AHS Podcasts

Dr. Nicholas Mitchell — Provincial Medical Director of Addiction and Mental Health with Alberta Health Services — talks about how volunteering can positively affect one's mental health. National Volunteer Week runs April 16-22.

In this Mental Wellness Moment, Dr. Nicholas Mitchell — Provincial Medical Director for Addictions and Mental Health with Alberta Health Services — talks about the signs of caregiver stress and how to manage it. National Caregiver Day is April 4, 2023.

Everybody Has a Story by Alberta Health Services

Guest: Susan Alves

In this episode, Vickie and Tyler interview Susan Alves, Clinical Nurse Educator in home care, graduate student in the Master of Nursing program, and an advocate for mentorship in the nursing profession.

Healthcare is complex, and sometimes healthcare workers have to act in ways that don’t feel right. These situations can lead to feelings of guilt, self-doubt, anger or frustration. They might feel like they weren’t able to deliver the best possible care due to factors out of their control. This is what moral distress looks like.

Talking about moral distress and ways AHS can address it are:

• Victoria Seavilleklein, Clinical Ethicist for the Central Zone

• Thora Eyford, Director of People Experience, Talent Management Strategies

• Michelle Bairstow, Interim Lead of Project Management, Workplace Health and Safety

Joining the AHS Podcast to discuss the importance of women’s health are Sharlene Rutherford, President and CEO of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation; and Dr. Jane Schulz, Professor and Chair Dept Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alberta Women's Health Foundation Endowed Chair, Lois Hole Hospital for Women.

Today, we’d like to highlight the work of our pharmacy professionals across AHS, an essential part of our healthcare system. Pharmacy professionals have used their full scopes of practice for years to enhance and expand patient care in Alberta. Joining the AHS Podcast to tell us more are Tania Mysak, Interim Executive Director, Provincial Operations, Pharmacy; and pharmacist Steven Freriks, Clinical Practice Leader, Central Zone.

AHS is working to improve EMS response times and ensure Albertans needing emergency care, get that care. EMS/811 Shared Response is one of the ways we’re working to address continued system pressures and create capacity within the EMS system.

Joining the podcast to tell us more are:

• Jim Garland, Associate Executive Director, EMS Dispatch and Communications.

• Tricia Chambers, Senior Provincial Director, Virtual Care, Access and Navigation.

Jan. 30, 2023, will mark the third anniversary of the beginning of Alberta’s COVID-19 response. In this podcast, Dr. Laura McDougall offers a message of gratitude for the dedication of AHS staff and physicians.

Unique in Canada, RAAPID is an AHS call centre designed to provide a single point of contact for physicians and healthcare providers to access appropriate and timely advice, referral, admission, repatriation and consultation for patients. Joining the podcast to tell us more are:

• John Montpetit, Provincial Director, RAAPID.

• Tricia Chambers, Senior Provincial Director, Virtual Care, Access and Navigation.