Canadian databases relevant to the surveillance of alcohol-related disorders
| Potential dataset | Relevant information |
|---|---|
| Discharge Abstract Database | Admissions to hospital for alcohol-related conditions |
| Ontario Mental Health Reporting System | Admissions to hospital for alcohol-related conditions |
| Med-Écho (Quebec) | Admissions to hospital for alcohol-related conditions |
| National Ambulatory Care Reporting System | Presentations to the emergency department related to alcohol |
| National and provincial trauma registries (e.g., the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program database, which focuses on pediatric presentations) | Trauma presentations |
| Emergency health services data | Ambulance call outs and attendances |
| Provincial billing data | Visits to physicians |
| Mental health clinician contacts in publicly funded services as captured by the Mental Health Outpatient Information System in Nova Scotia (until 2006) and the Community-Based Psychiatry Services database in British Columbia | Community-based mental health care |