toolkit for Alcohol-Related Presentations to the Emergency Department
Version date: 15 December 2023
Choosing an Anti-Craving Medication
An algorithm for choosing an anti-craving medication for emergency department (ED) patients
Part of Toolkit for Alcohol-Related Presentations to the Emergency Department
Version date: 15 December 2023
Approach to ED Patients With Alcohol-Related Presentations
A flow sheet outlining an approach to patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with an alcohol-related concern
Part of Toolkit for Alcohol-Related Presentations to the Emergency Department
Version date: 15 December 2023
