Table 1. Distribution of specialties and number of specialists providing eConsult service.
| Participating Specialties | eConsults completed No. (%) (n = 1064) |
No. of Specialists (n = 25) |
|---|---|---|
| General Pediatricsa | 393 (36.9) | 5b |
| Orthopedics | 162 (15.2) | 2 |
| Psychiatry | 123 (11.6) | 2 |
| Hematology/Oncology | 85 (8.0) | 1 |
| Neurology | 65 (6.1) | 2 |
| Infectious Disease | 63 (5.9) | 2 |
| Ophthalmology | 52 (4.9) | 2 |
| Cardiology | 41 (3.9) | 1 |
| Otolaryngology (ENT) | 26 (2.4) | 1 |
| Refugee & Immigrant Health | 19 (1.8) | 1b |
| Pulmonology (Respirology) | 14 (1.3) | 2 |
| Radiology | 13 (1.2) | 1 |
| Chronic Pain | 7 (0.7) | 1 |
| Anesthesiology | 1 (0.1) | 1 |
| Palliative Care | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
| Complex Care | 0 (0.0) | 1 |
| Total | 1064 (100) | 25 |
ENT, Ear Nose and Throat.
aIn Canada, general pediatric services are considered a specialty consultation service, and therefore, were included as a specialty service; general pediatrics includes the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder service.
bOne specialist provided service both as a”Refugee & Immigrant Health” and a “General Pediatrics” physician.