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There are specialized MS clinics across the country; collectively they make up the Canadian Network of MS Clinics. Clinic resources vary but most offer a wide range of services, delivered by a multi-disciplinary health care team. These services may include:
To learn more about the MS clinic in your area and the services it provides, contact the clinic directly. Read our MS clinic frequently asked questions here. Please click on your region below to find a clinic near you.
CALGARY Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Foothills Hospital AC137A, SSB, 1403 – 29 ST NW Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9 Ph: 403-944-4253 Fx: 403-270-7162 |
CALGARY Multiple Sclerosis Clinic South Health Campus 4448 Front Street SE Calgary, Alberta T3M 1M4 Ph: 403-956-3429 Fx: 403-956-3480 |
EDMONTON Kaye Clinic 4D.101z Edmonton Clinic 11400 University Ave Edmonton AB, T6G 1Z1 Ph: 780-407-5515 Fx: 780-407-1507 |
RED DEER Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Red Deer Regional Hospital Bag 3050 3942 50A Ave Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6R2 Ph: 403-406-5506 Fx: 403-343-4531 |
BURNABY Fraser Health Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Burnaby Hospital 3935 Kincaid Street Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 2X6 Ph: 604-434-4211 |
VANCOUVER UBC Hospital Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 2215 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 Ph. 604-822-7131 Fx. 604-822-7362 |
KELOWNA Satellite Clinic of UBC Kelowna General Hospital 2268 Pandosy Street Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 1T2 Ph: 250-862-4071 Fx: 250-862-4226 |
VICTORIA Vancouver Island MS Clinic Royal Jubilee Hospital 1952 Bay Street Victoria, British Columbia V8R 1J8 Ph: 250-370-8398 Fx: 250-519-1834 |
PRINCE GEORGE Satellite Clinic of UBC MS Clinic Prince George Regional Hospital 2000 15th Ave Prince George, British Columbia V2M 1S0 Ph: 250-565-2304 Fx: 250-565-2662 |
WINNIPEG Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Ambulatory Care Clinic, Level 1, 700 Elgin Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 1B2 Ph: 204-787-5111 Fax: 204-940-2157 |
SAINT JOHN Horizon Health Network Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Saint John Regional Hospital (5DN) 400 University Avenue, PO Box 2100 Saint John, NB E2L 4L2 Ph: 506-649-2718
Fx: 506-648-6874 |
MONCTON The Moncton Hospital, Clinic A-Ambulatory Care 135 MacBeath Avenue Moncton, NB E1C 6Z8 Ph: 506-857-5046 Fx: 506-857-5464 |
ST. JOHN'S |
HALIFAX Dalhousie MS Research Unit Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre
1341 Summer Street |
SYDNEY Neurology Clinic Coordinator Cape Breton Regional Hospital 1482 George Street Sydney, NS B1P 1P3 Ph: 902-567-7930
Fx: 902-567-7937 |
HAMILTON
Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, Hamilton General Hospital |
THUNDER BAY Thunder Bay MS Clinic St. Joseph’s Care Group 35 N. Algoma St. Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5G7 Ph: (807) 343-2431 ext. 2560 |
KINGSTON Kingston MS Clinic Kingston General Hospital 76 Stuart St., Connell 7 Kingston, ON K7L 2V7 Ph: (613) 548-2308 |
TORONTO BARLO MS Centre – 16th Floor PGT |
LONDON London MS Clinic London Health Sciences Centre University Campus 339 Windermere Rd. Level 1 (Main Floor) Zone B Room B1-300 London, ON N6A 5A5 Ph: (519) 663-3697 |
TORONTO Pediatric MS Clinic The Hospital for Sick Children, Dept. of Neurology 555 University Ave. Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Ph: (416) 813-7383 **Patients must be under 18 years of age. |
OTTAWA |
TORONTO Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 2075 Bayview Ave. A-wing, 4th floor, Rm A4 02 Toronto, ON., M4N 3M5 Ph: (416) 480-4114 Fx: (416) 480-4199 |
OTTAWA Pediatric MS Clinic Clinic C9 Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario 401 Smyth Road Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1 Ph: (613) 737-7600 x 2159 |
GUELPH MS Clinic Guelph, ON, N1H 4J4 Ph:(519) 821-4421 Fax:(519) 821-3341 |
BRACEBRIDGE Muskoka Central Ontario MS Clinic 345 Ecclestone Drive Bracebridge, ON P1L 1R1 Ph: (705) 640-0050 Fax: (705) 640-0274 |
CHARNY MS Clinic Centre de Rèadaptation en Déficience Physique Chaudière-Appalache (CRD-CA) 9300 Boul du Centre Hospitalier Charny (Québec) G6X 1L6 Ph : 418-380-2078, ext 2252 Fx : 418-380-2095 |
MONTREAL Hospital Notre-Dame – CHUM 1560 Sherbrooke St East Pavillon Deschamps Suite H-3135 Montréal (Québec) H2L 4M1 Ph: 514-890-8212 Fx: 514-412-7668 |
FLEURIMONT Estrie MS Clinic Service de neurologie CHUS - Site Fleurimont 3001, 12e Avenue Nord Fleurimont (Québec) J1H 5N4 Ph: 819-346-1110 ext. 14078 Fx: 819-822-6776 |
OUTAOUAIS Clinique Neuro-Outaouais 209 - rue Gamelin, Gatineau QC J8Y 1W2 Ph: 819-777-2500 Fx: 819-777-2502 |
GREENFIELD Neuro Rive-Sud MS Clinic 4896 Boul. Taschereau Bureau 250 Greenfield Park (Québec) J4V 2J2 Ph: 450-672-1931 Fx: 450-672-3308 |
QUEBEC Clinique de maladies neuromusculaires et de sclérose en plaques IRDPQ 525 Blvd. Wilfred-Hamel est Suite D-107 Quebec (Québec) G1M 2S8 Ph: 418-529-9141 ext. 6250 Fx: 418-649-3703 |
TROIS-RIVIERES (Clinique associée) Clinique de SP, Mauricie-Bois-Francs/Cœur du Québec Centre hospitalier régional de Trois-Rivières 1991, boul. du Carmel Trois-Rivières (Québec) G8Z 3R9 Ph : 819 697-3333 ext. 68022 Fx : 819 378-9723 | QUÉBEC Clinique de SEP de Charlevoix 88, rue Racine Baie-St-Paul (Québec) G3Z 0K3 Ph : 418 435-9449 Fx : 418 435-9594 |
MONTREAL Montreal Neurological Institute 267 – 3801 University Street Montreal (Québec) H3A 2B4 Ph: 514-398-1931 Fx: 514-398-7454 |
CHICOUTIMI l’Hôpital de Chicoutimi - MS Clinic 305 St-Vallier Street, C.P. 58 Chicoutimi (Québec) G7H 5H6 Ph : 418-541-1000, ext. 2667 |
SASKATOON Saskatoon City Hospital Room 7717 – 7th Floor 701 Queen St Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 0M7 Ph: 306-655-7742 Fx: 306-667-3990 |
The MS Clinics are medical clinics specialized in the diagnosis and management of multiple sclerosis. These clinics are staffed by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who have specialized training and/ or skills needed for optimal MS care. To be recognized by the MS Society, the MS Clinics need to show evidence of a multidisciplinary approach. They have access to a number of health services such as psychiatry, occupational and physical therapy, and social work to name a few. Sometimes these services offer treatment, or sometimes they offer assessment and recommendations for follow-up with a local health care professional.
The length of time it takes to be referred to a specialist within our public health care system can be a lengthy process all across Canada. Specialist referral wait times may vary based on factors, such as the number of urgent cases that require immediate assistance and individual circumstances.
The MS Clinics can offer assessment and recommendations for management that reflect best practice principles along a spectrum of multidisciplinary specialties. In addition, for people interested in participating in research, the Canadian MS Clinics are the place where the majority of clinical research done in Canada is carried out.
Generally visits are scheduled every year to 18 months, resources permitting. Sometimes more frequent visits are planned as, for example in the case of assessing medication or other medical intervention, management of an attack (also called an exacerbation).
In many cases however, the MS Clinic can offer advice to the family doctor or community neurologist on managing these issues once they have done a baseline assessment.
Most commonly, referral to an MS clinic may be done by either a family physician or a community neurologist. A referral must be made by a physician. In the referral process, arrangements are made to send your medical information to the MS Clinic.
This depends on what the visit is for. If it is a first visit, it will be focused on diagnosing, or confirming an existing diagnosis. Usually patients to the clinic will see a nurse who will screen for any special needs that may be present, and who will also try to determine any educational or information needs that may be addressed. When seeing the physician, a thorough history and neurological exam will be conducted, as well as a review of the history as documented by the referring physician. In some cases, more tests may be needed to confirm diagnosis or to evaluate a finding. In some cases the patient will be asked to sign a release so that the Clinic may obtain missing information.
Most of the Canadian MS Clinics are located in hospitals, many of which are teaching institutions. Medical students and/or residents may also be involved with patient visits.
At follow up visits, special attention is given to any changes since the last visit and assessment includes consideration of any interventions that may be helpful.
Once the visit is over, a summary of the visit is sent back to the referring physician. This summary will include any recommendations for changes or additions, or may even request that referring doctor arrange for follow up testing of one sort or another in the event that more information is needed to complete the assessment. Clinic staff continue to be available to support you with additional information and/or support you may require.
The short answer is yes, but depending on the institution, you may be asked to sign a release form. Test results are typically returned to the referring physician, and may also be copied to the family physician and /or community neurologist.