Ahs Podcasts

Dr. Alain Tremblay, Medical Lead of the Alberta Lung Cancer Screening Program, talks about lung cancer screening, why it’s important, and the two-year screening pilot that launched in September 2022. You can find more information about lung cancer screening and the pilot at screeningforlife.ca/lung/.

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a disorder that's marked by symptoms of low mood, low energy, changes in sleep patterns and changes in appetite. For people in the northern hemisphere, those with SAD start exhibiting these symptoms in late October and early November when we start seeing significant reductions in daylight. In this Mental Wellness Moment podcast, Dr. Nicholas Mitchell, Provincial Medical Director of Addictions and Mental Health, explains what SAD is, and how it is diagnosed and treated.

In this episode, Vickie and Tyler interview Holly Sykora, RN, and second time guest to our podcast. Holly joins us one year after our inaugural episode with her to talk about COVID, coping, and taking care of ourselves, either at home or on the range.

Dr. Jean Mah, a pediatric neurologist at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, talks about spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and why it is so important to find SMA early through newborn screening. You can find more information about newborn screening and SMA at ahs.ca/newbornscreening.

Join host Shawna Curry as she interviews guests Dr. Christopher McCabe, Isabel Henderson and Simon Decary, to explore where long COVID started, what we can learn from current research, and where long COVID might be headed.

This is our third episode, where we’re going to interview healthcare professionals who have worked in programs that use innovative and creative solutions to support patients with long COVID.

Host Shawna Curry, interviews healthcare professionals across different disciplines to get a better understanding of what it’s like to treat patients with a new chronic condition that we are still learning about. We’ll explore their thoughts around what patients wish healthcare providers knew and discuss opportunities for care going forward.

Description: Host, Shawna Curry, interviews guests to uncover some of the faces behind long COVID. She dives into the personal stories of how long COVID has affected people differently and will explore into how this understanding can inform healthcare professionals in their practice.

In this episode, Vickie and Tyler interview Tracy King, RN, Nursing Instructor at Grand Prairie Regional College and RN at the AHS Norther Addiction Center. Tracy reminds us to always remember our why in nursing, that we can’t look after our patients if we don’t look after each other and so much more in this episode celebrating Mental Health Awareness month. Nursing is unique profession. At AHS, our first contact with nurses begins in their student rotation, continues through their new grad orientation, and throughout their career into informal and formal leadership roles. What better way to understand those experiences than to have our AHS nurses share them. In this bite sized, playful and safe space, nurses talk about their careers and experiences, so they can have a bit of fun, relate, and connect with their community. ‘This is Nursing’ was developed by Tyler Burley and Victoria Radford, Nursing Practice Leads who work in the Associate Chief Nursing Office at AHS.

EMS Chief Paramedic Darren Sandbeck is joined by Kathleen Fraser, Marty Scott, Dale Weiss and Dr Mark MacKenzie to provide an update on five key challenges EMS is facing, as well as some work that is underway to help deal with an unprecedented increase in call volume.

Welcome to the AHS Strategic Clinical Networks Podcast. In this episode Tracy Wasylak and Braden Manns talk about SCN priorities and initiatives; updates to the website; key pandemic response accomplishments; and also address working from home/returning to the office, and the COVID Playbook. If you have comments or suggestions, please send them to Mikie.Mork@ahs.ca.

Podcast 6 - This is NP Week by Alberta Health Services

Experts in pediatric care discuss comfort techniques for teenagers who are nervous about getting needles.

More to Come by Alberta Health Services

In this episode Tracy Wasylak and Braden Manns talk about SCN priorities; updates to the website – including current status and key accomplishments; and also address important COVID related measures and initiatives such as – working from home, AHS vaccination mandate, staff quarantine, and the COVID Playbook.

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

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

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