First Visit
Refugees in Canada
1. USA for UNHCR. Refugee Facts. https://www.unrefugees.org/refugee-facts/what-is-a-refugee/ (Accessed February 1, 2019)
2. Government of Canada. Resettle in Canada as a refugee. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/help-outside-canada.html (Accessed February 1, 2019)
3. Government of Canada. Find out if you’re eligible – Refugee status from inside Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/claim-protection-inside-canada/eligibility.html (Accessed February 1, 2019)
4. Refugee Alberta. Refugees Coming to Canada. http://refugeealberta.ca/refugees/getting-started/coming-to-canada/ (Accessed February 1, 2019)
Interim Federal Health Program
1. Government of Canada. Interim Federal Health Program – Information for health-care professionals. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/help-within-canada/health-care/professionals.html (Accessed January 8, 2019)
2. Government of Canada. Interim Federal Health Program: Summary of coverage. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/help-within-canada/health-care/interim-federal-health-program/coverage-summary.html (Accessed January 8, 2019)
Initial Medical History
1. Pottie K, Greenaway C, Feightner J, et al. Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees. CMAJ. 2011;183(12):E824-E925.
2. Canadian Collaboration for Immigration and Refugee Health. Clinical Guidelines Checklist. https://ccirhken.ca/ccirh_main/sample-page/page3-2/ (Accessed February 12, 2019)
3. American Psychiatry Association. Cultural Formulation Interview. https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Practice/DSM/APA_DSM5_Cultural-Formulation-Interview.pdf (Accessed January 8, 2019)
4. Kirmayer LJ, Narasiah L, Munoz M, et al. Common mental health problems in immigrants and refugees: general approach in primary care. CMAJ. 2011;183(12):E959-67.
5. US Preventive Services Task Force., Curry SJ, Krist AH, et al. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Final Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2018 Oct 23;320(16):1678-1687.
6. Government of Canada. Interim Federal Health Program: Summary of coverage. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/help-within-canada/health-care/interim-federal-health-program/coverage-summary.html (Accessed January 8, 2019)
Initial Physical Exam
1. Watkins DA, Johnson CO, Colquhoun SM, et al. Global, Regional, and National Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease, 1990-2015. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 24;377(8):713-722.
Screening Recommendations
1. Pottie K, Greenaway C, Feightner J, et al. Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees. CMAJ. 2011;183(12):E824-E925.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for the U.S. Domestic Medical Examination for Newly Arriving Refugees. https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/guidelines/domestic-guidelines.html (Accessed May 25, 2023)
3. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Public health guidance on screening and vaccination for infectious diseases in newly arrived migrants within the EU/EEA. Stockholm; 2018.
4. Caring for Kids New to Canada. Medical Assessment of Immigrant and Refugee Children. https://www.kidsnewtocanada.ca/care/assessment (Accessed July 3, 2019)
5. Nkhoma ET, Poole C, Vannappagari V, Hall SA, Beutler E. The global prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2009 May-Jun;42(3):267-78.
6. Williams TN, Weatherall DJ. World distribution, population genetics, and health burden of the hemoglobinopathies. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2012;2(9):a011692.
7. Public Health Agency of Canada. Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 7th Edition. Ottawa; 2014.
8. Asundi A, Beliavsky A, Liu XJ, et al. Prevalence of strongyloidiasis and schistosomiasis among migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Feb;7(2):e236-e248.
9. Schär F, Trostdorf U, Giardina F, et al. Strongyloides stercoralis: Global Distribution and Risk Factors. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(7):e2288.
Other Tests
1. Lowry JA. Childhood lead poisoning: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis. Post TW, ed. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate Inc. www.uptodate.com (Accessed January 8, 2019)
2. Pottie K, Greenaway C, Feightner J, et al. Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees. CMAJ. 2011;183(12):E824-E925.
3. DeVetten G, Dirksen M, Weaver R, Chowdhury TT, Aucoin MW. Parasitic stool testing in newly arrived refugees in Calgary, Alta. Can Fam Physician. 2017;63(12):e518-e525.
4. Aucoin M, Weaver R, Thomas R, Jones L. Vitamin D status of refugees arriving in Canada: findings from the Calgary Refugee Health Program. Can Fam Physician. 2013 Apr;59(4):e188-94.
Specific Populations
1. Public Health Agency of Canada. Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 7th Edition. Ottawa; 2014.
2. Ross DS. Hypothyroidism during pregnancy: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment. Post TW, ed. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate Inc. www.uptodate.com (Accessed December 12, 2019)
3. Mishori R, Warren N, Reingold R. Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Jan 1;97(1):49-52.
4. Pottie K, Greenaway C, Feightner J, et al. Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees. CMAJ. 2011;183(12):E824-E925.
5. Desai M, ter Kuile FO, Nosten F, et al. Epidemiology and burden of malaria in pregnancy. Lancet Infect Dis. 2007 Feb;7(2):93-104.
6. Moore KA, Simpson JA, Scoullar MJL, McGready R, Fowkes FJI. Quantification of the association between malaria in pregnancy and stillbirth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2017 Nov;5(11):e1101-e1112.
7. Public Health Agency of Canada. Zika virus: For health professionals. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/zika-virus/health-professionals.html (Accessed December 12, 2019)
Immigration Medical Exam
1. Government of Canada. Panel Members’ Handbook 2013 - Chapter 4: Immigration Medical Examination (IME). https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/panel-members-handbook-2013.html#chap4 (Accessed July 3, 2019)