- Description
- Provides confidential support and assistance for personal health issues and promotes health and well-being for physicians in all career stages.
Service provides:
- support and help with accessing necessary resources for personal or professional concerns
- 24 / 7 Assistance Line - offers peer-to-peer support and funding for counselling services
- Education - activities to promote prevention and awareness
- Case Co-ordination - for physicians, residents, and medical students with complex health concerns
Concerns may include:
- mental health / psychiatric issues
- family / relationships
- addictive disorders
- occupational issues
- family physician requests
- and more
Affiliation: Alberta Health Services
Key Provider: case co-ordinators, physician peers, therapists - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- physician groups including physicians, residents, and medical students
- immediate family members of the physician groups
- third party callers (anyone who has a concern for a member of the physician group)
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, To access service:
- call
- visit website for more information
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Toll Free
- 1-877-SOS-4 MDS (767-4637)
- Telephone
- 780-482-2626
- Web Site
- https://www.albertadoctors.org
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: Yes,Contact for details.
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- March 21, 2024
- Hours of Operation
- 24/7 -
Assistance Line runs 24 / 7. Education and Case Co-ordination hours vary.
