Alberta Doctors' Digest

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Calgary physician Dr. Jane Lemaire about the socioeconomic determinants of health and what we've learned from the pandemic.

In this episode of the Alberta Doctors' Digest podcast, editor-in-chief Marvin Polis speaks to Dr. Carla Laidlaw about how CII/CPAR is being used in the Westview PCN to improve continuity of care between panelled doctors, nurse practitioners, specialists, ERs, pharmacists and more. To get more information and participate throughout Alberta, visit: https://actt.albertadoctors.org/CII-CPAR/Pages/default.aspx

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Calgary geriatrician Dr. James Silvius about the socioeconomic determinants of health related to geriatrics, palliative care, medial assistance in dying (MAID) and access to pharmaceuticals.

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Dr. Karla Gustafson, 
Medical Officer of Health, Calgary Zone about income as a socioeconomic determinant of health. They discuss the Reducing the Impact of Financial Strain (RIFS) initiative in Alberta.

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Dr. Monty Ghosh at the Calgary Drop In Centre about some of the socioeconomic determinants of health among the homeless.

The Alberta Doctors' Digest podcast recently had the opportunity to join the AMA's Section of Rural Medicine where two medical students, one from the University of Calgary and one from the University of Alberta, were awarded the 2021 Tarrant Scholarship for demonstrating their strong interest in studying and developing a career in rural medicine. This scholarship is bestowed annually. So let's listen in on the presentation, hosted by Dr. Samantha Myhr. She's the President of the AMA Section of Rural Medicine.

Alberta Doctors' Digest: Fluoride in Calgary by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Juliet Guichon from the Cumming School of Medicine in Calgary about some of the socioeconomic determinants of health among children. They talk about the human papillomavirus (HPV), smoking, vaping and adding fluoride to municipal water supplies.

Virtual Care will be here to stay post-pandemic. What are the issues and how do we resolve them? The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to the value of virtual care. However, from continuity of care to physical exams, there are important issues that need to be resolved. Dr. Heidi Fell, Chair of the AMA Informatics committee, is helping to work through the issues on behalf of AMA members. Listen to what she has to say about it.

The Alberta Doctors' Digest podcast recently had the opportunity to join the AMA’s Section of Rural Medicine where two medical students, one from the University of Calgary and one from the University of Alberta, were awarded the 2020 Tarrant Scholarship for demonstrating their strong interest in studying and developing a career in rural medicine. This scholarship is bestowed annually. So let’s listen in on the presentation, hosted by Dr. Edward Aasman. He’s the President of the AMA Section of Rural Medicine.

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to representatives from an Alberta startup, Teser Technologies, about sterilizing medical equipment and PPE with UV-C light.

Alberta Doctors' Digest: Albertapatients.ca reaches 11,000 user milestone! by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Patrick Sweet from the City of Calgary and Dr. John Latter about new province-wide accessibility building codes for doctors' offices.

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Dr. Terrie Brandon from the AMA's Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP) about substance use disorder and what physicians can do about it.

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Chris Power, CEO of Canadian Patient Safety Institute, about harm in the heath care system, World Patient Safety Day and Canadian Patient Safety Week.

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to AMA President, Alision Clarke about the Healthy Working Environments initiative.

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis interviews Ryan Williams of TWI Surveys about the AMA Member Insight Survey.

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief interviews Dr. Michael Marshall from the University of Alberta on transgender health.

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis interviews the presidents of the Alberta Medical Association and Canadian Medical Association, as well as the student board member for the AMA, about physician advocacy.

According to Dr. Heidi Fell, the Chair of the AMA Informatics Committee, “We seem to be reaching a tipping point where organized medicine, funders, regulators and patients are all coming to agreement that an integrated patient record is a necessity,” Indeed, there are major initiatives underway that will push toward this, some of which are being put in place right now. The three biggest initiatives currently are the Community Information Integration/Central Patient Attachment Registry, MyHealth Records personal health portal, and Connect Care. Together they will enhance the care that patients receive in Alberta by providing improved informational continuity. Clearly, at least one of these initiatives will affect almost every doctor in the province. So in this special podcast episode of Alberta Doctors’ Digest, we’re going to forgo our usual interview format and bring you Dr. Fell’s full presentation on Informatics from the fall 2018 Alberta Medical Association Annual General Meeting and Representative Forum.

Alberta Doctors' Digest: Primary Care Networks - Dr. Phillip van der Merwe by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)

Alberta Doctors' Digest: PFSP shares insights on international stage - Dr. Terrie Brandon by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)

Alberta Doctors' Digest Interview: Being an AMA student board member - Zohaib Siddiqi by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, interviews Dr. Terrie Brandon about physician burnout and the Alberta Medical Association's Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP).

Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, interviews Dr. Jane Lemaire about physician burnout.

Alberta Doctors' Digest interview: AlbertaPatients.ca by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)