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Spending time in nature can improve health outcomes

WebJust two hours a week spent in nature in at least 20-minute intervals can improve cardiovascular health, cognition and birth outcomes. People with access to green …

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Equitable and healing Indigenous health care

WebA holistic health approach… Understanding the impact of colonization and residential school on the First Peoples “I bring physicians back to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to …

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The history of the Cumming School of Medicine

WebThe cost for the school was settled over a case of beer on the Bow River in 1969, increasing it from $15M to $25M. With efficient project management, the construction time was …

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Understanding the crisis in Indigenous health Alberta Doctors' …

WebThe Indigenous health session at the Fall 2023 RF addressed some of the priorities identified in the policy statement. The crisis in Indigenous health has been in the …

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Medical assistance in dying and mental illness

WebIn June 2022, the parliamentary Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying released an interim report titled Medical assistance in dying and mental disorder as the …

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Battling the opioid epidemic with online training programs

WebJanuary - February 2022. Battling the opioid epidemic with online training programs. Improve your capacity in treating opioid use disorder. Calder Fertig. The global COVID-19 …

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Changes in Indigenous health at Alberta Health Services

WebWe wanted our new entity to support the mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional aspects of Indigenous health. We also understood the need to attend to the social determinants …

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Start the conversation about serious illness Alberta Doctors' Digest

WebEarn Mainpro+ credits. The full Serious Illness Conversation Guide course is being offered via Zoom. It has been certified by the College of Family Physicians for up …

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Indigenous Cultural Competency and Alberta Health Services

WebMarch - April 2021. Over the past 10 years, Alberta Health Services (AHS) has grown to become a leader in providing learning opportunities for staff in the areas of Indigenous …

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How you can improve the continuity of care for your patients

WebCommunity Information Integration and Central Patient Attachment Registry (CII/CPAR) enhances communication amongst providers by enabling the sharing of important health …

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Increased litigation may be on its way Alberta Doctors' Digest

WebReading: Increased litigation may be on its way. SHARE Print. January - February 2022. Of the numerous impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has visited on Albertans, perhaps …

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Guest column: An update from family medicine Alberta Doctors' …

WebSince 2018, family medicine in Alberta has been squeezed to the point of asphyxiation. First, there were radical and unprecedented changes to family practice billing codes – codes …

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An EMR that’s made in Alberta, made by doctors

WebAs doctors, we also knew we could build a better system that prioritized a medical office’s workflow through a thoughtful user interface.”. This frustration and lack of control over …

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The 1918-19 Spanish Flu in Alberta Alberta Doctors' Digest

WebWhile the 1918-19 flu epidemic recorded over 38,000 cases (cf. over 6,000 positives so far with COVID-19) the major burden fell on cities, towns, families and individuals – without …

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Alexander H.G. Paterson Alberta Doctors' Digest

WebDr. Paterson is a member of the Board of Directors of the NSABP, a member of the Breast Cancer Working Group of the National Research group (NRG) and the EBCCTG …

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Quality assurance protection Alberta Doctors' Digest

WebReading: Quality assurance protection. SHARE Print. July - August 2021. Alberta physicians should understand the impact of proposed changes to the Alberta Evidence Act. On April …

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Community Connections: Esther Tailfeathers Alberta Doctors' …

WebFrom candy striper to doctor. Blood Tribe detox centre offers hope in midst of opioid crisis “We see a lot of injury in our people at a young age,” Dr. Tailfeathers observes, noting …

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Is opting out an opt-tion

WebEvery physician practicing medicine in Alberta is deemed to have opted in to the plan. However, a physician may opt out of the plan by notifying the health minister of the …

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Alberta physicians’ sunshine list Alberta Doctors' Digest

WebThe Alberta government recently decided to include physicians in its salary and severance disclosure table, colloquially referred to as the “sunshine list.”. This list sets out the salary …

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Dr. Jia Hu Alberta Doctors' Digest

WebDr. Jia Hu is a medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services in Calgary Zone and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary. He also works at the East …

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A modernized Alberta health system requires modern coding

WebReading: A modernized Alberta health system requires modern coding. SHARE Print. May - June 2021. If we were to ask any of our colleagues about health service and billing …

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