Alberta doctors
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Urgent care needed for Alberta emergency departments: doctorsThe Alberta Medical Association is raising the alarm about the province's emergency departments: “The result is missed diagnoses, poorer outcomes and even death.”HealthMay 20
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Town of Fort Macleod hoping incentives cure Alberta municipality’s doctor shortageThe town is offering a $10,000 incentive for each physician that signs a five-year term with Alberta Health Services and commits to practising in the southern Alberta municipality.HealthMay 13
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Lethbridge expected to add 11 more doctors by 2023: officialsLethbridge is poised to welcome new doctors through a sponsorship program by the end of this year, according to the associate zone medical director at Chinook Regional Hospital.HealthApr 28
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RESIDE program hopes to incentivize new family doctors to work in 15 rural Alberta areasThe RESIDE Program also includes an undergrad tuition reimbursement of up to $60,000 and a remote community incentive of between $20,000 and $40,000.HealthJan 31
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Alberta doctors, teachers express interest in leaving the provinceNew numbers show Alberta could be facing a new kind of brain drain with doctors and teachers saying they want to work outside of the province.CanadaJan 26
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Calgary emergency room doctors make emotional music video ‘Wait for Me’The song was written and performed by one Calgary emergency room physician and the images captured by another.CanadaNov 3, 2021
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Starting Monday, Alberta’s vaccine passport requires 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccineAs of Friday, there were 10,037 active COVID-19 cases in Alberta.PoliticsOct 22, 2021
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Alberta family doctors facing aggressive patients who want COVID-19 vaccine exemptionsRaj and another Calgary physician said more than three patients a day are asking their clinics for a COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption.CanadaSep 30, 2021
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Lethbridge-West MLA calls for UCP ‘action plan’ to address city’s doctor shortageA statement from the Health Minister's office says Alberta Health Services has begun recruiting to four new family physician positions in the city.HealthSep 28, 2021
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Regulatory group warns several Alberta doctors about sharing COVID-19 misinformationThe college says it's spoken to doctors who gave into pressure from patients wanting an exemption letter-- not grounded in clinical evidence -- to avoid having to wear masks.HealthSep 22, 2021
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