AHS Podcasts

Listen and learn how caregivers/families alongside primary care physicians play unique roles in all aspects of healthcare planning, quality improvement and safety

To help mark Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC) Week (Nov. 5 – 9, 2018), come listen in on a discussion about family presence with Registered Nurses Paul Wright and Roberta Corea.

To help mark Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC) Week (Nov. 5 – 9, 2018), come listen in on a discussion about family presence and what it means to clinicians and patients, including Joanne Cabrera, Executive Director, Surgery, Women's Health, Neurosciences, South Health Campus, Devyn Bryant, Registered Nurse, Post Anesthetic Case Unit (PACU), South Health Campus, patient Greg Miller and family member Joanne Miller.

Dr. Carolyn O’Hara and Tammy Hofer discuss the appointment of the APL Board Chair and the Alberta Labour Relations Board application along with updates on the Edmonton Lab Hub community engagement. In this session, they introduce the APL visioning project and remind everyone to obtain their annual flu vaccination.

The Alberta Health Services EMS Psychological Awareness and Wellness Support (PAWS) program was launched on October 16, 2017. In this update, learn about Delray’s recent support work and some answers to common questions about the program.

Learning Objectives: 1. Review practice recommendations 2. Discuss frailty screening in relation to Elder Friendly Care 3. Identify recommended frailty screening tools 4. Identify healthcare providers who could complete frailty screening 5. Share Site approaches to complete frailty screening 6. Identify 2 Pathway Pearls to assist implementation

Dr. Carolyn O’Hara and Tammy Hofer provide updates on resourcing the APL organizational structure, the transition of staff into APL e-People and APL physician contracts.

Dr. Carolyn O’Hara and Tammy Hofer provide insight into the announcement of our name and Chief Executive Officer. They chat about the administration, corporate and medical organization structures presented at the August 13 Alberta Public Laboratories Update – All Staff session and the next steps starting September 1.

The Alberta Health Services EMS Psychological Awareness and Wellness Support (PAWS) program was launched on October 16, 2017. In this update, learn about Delray’s recent support work and some answers to common questions about the program.

The Alberta Health Services EMS Psychological Awareness and Wellness Support (PAWS) program was launched on October 16, 2017. In this update, learn about Delray’s recent support work, wellness monitoring and hear more from PADS about the type of training Delray required in order to prepare him for his role with AHS EMS.