Ahs Podcasts

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 t

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

Commitment to Comfort Podcast for Immunizers by Alberta Health Services

EMS Chief Paramedic Darren Sandbeck is joined by Kathleen Fraser, Marty Scott, Dale Weiss and Dr Mark MacKenzie to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic response, PPE use, new medical opioid practice changes for EMS, as well as a new EMS culture assessment research project.

Join us as Kasey Aiello patient liaison for Neurosciences shares about the power of the lived experience and her role in supporting patients through the Cuming and Gillespie Peer Mentorship Program. Kasey will share her story of being a Spinal Cord Injury survivor and supporting patients and peers through mentorship. We will also discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought forward new challenges and also new ways of doing things.

SCN Podcast - November 2020 by Alberta Health Services

EMS Chief Paramedic Darren Sandbeck is joined by Kathleen Fraser, Marty Scott, Dale Weiss and Dr Mark MacKenzie to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic response, PPE use, new medical opioid practice changes for EMS, as well as a new EMS culture assessment research project.

Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Nicholas Etches, talks about the importance of ongoing COVID precautions and testing as the number of positive cases continue to grow across the province.

Professor Brian Dolan joins us for our inaugural Integrated Quality Management Podcast to celebrate Patient & Family Centred Care week. Brian will be sharing his international work in making patient time the most important currency in health care. Specifically, he will be discussing two key initiatives that Brian has moved forward across the world #Last1000Days and #EndPJParalysis Professor Brian Dolan created #EndPJParalysis and #Last1000Days campaigns which are about encouraging patients to get up, dressed and moving while in hospital and about valuing patient time in care as their last 1000 days begin.

Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, AHS Physiotherapist and Rehabilitation Advice Line supervisor, Kira Ellis, answers questions about the new call in service and talks about how it can support Albertans recovering from COVID-19.

Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, Dr. Kristin Klein, AHS Medical Officer of Health with the Communicable Disease Team, talks about the importance of immunizations particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Masks play an important role in keeping Albertans safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in public spaces. But when, where and how should they be worn? In this video, Dr. Mark Joffe — Vice President & Medical Director of CancerControl Alberta, Clinical Support Services & Provincial Clinical Excellence with Alberta Health Services — explains how masks protect people from COVID-19 and answers common questions that Albertans have about wearing masks.

Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, Todd Gilchrist, AHS Vice President, People, and Nadine McRee, Executive Director of the Indigenous Health Program, talk about National Indigenous Peoples Day, the unique contribution of Indigenous peoples and culture to our province and healthcare system, and how we are celebrating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Welcome to Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast.. In this episode, Daniel Muruve, Medical Director for Alberta Kidney Care South, answers question about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Albertans who need kidney dialysis.

Welcome to the Alberta Health Services’ COVID-19 podcast. In this episode, Dr. Lana Potts, Medical Director at Elbow River Healing Lodge, talks about the challenges Alberta’s Indigenous communities are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.