The Importance of Family Caregivers in Patient Care

Alberta’s family caregivers contribute 647 million hours of unpaid care every year. This saves our healthcare system $12 billion a year. Joining the podcast to talk about the important work of caregivers are: • Dr. Jean Triscott, Division Director, Care of the Elderly, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta • Dr. Sharon Anderson, research coordinator, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, and caregiver to an AHS patient • Laurie Caforio, caregiver for an Alberta Health Services patient