Alberta physicians

• Alberta family doctors facing aggressive patients who want COVID-19 vaccine exemptions

  Raj and another Calgary physician said more than three patients a day are asking their clinics for a COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2021
  
• Regulatory group warns several Alberta doctors about sharing COVID-19 misinformation

  The 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.

  Health

  Sep 22, 2021
  
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• ‘Physicians have left’: Lethbridge clinics struggling to meet patient demand

  Six of the eight doctors listed on the CPSA list as having availability said they cannot currently accept new patients.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2021
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• Trust must be rebuilt after proposed new labour deal rejected, Alberta doctors say

  Dr. Paul Boucher says before he and Health Minister Tyler Shandro can even begin negotiating the nuts and bolts of a new deal, that trust must be regained.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2021
• Premier rejects Opposition calls for Alberta health minister to be fired over failed deal with doctors

  Doctors voted 53 per cent against the new deal brokered by the Alberta Medical Association and Tyler Shandro's Health Ministry.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2021
• Alberta physicians reject new master agreement with provincial government

  Alberta's doctors have rejected a proposed new master agreement aimed at resolving a year's worth of acrimony over pay and working conditions with the provincial government.

  Politics

  Mar 31, 2021
• Alberta police, community physicians ask to be considered for COVID-19 vaccine priority

  More front-line workers are pushing the Alberta government to be included in Phase 2 -- even as part of an expanded Phase 2A -- of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

  Crime

  Mar 11, 2021
• Alberta government, Alberta Medical Association reach tentative agreement for physicians

  The Alberta Medical Association and the province have reached a tentative agreement for physicians.

  Politics

  Feb 26, 2021
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• Alberta budget 2021 targets health cost savings after COVID-19 pandemic

  The Alberta budget 2021 clearly states: "future savings initiatives will be considered once mass vaccination has been achieved."

  Health

  Feb 25, 2021
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• ‘Anxiety and depression are increasing’: Alberta doctor sees spike in mental health visits

  A Calgary family physician says he is seeing as many as 12 patients a day suffering with mental health challenges when he used to see just one or two a day in 2019.

  Health

  Feb 6, 2021