AHS Podcasts

Description: Listen to Elizabeth Thomas, Administrative Support with Employee Relations interview Patty Blake, CPSM OR Manager; Ray Ramkisson, Stores I; and Sam Shrestha, Stores I, who share what they do to contribute to a positive team culture.

Innovations in endoscopy are allowing AHS to track and identify trends over time and improve the quality of care we provide.

The AHS position statement on psychological health and safety ensures we’re all on the same page with the kind of workplaces we want to have, and that we all understand our individual and collective responsibilities in making that happen. Joining Interim AHS President and CEO Mauro Chies to tell us more are Dr. Sharron Spicer, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Physician Experience; Kathleen Fraser, Executive Director, Emergency Medical Services, Employee Programs; and Jennifer Yelland, Program Manager, Psychological Health and Safety.

In this episode, Vickie and Tyler interview Keith King, a registered nurse and instructor at the University of Alberta. Keith joins us to talk about Registered Nursing education and professionalism in 2022 and how our understanding of it has changed over the years.

Listen to Deb Gordon, Vice President for Clinical Operations and Chief Operating Officer share her best practices on supporting the wellbeing of her team, as well as what she does to engage them.

In this Mental Wellness Moment, Dr. Nicholas Mitchell — Provincial Medical Director of Addictions and Mental Health with Alberta Health Services — talks about what employers and employees can do to promote mental wellness in the workplace.

In this Mental Wellness Moment, Dr. Nicholas Mitchell — Provincial Medical Director of Addictions and Mental Health with Alberta Health Services — talks about the link between mental health and addiction, and how treatment looks if an individual has both mental health and addiction issues.

Dr. Nicholas Mitchell, AHS Provincial Medical Director for Addictions and Mental Health, talks about what people can do to support men's mental health.

The holiday season can be a time of joy, but it can also be a time of stress. For people who are grieving, the holiday season can make their feelings of loss more acute. In this Mental Wellness Moment, Dr. Nicholas Mitchell — AHS Provincial Medical Director for Addictions and Mental Health — talks about how to maintain one's mental wellness during the holidays using strategies to lower stress and unrealistic expectations.

In this Mental Wellness Moment, Dr. Nicholas Mitchell — Provincial Medical Director for Addictions and Mental Health with Alberta Health Services — talks about how heart health can affect mental health, and vice versa.