AHS Podcasts

Passion for Health Blog - Norma Wood by Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services EMS is now using puppy power to help support paramedics after traumatic calls as part of the new psychological awareness and wellness support (PAWS) program.

The Stollery Children’s’ Hospital Chronic Pain Team and the ECHO research team at the University of Alberta have created an innovative ebook to help children and families who have chronic pain. The book, titled “Learning to live with chronic pain: one family’s story” tells the story from the mother’s perspective on the family journey to accessing care from a chronic pain clinic. The book has been very well received by both families and health care providers, and reviews for it are positive.

Darren Werth, the senior director of Program Strategies at the Calgary Urban Project Society shares how poverty and hunger affect kids' abilities to learn and how CUPS is using brain science to better help their clients.

Neuroscientist Nicole Sherren explains how brains are built and our experiences shape our lifelong health.

Learn how children develop their language and literacy skills with Joanne Baxter, and associate professor in the department of Child Studies and Social Work at Mount Royal University in Calgary.

Learn more about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and its influence on bullying and resilience from leading ADHD scholar Dr. Chip Taylor.

Helping One Another by Alberta Health Services

The Canadian Institute for Health Information’s (CIHI) existence speaks to the value that Canadians place on their healthcare system. We want to know how public investments are improving health outcomes for ourselves, our families and all Canadians. Their work reflects a recognition that while universal healthcare is a Canadian value, it comes with an obligation. Listen in as David O’Toole, President and CEO of CIHI, discusses the importance of data to inform healthcare decisions.

Restorative Care by Alberta Health Services