AHS Podcasts

Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, AHS respiratory therapist Rena Sorensen answers question about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Albertans living with chronic respiratory illnesses such as asthma and COPD.

Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, AHS Calgary Zone Medical Director, Dr. Sid Viner talks about the important role Alberta emergency departments continue to play in supporting Albertans experiencing any emergency healthcare issue during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, Karrie Whalen, a respiratory therapy clinical educator answers questions about the role respiratory therapists are playing in supporting patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Colin Birch, Department head of Obstetrics and Gynecology for Calgary Zone, answers questions about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on expectant mothers and families of newborns

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