Table 2

The data reporting period, number of cases completed and specialties available for eConsult services across provinces

AlbertaManitobaQuebecNewfoundland and Labrador
Data reporting periodJanuary 2014–March 2018December 2017–September 2018July 2017–June 2018September 2016–July 2018
No of cases completed6885964501656
No of cases completed in first year1596334603
Population of province20 4 286 1341 338 1098 394 034528 817
No of eConsults/1000 people0.00350.070.041.14
No of PCPs enrolled144693139252
No of specialists enrolled315556
No of specialties available22252235
Average response time (days)16.7343.5
Top-5 most frequent specialties referred to (N(%))1. Urology
(n=6400, 93%)
2. Gastroenterology
(n=122, 2%)
3. Nephrology
(n=117, 2%)
4. Endocrinology
(n=73, 1%)
5. Oncology
(n=46, 1%)		1. Dermatology
(n=28, 29%)
2. Hepatology
(n=14, 15%)
3. Cardiology
(n=13, 14%)
4. Haematology
(n=8, 8%)
5a. Allergy medicine
(n=5, 5%)
5b. Endocrinology (n=5, 5%)
5 c. Nephrology (n=5, 5%)		1. Internal medicine
(n=101, 22%)
2. Dermatology
(n=82, 19%)
3. obstetrics
(n=64, 15%)
4. Endocrinology
(n=39, 9%)
5. Psychiatry
(n=32, 7%)		1. Haematology
(n=184, 11%)
2. Neurology
(n=167, 10%)
3. cardiology
(n=161, 10%)
4. Endocrinology
(n=148, 9%)
5. Dermatology
(n=142, 9%)

  • PCP, primary care provider.