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Alberta Doctors' Digest

by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)

The Alberta Medical Association represents Alberta physicians, resident physicians and medical students. Alberta Doctors' Digest is the flagship publication and podcast of the AMA.

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Episodes

  1. Alberta Doctors' Digest Podcast: Social Media & Free Speech - CMPA

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor in Chief Marvin Polis talks to the CMPA about social media and free speech

  2. Alberta Doctors' Digest Podcast: Social Media & Free Speech - CPSA

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor in Chief Marvin Polis talks to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta about Social Media and Free Speech

  3. Alberta Doctors' Digest Podcast: Social Media & Free Speech - McLennan Ross

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor in Chief talks to Jon Rossall of McLennan Ross about social media and free speech

  4. Alberta Doctors' Digest Podcast: Accute Care Concerns - Pediatrics

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor in Chief Marvin Polis talks about acute care concerns with Dr. Sam Wong, President of the AMA's Section of Pediatrics

  5. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Physician Burnout

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Dr. Mohamud (Mo) Verjee about how to deal with physician burnout.

  6. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Foundation Stones of Medicine - Diagnostic Imaging

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks about Diagnostic Imaging with Dr. Rahim Samji, Vice President of the Section of Diagnostic Imaging at the Alberta Medical Association.

  7. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Refugee Health Altas

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief Marvin Polis discusses an innovative new initiative to improve immigrant and refugee health. Guests: Dr. Annalee Coakley and Dr. Gabriel Fabreau.

  8. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Health Quality Council of Alberta FOCUS on Healthcare website

    Alberta Doctors' Digest editor-in-chief, Marvin Polis, talks about the FOCUS on Healthcare website with Darren Mazzei and Maz Rahman from the Health Quality Council of Alberta.

  9. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Foundation Stones of Medicine - General Psychiatry

    Alberta Doctors' Digest editor-in-chief, Marvin Polis, talks about General Psychiatry with Dr. Sudhakar Sivapalan, President of the Section of General Psychiatry at the Alberta Medical Association.

  10. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Exceptional physicians: Dr. Ken Corbet

    Alberta Doctors' Digest editor-in-chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Dr. Ken Corbet about advocating for patients in the discipline of occupational health and why he chose to become involved with the AMA.

  11. Bridge Healing: A better way of discharging homeless patients from hospital

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Edmonton ER physician Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti, providing an update on a better way of discharging homeless patients from hospital.

  12. Alberta Doctors' Digest - How caregivers and social prescribing support the health care system

    How important are caregivers to the health care system? How can social prescribing help caregivers support patients? Tune in to find out as Alberta Doctors' Digest editor-in-chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Liv Mendelsohn from the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence and Darrell Gregory from...

  13. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Exceptional physicians: Dr. Richard Bergstrom

    Alberta Doctors' Digest editor-in-chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Dr. Richard Bergstrom about advocating for patients, anesthesiologists, and the medical profession in general.

  14. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Foundation Stones of Medicine - Lab Medicine

    Alberta Doctors' Digest editor-in-chief, Marvin Polis, talks to anatomic pathologist Dr. Humaira Khanam about lab medicine in this episode of our series about the Foundation Stones of Medicine.

  15. Alberta Doctors' Digest - CMA Award Winner Dr. Franco Rizzuti on leadership and advocacy

    In this episode of the Alberta Doctors' Digest podcast, editor-in-chief Marvin Polis speaks to Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Award Winner Dr. Franco Rizzuti about leadership and advocacy.

  16. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Foundation Stones of Medicine - General Internal Medicine

    Alberta Doctors' Digest - Foundation Stones of Medicine - General Internal Medicine by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)

  17. Alberta Doctors' Digest - Foundation Stones of Medicine - General Surgery

    Alberta Doctors' Digest editor-in-chief, Marvin Polis, talks to general surgeon Dr. Tony Gomes in our first episode about the Foundation Stones of Medicine.

  18. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Farewell to Dr. Robert Lampard

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, pays Dr. Robert Lampard a visit at his amazing personal library to say farewell and thank you for his many years as Alberta's preeminent medical historian.

  19. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Socioeconomic determinants of health - Housing for Health initiative

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Edmonton physicians Dr. Karen Lee and Dr. Stan Houston about the Housing for Health initiative.

  20. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Discharging homeless patients

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Edmonton ER physician Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti about a new way of discharging homeless patients from hospital.

  21. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Socioeconomic determinants of health - children & adolescents

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Calgary psychiatrist and analyst Dr. Chris Wilkes about mental health for children and adolescents.

  22. Alberta Doctors' Digest: eHealth modernization

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Calgary physician Dr. Heidi Fell about the status of eHealth modernization in Alberta.

  23. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Socioeconomic determinants of health - social systems

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Calgary psychiatrist Dr. Vera Krejcik about social systems as an important socioeconomic determinant of health.

  24. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Socioeconomic Determinants of Health - Advocating for Children

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Calgary pediatrician Dr. Ian Mitchell about the socioeconomic determinants of health and advocating for children, especially those from low income homes.

  25. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Tarrant Scholarship Presentation 2022

    The Tarrant Scholarship is awarded each to third-year medical students from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary who demonstrate strong interest in studying and developing a career in rural medicine. It is bestowed each year by the Alberta Medical Association’s Section of Rural...

  26. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Socioeconomic Determinants of Health - Pandemic Learnings

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Calgary physician Dr. Jane Lemaire about the socioeconomic determinants of health and what we've learned from the pandemic.

  27. Alberta Doctors' Digest Podcast: How to be a better health care quarterback (CII/CPAR)

    In this episode of the Alberta Doctors' Digest podcast, editor-in-chief Marvin Polis speaks to Dr. Carla Laidlaw about how CII/CPAR is being used in the Westview PCN to improve continuity of care between panelled doctors, nurse practitioners, specialists, ERs, pharmacists and more. To get more...

  28. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Socioeconomic Determinants of Health - Geriatrics

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Calgary geriatrician Dr. James Silvius about the socioeconomic determinants of health related to geriatrics, palliative care, medial assistance in dying (MAID) and access to pharmaceuticals.

  29. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Socioeconomic determinants of health - Income

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Dr. Karla Gustafson, Medical Officer of Health, Calgary Zone about income as a socioeconomic determinant of health. They discuss the Reducing the Impact of Financial Strain (RIFS) initiative in Alberta.

  30. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Socioeconomic determinants of health - Advocating for the homeless

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Dr. Monty Ghosh at the Calgary Drop In Centre about some of the socioeconomic determinants of health among the homeless.

  31. AMA Tarrant Scholarship Presentation 2021

    The Alberta Doctors' Digest podcast recently had the opportunity to join the AMA’s Section of Rural Medicine where two medical students, one from the University of Calgary and one from the University of Alberta, were awarded the 2021 Tarrant Scholarship for demonstrating their strong interest in...

  32. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Fluoride in Calgary

    Alberta Doctors' Digest: Fluoride in Calgary by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)

  33. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Virtual Care

    Virtual Care will be here to stay post-pandemic. What are the issues and how do we resolve them? The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to the value of virtual care. However, from continuity of care to physical exams, there are important issues that need to be resolved. Dr. Heidi Fell, Chair…

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  34. Tarrant Scholarship Presentation 2020

    The Alberta Doctors' Digest podcast recently had the opportunity to join the AMA’s Section of Rural Medicine where two medical students, one from the University of Calgary and one from the University of Alberta, were awarded the 2020 Tarrant Scholarship for demonstrating their strong interest in...

  35. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Zapping COVID-19 with UV-C light

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to representatives from an Alberta startup, Teser Technologies, about sterilizing medical equipment and PPE with UV-C light.

  36. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Albertapatients.ca reaches 11,000 user milestone!

    Alberta Doctors' Digest: Albertapatients.ca reaches 11,000 user milestone! by Alberta Medical Association (AMA)

  37. Alberta Doctors' Digest: New Accessibility Building Codes for Doctors' Offices

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Patrick Sweet from the City of Calgary and Dr. John Latter about new province-wide accessibility building codes for doctors' offices.

  38. Alberta Doctors' Digest: Substance Use Disorder - Dr. Terrie Brandon, PFSP

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Dr. Terrie Brandon from the AMA's Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP) about substance use disorder and what physicians can do about it.

  39. Alberta Doctors' Digest: World Patient Safety Day and Canadian Patient Safety Week

    Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis, talks to Chris Power, CEO of Canadian Patient Safety Institute, about harm in the heath care system, World Patient Safety Day and Canadian Patient Safety Week.

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The Alberta Medical Association represents Alberta physicians, resident physicians and medical students. Alberta Doctors' Digest is the flagship publication and podcast of the AMA.

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