“‘We have 30 or more (patients) leaving every day who just get tired of the wait. When we have these type of waits or backlogs happen in airports, there’s federal policy and quick rules and things are changed. When we have it in health care, we just shrug our shoulders.'” https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/royal-alexandra-hospital-pilot-projects-emergency-department
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Certificate of registration revoked
https://twitter.com/Ash_Stewart_/status/1666160665873055745
If you want to read the full Twitter thread, click here.
Masks or No Masks?
Lessons to be Learned
What can we learned from Mohamad Fakih?
How Many More?
How many more doctors in Alberta are going to be sending their patients a similar letter as the one Brenda recieved?
Got “the letter” today. Thanks @jkenney and @shandro pic.twitter.com/OXOoFUE4xp
— Brenda (@BerkieBrenda) October 28, 2020
What’s Better About BETTER?
Healthcare over the Holidays
With the holiday season upon us, the thought of getting the flu, cold or the like is apt to be the furthest thing from your mind. Nevertheless, if you require healthcare during the holiday season, here is a website that you will want to check out. Among other things, it will tell you where the closest pharmacy is to get what you need, its location and the hours it is open.
Save the Date – Dementia Care
If you are interested in dementia care, here is a one-hour online event you may want to attend. The session is being held on January, 18th from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. MST. Click on image above for more information.
Get Involved – Discussion Groups
Do you reside in Alberta? Have you or a person whom you are a caregiver for been diagnosed with sleep apnea? If you answered “Yes” to the above questions, here is an opportunity you may find of interest.
The Sleep Disorders Working Group of the AHS Respiratory Health Strategic Clinical NetworkTM (RHSCNTM) in conjunction with the University of Calgary and University of Alberta, will be hosting discussion groups for sleep disordered breathing (SDB). The purpose of these discussions is to develop a model of care that will improve the way patients with SDB receive care.
To obtain more information about how you can participate in these discussion groups, please email respiratoryhealth.scn@ahs.ca, call 1-866-668-8308 or click on the following links to view the associated posters.
- For health care providers – http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/about/scn/ahs-scn-rh-sdb-provider-recruit.pdf
- For patients – http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/about/scn/ahs-scn-rh-sdb-patient-recruit.pdf
