AHS Podcasts

AHS is here when you need care. As Eddy Lang explains, know where to get the right care for you, by visiting ahs.ca/options.

Welcome to the Alberta Health Services podcast. In this episode, Provincial Dental Public Health Officer Dr. Rafael Figueiredo talks about the importance of community water fluoridation. Recently AHS launched a public education campaign on the benefits of fluoridated tap water ahead of the City of Calgary’s fluoride plebiscite this fall. On Oct. 18, Calgary residents will have the opportunity to vote on whether to restore fluoride to the city's drinking water.

Be Patient and Family Centred Care - Pride Episode by Alberta Health Services

Guest: Joshua McCutcheon, BScN, Healthcare Improvement

How does a nurse transition from the frontline to a role in quality & healthcare improvement as a design consultant? Josh is going to give us some intel and inspiration to take steps towards incorporating quality work and innovation into our nursing careers.

Indigenous worldviews or “ways of knowing” that date back thousands of years, are learned through storytelling, and are inherently practiced. A core worldview is the concept of “interconnectedness”. It is the belief of indigenous people that everything in the universe is connected. Every creature, plant and even object has a purpose and is respected and cared for. This embraces the notion that people are tightly connected to their communities, ancestors, and future generations. So when immunization access was a problem for rural communities, it was innate for the Siksika Nation to step up and launch a Rural COVID Vaccination Clinic in the spirit of protecting indigenous and non-indigenous brothers and sisters. The clinic was extended to Siksika Nation’s neighbouring municipalities of Strathmore, Gleichen, Wheatland County, Vulcan County and Newell County. And, when Calgary’s most vulnerable needed help. Siksika Nation, once again, stepped up to help its neighbors by providing a mobile immunization clinic to the homeless.

This landlocked province has it’s own currents and nursing students feel pulled with the ebb and flow of health care challenges Albertans face. In this podcast Ian will share his feelings about the importance of preceptorship in navigating and staying the course.

Guest: Ian Chaves, RN, BScN, MA (Communication Technology), Senior Practice Lead, Nursing Informatics, ACNO

The first days and weeks as a new graduate can be intimidating. In this podcast, we hear from a new grad RN who has found a place to grow her confidence… and now she’s got the right stuff.

It has been a wild year for all of us. In our inaugural podcast, we hear from a new mom and a pediatric nurse reflecting on the twists and turns of the year and what happens in nursing when a pandemic strikes.

Guest: Holly Sykora, RN, BScN, BFA

Join Calgary Zone Patient & Family Centred Care consultant Kristy Leavitt in a candid discussion with AHS Patient/Family Advisors Maya Pajevic and Marisa Vigna about why meaningful patient engagement matters, what tokenistic engagement looks like (and why it’s a problem), and much more.

Resources mentioned during this episode:

o Bird’s Eye View, by Sue Robins

o Why We Revolt, by Victor Montori

o Compassionomics, by Stephen Trzeciak & Anthony Mazzarelli

o In Shock, by Rana Awdish

o The Patient Revolution, by David Gilbert

Connect with Maya and Marisa on Twitter at @mayapajevic

Commitment to Comfort Podcast for Immunizers by Alberta Health Services