AHS Podcasts

In this episode of the COVID-19 Physician Wellness podcast, Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Physician Health, Diversity & Wellness at Alberta Health Services, Jodi Ploquin, Senior Consultant with AHS Provincial Medical Affairs, and Dr. Jennine Wismark, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Physician Wellness & Development for Covenant Health, discuss a main theme that has emerged in their Zoom Room for Physician Wellness; What does support looks like for frontline HC providers during COVID-19?

Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, Dr. Dean Ruether, AHS Medical Director for Community Oncology answer question about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Albertans living with cancer, including those going through treatment.

The COVID-19 global pandemic has put additional pressures on all parts of the health system, including laboratory services. Teams at Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) have been working 20 hours a day, seven days a week, for the past few weeks in order to deal with a surge in demand for COVID-19-related testing, as well as manage ongoing needs for other testing. Dr. Graham Tipples — APL’s Medical-Scientific Director at Provincial Laboratory for Public Health — answers questions about when APL started to respond to COVID-19 and what APL’s response looks like now and what it might look like in the weeks ahead. (14 mins)

The COVID-19 Physician Wellness podcast begins this week as an ongoing opportunity to provide updates and information to physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first podcast has split into two parts. In part one, Dr. Curtis Johnston, Edmonton Zone Deputy Medical Director and Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld, co-lead for the AHS Physician Wellness portfolio discuss seven steps of resilience.

The COVID-19 Physician Wellness podcast begins this week as an ongoing opportunity to provide updates and information to physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first podcast has split into two parts. In part two, Dr. Curtis Johnston, Edmonton Zone Deputy Medical Director and Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld, co-lead for the AHS Physician Wellness portfolio they talk about the impact social isolation and social media have on wellness.

AHS COVID-19 Podcast - Dealing with Loss by Alberta Health Services

AHS EMS Chief Paramedic Darren Sandbeck shares details on the work EMS is doing across the province supporting Albertans and frontline staff during the COVID-19 outbreak, including how staff are protecting themselves, how 911 calls are being handled and how EMS is currently managing events province-wide.

In this episode, Dr. Mitchell shares some advice about the importance of staying connected while practicing social distancing.

“Stress during this time is normal. The key is not to get overwhelmed. Get trusted sources for information.” Advice from AHS Addiction and Mental Health Provincial Medical Director Dr. Nicholas Mitchell.

Dr. Nicholas Etches, Medical Officer of Health, answers some common questions about the current COVID-19 virus situation.