Alberta Medical Association

• Alberta Medical Association warns measles will rise, says ramped-up health campaign needed

  Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan says the numbers suggest that within weeks, the numbers could skyrocket.

  Health

  Apr 25
  
• Pediatric care underfunded and putting kids at risk: Alberta Medical Association

  The AMA says nearly half of pediatricians are considering retirement and that a quarter of them are thinking of leaving Alberta or reducing patient care responsibilities.

  Health

  Mar 27
  
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• Alberta doctors say province seeking to cut $400M in billing fees

  A memo by the head of the Alberta Medical Association says the province seeks cuts to more than 800 physician billing codes to save $400 million because of budget pressures.

  Politics

  Mar 13
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• Doctors warn about potential impact of OB/GYN shortage in Alberta

  The AMA says expectant mothers can't access services in towns and cities across the province because fewer doctors are specializing in the often overwhelming OB/GYN practice.

  Health

  Jan 29
• Alberta COVID panel strikes name of contributor from report, issues correction

  The correction comes after Dr. John Conly, a physician and former head of medicine at the University of Calgary, said he was demanding his name be removed from the report.

  Politics

  Jan 28
• Healthy? How you could lose your family doctor under new guidelines in Alberta

  Previously, doctors have used a lottery system when they needed to trim their patient list but the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta has released new guidelines.

  Health

  Jan 23
• Better pay, more options in new Alberta family doctor compensation model

  The Alberta government said the new primary care physician compensation model aims to not only help the province's existing, overworked physicians — but also attract new ones.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2024
• Alberta hospitals overcapacity heading into cold, flu season: ‘Packed to the gills’

  The respiratory virus season hasn't even kicked into high gear yet but hospitals in the Edmonton Zone are already operating overcapacity and turning some patients away.

  Health

  Oct 9, 2024
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• Alberta doctors risk closures while waiting for Physician Comprehensive Care Model

  Alberta physicians say they can't wait any longer for the province's promised Physician Comprehensive Care Model, a model that would help ease current financial pressures.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2024
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• Alberta doctor calls lack of support staff to perform emergency surgeries ‘a crisis’

  Alberta doctors are worried about an increase in "diversions" in local hospitals, which physicians say lead to patients not getting the surgeries they need in a timely manner.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2024