Alberta Doctors' Digest

We recently surveyed members to find out about their experience on the AMA website. Thanks to all of you who completed the survey--we had over 1,200 responses!

Every company, organization and medical office provides a customer experience. The experience your patients have is a reflection on you.

First and second year medical students from across the province gathered at The Banff Centre for the ninth annual AMSCAR conference, January 18-20.

Dr. N.B. Hershfield reviews a controversial new book. The author, Dr. David Healy, was one of the first physicians to suggest that Prozac and other antidepressants lead to increased rates of suicide, especially in children.

Alberta physicians are directly engaging patients in a series of five summits that are designed to be a catalyst for real, meaningful changes and innovations at a time when Alberta’s health care system is being confronted by financial constraints, inflationary cost pressures and a growing population.

On March 5, 2012, the Honorable John Vertes was appointed by the Health Quality Council of Alberta to act as a one-person panel to investigate the possibility of improper preferential access being given to publicly funded health services (otherwise described as “queue jumping”). The terms of reference of the inquiry were to firstly consider whether improper preferential access was occurring; and secondly, if so, to make recommendations to prevent such improper preferential access in the future.

Welcome to the March-April 2013 issue of the AMA's Alberta Doctors' Digest!

Welcome to the first podcast from the March-April 2013 Alberta Doctors' Digest. Listen to "From the Editor" - Dr. Dennis W. Jirsch wants us to consider our critical thinking skills.

Welcome to the first Alberta Doctors' Digest of 2013. The print magazine has undergone a transformation, but our podcasts remain the same! In this issue: hear from our editor as he discusses our health care system, learn how a new AMA database makes it easier for us to capture member input, find out about the connection between literacy and health, access a checklist for starting your own practice, hear about a PARA initiative for homeless Albertans, and much more!

Welcome to the final podcast of the Alberta Doctors' Digest for 2012, with host and editor-in-chief Marvin Polis. In this issue, listen to our usual departments including: From the Editor, Insurance Insights, Health Law Update, Mind Your Own Business, Web-footed MD and In a Different Vein. In addition, we feature a round-up of the Fall 2012 representative forum and annual general meeting, a documentary on Alberta's obstetrical care, the Tarrant Scholarship, four University of Alberta staff members recognized by the Canadian Association of Residents and Internes, expecting more from end-of-life care and more projects funded with help from the Emerging Leaders in Health Promotion grant program.