Dr. Braden Manns looks at the idea of boss with respect to physicians and what it can mean to patients.
Category Archives: Change
AISH to ADAP: What does it mean?
The transition from AISH to ADAP is happening in July. In this article, Michael Franklin explains what this means to many Albertans.
“‘When we move onto ADAP, what’s going to happen is that ADAP clients are now going to be $725 below the poverty line. It’s going to push people deeper into poverty.'”
Alberta – Dual practice medical model for several surgeries
In September, Alberta will be going to a dual practice medical model. This will allow doctors to bill surgeries to both public and private systems. The claim is that this dual system will reduce surgical wait times for patients. Will it?
If you have not read Stephen Hunt’s article, you may wish to do so.
Words from a Therapist
Click on the above image or here to read what @aibytekat’s therapist said.
Action on ‘health-care crisis’
“‘This is going to take all Albertans standing up together to protect the public health care that we all deserve.'”
Click here to read the full article.
Join the Conversation
What are you doing on Sunday, January 25th at 7:00 p.m.? If you live in Cochrane or area, please consider joining Dr. Parks in a conversation about healthcare.
https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_cochrane
Worth Watching
Given all that is happening in the world, it is easy to start thinking that everyone is out for themselves. Here is a video that illustrates that this is not always the case
Safe consumption site – Stay or go?
There is much debate about whether safe consumption sites should exist and if so where. The site at in Calgary at Sheldon Chumier Center is the center of one of these debates. Here is an article by the CBC that looks at this very important issue.
