Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

#N/A - shown if less than six encounters

* Posted February 12, 2020

Our fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31. Average wait time information is updated based on the following schedule:

Geriatric Medicine
Urgent	Criteria (not all inclusive) Rapid functional decline Pre-op cognitive assessment Rapid cognitive decline Process 1) Mark as URGENT and FAX Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form 2) OR PHONE 902-473-2220 “Geriatrician on call”
Non-Urgent	Criteria (not all inclusive) Frail elderly with multiple problems Memory disorders Frail elderly with multiple medications Falls Process 1) FAX Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form

Urgent

Criteria (not all inclusive)

Process
1) Mark as URGENT and FAX Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form
2) OR PHONE 902-473-2220 “Geriatrician on call”

Non-Urgent

Criteria (not all inclusive)

Process
1) FAX Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form

Geriatric Day Program (GDP)
Urgent Assessment	Criteria Serious functional, mobility, cognitive or health issues that require timely attention Process 1) FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form
Semi-Urgent Assessment	Process 1) FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form
Non-Urgent Assessment	Process 1) FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form

Urgent Assessment

Criteria

Serious functional, mobility, cognitive or health issues that require timely attention

Process
1) FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form

Semi-Urgent Assessment

Process
1) FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form

Non-Urgent Assessment

Process
1) FAX GDP and Falls Clinic Referral Form

Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic
Urgent	Criteria (not all inclusive) Pre-operative decisions that need to be made on a timely basis for urgent medical decision making with severe decline in health status Process FAX OR MAIL GACC Referral Form - Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic
Semi-Urgent	Process FAX OR MAIL GACC Referral Form - Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic
Non-Urgent	Process FAX OR MAIL GACC Referral Form - Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic

Contact information and forms
Fax	902-473-7133
Mailing address	5955 Veterans’ Memorial Lane 1st Floor Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building Halifax, NS B3H 2E1
Geriatricians	View list of physicians
Forms	Geriatric Medicine Ambulatory Care Referral Form [PDF - 1.6 MB] GDH and Falls Clinic Referral Form [PDF - 70 kB] GACC Referral Form - Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization (PATH) Clinic [PDF - 150 kB]
Website	PATHclinic.ca