Alberta Medical Association

• Alberta government urged to fix fractured health care, lack of family, female doctors

  Over the past three years, there has been a 78 per cent drop in doctors in Alberta accepting new patients and Albertans are concerned about the lack of accessiblity to health care.

  Health

  Aug 22
  
• Indigenous physicians association, Alberta doctors push back against Hinshaw decision

  Two groups of doctors — the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada and a group of Alberta doctors — published letters decrying Dr. Deena Hinshaw's revoked job offer.

  Politics

  Jun 26
  
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• Tyler Shandro asks law society to throw out conduct hearings, citing jurisdiction

  Shandro’s lawyer claimed the law society does not have jurisdiction since the allegations “do not sufficiently touch upon practice of law."

  Canada

  Jun 12
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• Alberta’s youth mental health crisis is getting worse, but what can be done?

  Data from Alberta Health Services shows more and more youth are visiting the hospital for mental-health-related in high frequencies year over year.

  Health

  May 9
• Alberta sees highest number of unfilled family medicine residency spots in a decade: AMA

  After the second round of matching, there are still 22 unfilled family medicine spots in the province.

  Canada

  Apr 29
• Alberta doctors urge vaccinations as influenza deaths mount

  To Dec. 31, 2022, 77 Albertans had their deaths attributed to influenza. That number is approaching double the decade’s average.

  Health

  Jan 6
• Edmonton hospitals nearing or over capacity; medical association expects it to get worse

  Wong said it’s difficult to find beds for children sick with influenza and RSV and they sometimes have to wait in the emergency room while a bed is opened up.

  Health

  Jan 5
• Alberta pediatric doctors plead for proactive approach to reduce viral transmission in youth

  Alberta pediatricians are calling for more public messaging surrounding vaccine efficacy and safety as they say the province has the highest pediatric influenza activity in Canada.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2022
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• Alberta NDP says B.C. doctor deal a wakeup call to Smith to knock off pseudo-science

  Rachel Notley said the B.C. pay deal shows the race is on for scarce talent in the health field and the anti-science bent of Danielle Smith's government is setting Alberta back.

  Politics

  Nov 1, 2022
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• Busy ER departments leading to added healthcare costs and workloads: University of Alberta study

  A new study out of the University of Alberta has found that overburdened emergency rooms are leading to hidden costs and workloads.

  Health

  Oct 30, 2022