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Supporting Better Access to Chronic Pain Specialists: The Champlain BASE™ eConsult Service

Clare Liddy, Catherine Smyth, Patricia A. Poulin, Justin Joschko, Matthew Sheppard and Erin Keely
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2017, 30 (6) 766-774; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170170
Clare Liddy
From the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada (CL, JJ); Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CL); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinic, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (PAP); Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (MS); Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (EK); Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (EK).
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Catherine Smyth
From the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada (CL, JJ); Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CL); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinic, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (PAP); Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (MS); Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (EK); Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (EK).
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Patricia A. Poulin
From the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada (CL, JJ); Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CL); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinic, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (PAP); Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (MS); Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (EK); Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (EK).
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Justin Joschko
From the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada (CL, JJ); Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CL); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinic, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (PAP); Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (MS); Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (EK); Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (EK).
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Matthew Sheppard
From the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada (CL, JJ); Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CL); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinic, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (PAP); Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (MS); Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (EK); Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (EK).
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Erin Keely
From the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada (CL, JJ); Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CL); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinic, Ottawa, Canada (CS, PAP); Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (PAP); Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (MS); Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (EK); Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada (EK).
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