Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise (RACE) for Geriatrics
Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise (RACE) for Geriatrics is now available for physicians throughout the province.
This telephone service allows primary care providers including those working in a personal care home setting and specialists to access a Geriatrics consultant for telephone advice Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
This is not a direct service for patients and is not a resource for system navigation advice.
Download the RACE Phone Lines Brochure
RACE Geriatric Medicine Phone Line
204-926-6015
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
This telephone service allows primary care providers including those working in a personal care home setting and specialists to access a Geriatric Medicine consultant for telephone advice
When to call:
Review of how symptoms, cognition, mobility, function and pain have changed over time for suggestions regarding:
- Involvement of other interdisciplinary team members in care optimization
- Medication discussion and adjustments
- Additional investigations taking into consideration the patient "goals of care" and "what matters most"
RACE Psychiatry
204-940-2573
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This telephone service allows primary care providers, including those working in a personal care home setting, to access a Psychiatry consultant for telephone advice
Callers can choose from four consultation options:
- Adult (line 1)
- Child & Adolescent (line 2)
- Geriatric Psychiatry (line 3)
- Substance Use Disorders (line4)
When to call:
- Questions about use of antipsychotic medications
- Advice on psychiatric therapeutics
- Advice on diagnostics and general management of psychiatric symptoms
RACE lines are not a direct service for patients and are not a resource for system navigation advice.
Before calling RACE please have the following information ready:
- Provider Name and Billing Number
- Patient Name, PHIN, MHSC, Date of Birth and Diagnosis