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Mar 19, 2021 • 18min
EMS Podcast #10 – March 2021
EMS Chief Paramedic Darren Sandbeck is joined by Kathleen Fraser, Marty Scott, Dale Weiss and Dr Mark MacKenzie to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic response, PPE use, new medical opioid practice changes for EMS, as well as a new EMS culture assessment research project.

Mar 9, 2021 • 16min
The importance of peer mentorship and improving the patient experience
Join us as Kasey Aiello patient liaison for Neurosciences shares
about the power of the lived experience and her role in supporting patients through the Cuming and Gillespie Peer Mentorship Program.
Kasey will share her story of being a Spinal Cord Injury survivor and supporting patients and peers through mentorship. We will also discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought forward new challenges and also new ways of doing things.

Nov 24, 2020 • 13min
SCN Podcast - November 2020
SCN Podcast - November 2020 by Alberta Health Services

Nov 19, 2020 • 11min
EMS Podcast #9 – November 2020
EMS Chief Paramedic Darren Sandbeck is joined by Kathleen Fraser, Marty Scott, Dale Weiss and Dr Mark MacKenzie to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic response, PPE use, new medical opioid practice changes for EMS, as well as a new EMS culture assessment research project.

Nov 6, 2020 • 22min
COVID-19 Podcast - COVID Fatigue
Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Nicholas Etches, talks about the importance of ongoing COVID precautions and testing as the number of positive cases continue to grow across the province.

Nov 2, 2020 • 41min
A conversation with Brian Dolan: Thinking differently around patient time in care
Professor Brian Dolan joins us for our inaugural Integrated Quality Management Podcast to celebrate Patient & Family Centred Care week.
Brian will be sharing his international work in making patient time the most important currency in health care. Specifically, he will be discussing two key initiatives that Brian has moved forward across the world #Last1000Days and #EndPJParalysis
Professor Brian Dolan created #EndPJParalysis and #Last1000Days campaigns which are about encouraging patients to get up, dressed and moving while in hospital and about valuing patient time in care as their last 1000 days begin.

Jul 28, 2020 • 13min
AHS COVID-19 Podcast - Rehabilitation Advice Line
Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, AHS Physiotherapist and Rehabilitation Advice Line supervisor, Kira Ellis, answers questions about the new call in service and talks about how it can support Albertans recovering from COVID-19.

Jul 2, 2020 • 15min
AHS COVID 19 Podcast - Immunization Importance
Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, Dr. Kristin Klein, AHS Medical Officer of Health with the Communicable Disease Team, talks about the importance of immunizations particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jun 29, 2020 • 6min
Dr. Mark Joffe explains when and why Albertans should wear a mask
Masks play an important role in keeping Albertans safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in public spaces. But when, where and how should they be worn?
In this video, Dr. Mark Joffe — Vice President & Medical Director of CancerControl Alberta, Clinical Support Services & Provincial Clinical Excellence with Alberta Health Services — explains how masks protect people from COVID-19 and answers common questions that Albertans have about wearing masks.

Jun 18, 2020 • 24min
AHS COVID-19 Podcast - National Indigenous Peoples Day
Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, Todd Gilchrist, AHS Vice President, People, and Nadine McRee, Executive Director of the Indigenous Health Program, talk about National Indigenous Peoples Day, the unique contribution of Indigenous peoples and culture to our province and healthcare system, and how we are celebrating during the COVID-19 pandemic.