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Information for Health Care Providers

On this page health care providers will find information on how to make a referral, as well as the necessary referral and requisition forms as well as useful links to external resources on genetics.

How to Make a Referral

Referrals can be e-mailed, faxed or mailed to:

geneticreferral@thp.ca

Fax: (905) 813-4347

Room 1A100
Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley Hospital
2200 Eglinton Ave. W.
Mississauga, Ontario L5M 2N1

Please send a referral note including the following information:

  • Patient's demographic information (full name, date of birth, address, phone number, health card number)
  • Referring physician's full name and phone number
  • Reason for referral
  • Relevant family history (i.e., who is affected, how are they related to your patient, age of diagnosis)
  • Medical records (i.e., test results, consultation letters, pathology reports) for patient or affected individuals
  • Also, please include a copy of all fetal ultrasounds, CBC, hemoglobin electrophoresis and blood group and screen (if available).

If you are uncertain about a referral to Genetics, please contact our staff at (905) 813-4104 to review the details.


Referral to Clinical Genetics

Amniocentesis


Requisitions


Prenatal Genetics


Laboratory Licenses

For Laboratory Licenses and Accreditation Certificates, see this page.

Useful Links

Prenatal Screening Ontario: https://www.prenatalscreeningontario.ca/en/pso/index.aspx
Society of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Canada: www.sogc.org
National Comprehensive Cancer Network: https://www.nccn.org/
OMIM: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim
Gene clinics: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests
NORD: www.rarediseases.org
Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors: www.cagc-accg.ca