PROVIDERS

We would be pleased to partner with you in the care of your patients. To refer a patient with a suspected or confirmed lung condition, please fax a referral letter to 604-676-7751. You can also use the clinic referral form below. 

Please ensure your referral letter includes the following:

-Referring doctor name, MSP number, and contact information (phone, fax, email)

-Family doctor name

-Patient demographics and contact information (address, phone, email)

-Reason for referral and history of presenting illness

-Urgency of referral (Routine <6 months, Semi-Urgent <6-8 weeks, Urgent <2 weeks)

-Past medical history, current list of medications, and social history

For urgent referrals, please also email us at reception@inspirelmc.com to flag the referral.

Please note the following referrals will NOT be accepted:

-incomplete referrals: will be returned to sender to provide further information.

-referrals hidden in discharge letters or hospital notes: please send a formal referral letter with the information above

-referrals direct from ER: please send to GP for assessment, or a local rapid access clinic (internal medicine or respirology)

Our clinic is also listed on Pathways, an online resource in BC that provides quick access to referral information for specialists.

https://pathwaysbc.ca/specialties/2

Our clinic is also listed on Ocean eReferrals, an online resource in BC that allows you to send referrals electronically via EMR, rather than fax. 

• Consultation
• Follow-Up
• Longitudinal care for complex or serious chronic respiratory conditions

• In-office breathing tests to help diagnose various lung conditions
• To refer a patient for diagnostic spirometry (initial or follow-up testing), please fill out the spirometry requisition (see link below), fax to our office, and we will contact the patient and notify you

• Inpatient consults while on-call at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

• Outpatient or inpatient bronchoscopy at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre