| Contact Information: |
| Poison Control Centre Name: | Manitoba Poison Control Centre
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| Mailing Address: | Children's Hospital |
| 840 Sherbrook Street |
| Winnipeg, MB R3A 1S1 |
| Emergency Phone Number: | 911 (Manitoba residents outside Winnipeg) |
| (204) 787-2591 (Winnipeg or outside Manitoba) |
| Administrative Phone Number: | (204) 787-2444 |
| Fax Number: | (204) 787-5008 |
| General Contact: | Administrative e-mail: |
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Administrative Contacts / Program Leaders: |
| Director | Dr. Milton Tenenbein |
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| Administrative Assistant | Ms. Arva Kalynuk |
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| Consultant | Dr. Wes Palatnick |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
