| Contact Information: | ||
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Manitoba Poison Control Centre | |
| Mailing Address: | Children's Hospital
840 Sherbrook Street Winnipeg, MB R3A 1S1 |
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| Emergency Telephone Number: | 911 (Manitoba residents outside
Winnipeg)
(204) 787-2591 (Winnipeg or outside Manitoba) |
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| Administrative Telephone Number: | (204) 787-2444 | |
| Fax Number: | (204) 787-5008 | |
| General Contact: Administrative e-mail: | mtenenbein@hsc.mb.ca | |
| Administrative Contacts / Program Leaders: | ||
| Director | Dr. Milton Tenenbein | e-mail: mtenenbein@hsc.mb.ca |
| Administrative Assistant | Ms. Arva Kalynuk | e-mail: akalynuk@hsc.mb.ca |
| Consultant | Dr. Wes Palatnick | e-mail: wpalatnick@hsc.mb.ca |
| Description: | ||
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Manitoba Poison Control Centre | |
| Province(s) Served: | Manitoba | |
| Language(s) of Service: | English | |
| Professional Staff and Consultants: | Physicians answer the poison control phones. Medical toxicologists are on around the clock call for consultations. | |
| Services Provided: | ||
| Service: | Poison Information | |
| Hours/days of Operation: | 24 hours per day; 7 days per week | |
| Description: | Service available to general
public and to health care advisers.
Services provided: Triage, Poisoning First Aid, Treatment Advice, Toxicology Information, Drug Identification, Veterinary Toxicology Information, Concerns Regarding Teratogenicity and Breast Feeding |
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| Contact Information: | (204) 787-2591 | |
| Education for Health Care Professionals: | Poison Control Centre toxicologists provide toxicology education for healthcare professionals in Medicine (undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing education), Nursing, Pre-Hospital Care, Pharmacy. Toxicology rotations are available for Emergency Medicine residents. | |
