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The Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS) is the umbrella organization that provides Alberta's public & health professionals with the highest level of expertise and advice on the health effects of poisons, chemicals, medications, herbal preparations.

MANDATE TO:
  1. Enhance patient care
  2. Offer clinicians anywhere in Alberta cutting edge, clinically relevant, real-time, patient specific treatment advice
  3. Optimize the use of health care resources
  4. Promote rational drug therapy.
6 primary functions:
  • Evaluation
  • Treatment
  • Surveillance
  • Research
  • Education
  • Prevention

These functions form the corner stone of our comprehensive toxicology and therapeutics system.