Listed below are other medical related resources that may be helpful in obtaining information you need to make informed healthcare decisions.
Government Agencies
Ontario Ministry of Health:
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Non-Healing Ulcers in Diabetes Mellitus
Health Canada:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/med/hyper_e.html
The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) has released new reports:
1. Ajunctive Hypderbaric Oxygen Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcer: An Economic Analysis – Technology Report
2. Overview of Adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen – Technology Overviews
Groups/Association
The Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Association http://www.uhms.org
American Diabetic Association www.diabetes.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov
The Canadian Association of Wound Care www.cawc.net
The Program for Assessment of Technology in Health www.path-hta.ca
Canadian Hospitals with Hyperbaric Facilities
In Ontario
The Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Tel: (416) 340-4131
http://www.uhn.ca/programs/hyperbaric
Hamilton Health Sciences Corp
Hamilton, Ontario
Tel: (905) 527-4322 x46426
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca
Ottawa Hospital General Campus,
Ottawa, Ontario
Tel: (613) 737-8966
http://www.anesthesia.org/hbu
QE II Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tel: (902) 473-7998
http://www.qe2-hsc.ns.ca
Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal,
Montreal, Quebec
Tel: (514)-338-2222
http://www.crhsc.umontreal.ca/hscm/bottin.html
Misercordia Hospital,
Edmonton, Alberta
Tel: (403) 930-5537
Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tel: (604) 875-4007
http://www.vanhosp.bc.ca