Alberta Kidney Care Kinesiology Services

The kinesiologist will talk to you about your current activity levels and assess your strength, balance and mobility. They can help you meet your health and fitness goals by:

• Providing safe exercises you can do at home.
• Refer you to exercise programs in the community.
• Refer you to a virtual exercise program that is right for you.
• Get you started on the dialysis bike program or the dialysis strength training program (available at most hemodialysis clinics in Alberta)
• Work with you, and recommend exercises or non-drug options (like self-acupressure, meditation, and myofascial release) can help with dialysis related symptoms (like weakness, low energy, restless legs, itchiness, nausea, poor sleep, joint pain, poor balance, and cramping.
• Help you create a safe environment at home to prevent falls.
• Help you to prepare for a transplant if that is your goal.

Alberta Kidney Care Kinesiology Services

The kinesiologist will talk to you about your current activity levels and assess your strength, balance and mobility. They can help you meet your health and fitness goals by:

• Providing safe exercises you can do at home.
• Refer you to exercise programs in the community.
• Refer you to a virtual exercise program that is right for you.
• Get you started on the dialysis bike program or the dialysis strength training program (available at most hemodialysis clinics in Alberta)
• Work with you, and recommend exercises or non-drug options (like self-acupressure, meditation, and myofascial release) can help with dialysis related symptoms (like weakness, low energy, restless legs, itchiness, nausea, poor sleep, joint pain, poor balance, and cramping.
• Help you create a safe environment at home to prevent falls.
• Help you to prepare for a transplant if that is your goal.

Addiction Helpline

The line is staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists.

The service provides:

• crisis support
• mental health or addiction screening and assessment over the phone
• general information about a mental health or addiction topic
• information about local service options for addiction or mental health and how to access them
• strategies people can use at home to support their emotional well-being

Addiction Helpline

The line is staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists.

The service provides:

• crisis support
• mental health or addiction screening and assessment over the phone
• general information about a mental health or addiction topic
• information about local service options for addiction or mental health and how to access them
• strategies people can use at home to support their emotional well-being

Addiction Helpline

The line is staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists.

The service provides:

• crisis support
• mental health or addiction screening and assessment over the phone
• general information about a mental health or addiction topic
• information about local service options for addiction or mental health and how to access them
• strategies people can use at home to support their emotional well-being

Addiction Helpline

The line is staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists.

The service provides:

• crisis support
• mental health or addiction screening and assessment over the phone
• general information about a mental health or addiction topic
• information about local service options for addiction or mental health and how to access them
• strategies people can use at home to support their emotional well-being

Adult Virtual Rehabilitation

These live, group (Zoom) sessions will help patients learn how to enhance function for meaningful living and prevent illness and further disability.

Topics include:

• Energy Maximization: Discuss factors that impact your energy, and strategies to make the most out of the energy you have
• Mindfulness / Self-Compassion: Learn practical skills to respond to difficult emotions with kindness and compassion
• Sleep Management: Explore tools to identify your current quality of sleep, identify your sleep hygiene habits and reflect on areas of sleep hygiene that you can improve
• Grief and Loss: Living with an energy-limiting illness brings a multitude of changes to your physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Here we will provide acknowledgement and explore strategies to help you manage these impacts
• Brain Fog: Discuss the symptoms of brain fog and its functional impact. We will explore different strategies to manage the impact and provide opportunity for discussion and reflection on implementing these strategies
• Intimacy: Changes in our health status or energy levels may impact the way we participate in intimacy. In this session, we address strategies, tips and tricks to be successful with all types of intimacy

Adult Virtual Rehabilitation

These live, group (Zoom) sessions will help patients learn how to enhance function for meaningful living and prevent illness and further disability.

Topics include:

• Energy Maximization: Discuss factors that impact your energy, and strategies to make the most out of the energy you have
• Mindfulness / Self-Compassion: Learn practical skills to respond to difficult emotions with kindness and compassion
• Sleep Management: Explore tools to identify your current quality of sleep, identify your sleep hygiene habits and reflect on areas of sleep hygiene that you can improve
• Grief and Loss: Living with an energy-limiting illness brings a multitude of changes to your physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Here we will provide acknowledgement and explore strategies to help you manage these impacts
• Brain Fog: Discuss the symptoms of brain fog and its functional impact. We will explore different strategies to manage the impact and provide opportunity for discussion and reflection on implementing these strategies
• Intimacy: Changes in our health status or energy levels may impact the way we participate in intimacy. In this session, we address strategies, tips and tricks to be successful with all types of intimacy

Advance Care Planning Goals of Care Designation

Advance care planning is a way to help you think about, talk about and document your wishes for health care. It is a process that can assist you in making health care decisions now and for the future.

To learn more visit our website

Additional Information:

• Health Professionals

Advance Care Planning Goals of Care Designation

Advance care planning is a way to help you think about, talk about and document your wishes for health care. It is a process that can assist you in making health care decisions now and for the future.

To learn more visit our website

Additional Information:

• Health Professionals

Advance Care Planning Goals of Care Designation

Advance care planning is a way to help you think about, talk about and document your wishes for health care. It is a process that can assist you in making health care decisions now and for the future.

To learn more visit our website

Additional Information:

• Health Professionals

Advance Care Planning Goals of Care Designation

Advance care planning is a way to help you think about, talk about and document your wishes for health care. It is a process that can assist you in making health care decisions now and for the future.

To learn more visit our website

Additional Information:

• Health Professionals

Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Program

Services include:

• Working with community partners to support women, age 45-74, in getting screening mammograms
• Providing breast cancer screening information and education to eligible women and healthcare providers
• Sending personalized communication to eligible women in Alberta

For more information, visit our website.

Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Program

Services include:

• Working with community partners to support women, age 45-74, in getting screening mammograms
• Providing breast cancer screening information and education to eligible women and healthcare providers
• Sending personalized communication to eligible women in Alberta

For more information, visit our website.

Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

Getting screened regularly is the best way to find colorectal cancer early when treatment is more effective.

Services include:

• working with healthcare providers to support Albertans aged 50 to 74 in getting colorectal cancer screening across the province
• providing colorectal cancer screening information and education to eligible Albertans and healthcare providers
• providing eligible Albertans aged 50 to 74 the option to order a free FIT kit online or by phone and have it mailed to their home
• sending FIT result correspondence to eligible individuals

For more information, visit our website.

Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

Getting screened regularly is the best way to find colorectal cancer early when treatment is more effective.

Services include:

• working with healthcare providers to support Albertans aged 50 to 74 in getting colorectal cancer screening across the province
• providing colorectal cancer screening information and education to eligible Albertans and healthcare providers
• providing eligible Albertans aged 50 to 74 the option to order a free FIT kit online or by phone and have it mailed to their home
• sending FIT result correspondence to eligible individuals

For more information, visit our website.

Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

Getting screened regularly is the best way to find colorectal cancer early when treatment is more effective.

Services include:

• working with healthcare providers to support Albertans aged 50 to 74 in getting colorectal cancer screening across the province
• providing colorectal cancer screening information and education to eligible Albertans and healthcare providers
• providing eligible Albertans aged 50 to 74 the option to order a free FIT kit online or by phone and have it mailed to their home
• sending FIT result correspondence to eligible individuals

For more information, visit our website.

Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

Getting screened regularly is the best way to find colorectal cancer early when treatment is more effective.

Services include:

• working with healthcare providers to support Albertans aged 50 to 74 in getting colorectal cancer screening across the province
• providing colorectal cancer screening information and education to eligible Albertans and healthcare providers
• providing eligible Albertans aged 50 to 74 the option to order a free FIT kit online or by phone and have it mailed to their home
• sending FIT result correspondence to eligible individuals

For more information, visit our website.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) Privacy Office

AHS is subject to Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and Health Information Act (HIA) legislation and must protect your personal and health information and when applicable may investigate privacy incidents involving your personal information or your health information.

Personal Information includes, but is not limited to, employee demographics, benefits, payroll, employment and education history and unique identifiers (e.g. SIN, driver’s license, employee ID).

Health Information includes, but is not limited to, patient name, DOB, PHN, ULI, healthcare provider, diagnostic and treatment information.

AHS’s Privacy Office is responsible for processing information requests under FOIP, answering general privacy related questions under FOIP and HIA, and when applicable, investigating suspected and confirmed privacy breaches involving AHS’s facilities and employees as it relates to your personal information or health information.

The following queries are not handled by the AHS Privacy Office:

• requests from former / current employees for personal information - call HR Contact Centre
• requests for health information regarding an AHS program or service - contact the service area directly or call the health information management department at the facility.
• requests for name / address change, update first with Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. You are encouraged to validate your information when you seek a health care service to ensure that all systems are up to date.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) Privacy Office

AHS is subject to Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and Health Information Act (HIA) legislation and must protect your personal and health information and when applicable may investigate privacy incidents involving your personal information or your health information.

Personal Information includes, but is not limited to, employee demographics, benefits, payroll, employment and education history and unique identifiers (e.g. SIN, driver’s license, employee ID).

Health Information includes, but is not limited to, patient name, DOB, PHN, ULI, healthcare provider, diagnostic and treatment information.

AHS’s Privacy Office is responsible for processing information requests under FOIP, answering general privacy related questions under FOIP and HIA, and when applicable, investigating suspected and confirmed privacy breaches involving AHS’s facilities and employees as it relates to your personal information or health information.

The following queries are not handled by the AHS Privacy Office:

• requests from former / current employees for personal information - call HR Contact Centre
• requests for health information regarding an AHS program or service - contact the service area directly or call the health information management department at the facility.
• requests for name / address change, update first with Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. You are encouraged to validate your information when you seek a health care service to ensure that all systems are up to date.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) Privacy Office

AHS is subject to Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and Health Information Act (HIA) legislation and must protect your personal and health information and when applicable may investigate privacy incidents involving your personal information or your health information.

Personal Information includes, but is not limited to, employee demographics, benefits, payroll, employment and education history and unique identifiers (e.g. SIN, driver’s license, employee ID).

Health Information includes, but is not limited to, patient name, DOB, PHN, ULI, healthcare provider, diagnostic and treatment information.

AHS’s Privacy Office is responsible for processing information requests under FOIP, answering general privacy related questions under FOIP and HIA, and when applicable, investigating suspected and confirmed privacy breaches involving AHS’s facilities and employees as it relates to your personal information or health information.

The following queries are not handled by the AHS Privacy Office:

• requests from former / current employees for personal information - call HR Contact Centre
• requests for health information regarding an AHS program or service - contact the service area directly or call the health information management department at the facility.
• requests for name / address change, update first with Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. You are encouraged to validate your information when you seek a health care service to ensure that all systems are up to date.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) Privacy Office

AHS is subject to Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and Health Information Act (HIA) legislation and must protect your personal and health information and when applicable may investigate privacy incidents involving your personal information or your health information.

Personal Information includes, but is not limited to, employee demographics, benefits, payroll, employment and education history and unique identifiers (e.g. SIN, driver’s license, employee ID).

Health Information includes, but is not limited to, patient name, DOB, PHN, ULI, healthcare provider, diagnostic and treatment information.

AHS’s Privacy Office is responsible for processing information requests under FOIP, answering general privacy related questions under FOIP and HIA, and when applicable, investigating suspected and confirmed privacy breaches involving AHS’s facilities and employees as it relates to your personal information or health information.

The following queries are not handled by the AHS Privacy Office:

• requests from former / current employees for personal information - call HR Contact Centre
• requests for health information regarding an AHS program or service - contact the service area directly or call the health information management department at the facility.
• requests for name / address change, update first with Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. You are encouraged to validate your information when you seek a health care service to ensure that all systems are up to date.

Alberta Kidney Care

Renal Services is comprised of two programs, the Alberta Kidney Care - North (AKC) and the Alberta Kidney Care - South (AKC-S).

Services include:

• peritoneal dialysis
• hemodialysis
• home, night-time, and self-care hemodialysis
• clinics that diagnose and treat kidney disease

For more information visit our website.

Alberta Kidney Care

Renal Services is comprised of two programs, the Alberta Kidney Care - North (AKC) and the Alberta Kidney Care - South (AKC-S).

Services include:

• peritoneal dialysis
• hemodialysis
• home, night-time, and self-care hemodialysis
• clinics that diagnose and treat kidney disease

For more information visit our website.

Alberta Kidney Care

Renal Services is comprised of two programs, the Alberta Kidney Care - North (AKC) and the Alberta Kidney Care - South (AKC-S).

Services include:

• peritoneal dialysis
• hemodialysis
• home, night-time, and self-care hemodialysis
• clinics that diagnose and treat kidney disease

For more information visit our website.

Alberta Kidney Care

Renal Services is comprised of two programs, the Alberta Kidney Care - North (AKC) and the Alberta Kidney Care - South (AKC-S).

Services include:

• peritoneal dialysis
• hemodialysis
• home, night-time, and self-care hemodialysis
• clinics that diagnose and treat kidney disease

For more information visit our website.

Alberta Lung Cancer Screening Program

Lung cancer screening is done by a low-dose CT scan at an AHS site.

Alberta Lung Cancer Screening Program

Lung cancer screening is done by a low-dose CT scan at an AHS site.

Alberta Newborn Screening Program

Healthcare providers work with parents to screen for certain treatable conditions (metabolic, endocrine, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy).

• newborn blood spot screening helps your doctor or midwife find conditions that can be treated early to prevent health problems, improve your baby's health and may even save your baby's life. It’s the best way to tell if your baby is at risk of having a certain treatable condition that you, your doctor or your midwife might not know about
• it’s best to have the newborn blood spot screen completed at the hospital when your baby is between 24 and 72 hours old, before your baby goes home. If it is not completed at the hospital, it will be completed at a home visit, clinic visit or at a lab in your community
• your doctor or midwife will have results by the time your baby is two weeks old

For more information visit our website.

Alberta Newborn Screening Program

Healthcare providers work with parents to screen for certain treatable conditions (metabolic, endocrine, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy).

• newborn blood spot screening helps your doctor or midwife find conditions that can be treated early to prevent health problems, improve your baby's health and may even save your baby's life. It’s the best way to tell if your baby is at risk of having a certain treatable condition that you, your doctor or your midwife might not know about
• it’s best to have the newborn blood spot screen completed at the hospital when your baby is between 24 and 72 hours old, before your baby goes home. If it is not completed at the hospital, it will be completed at a home visit, clinic visit or at a lab in your community
• your doctor or midwife will have results by the time your baby is two weeks old

For more information visit our website.

Alberta Newborn Screening Program

Healthcare providers work with parents to screen for certain treatable conditions (metabolic, endocrine, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy).

• newborn blood spot screening helps your doctor or midwife find conditions that can be treated early to prevent health problems, improve your baby's health and may even save your baby's life. It’s the best way to tell if your baby is at risk of having a certain treatable condition that you, your doctor or your midwife might not know about
• it’s best to have the newborn blood spot screen completed at the hospital when your baby is between 24 and 72 hours old, before your baby goes home. If it is not completed at the hospital, it will be completed at a home visit, clinic visit or at a lab in your community
• your doctor or midwife will have results by the time your baby is two weeks old

For more information visit our website.

Alberta Newborn Screening Program

Healthcare providers work with parents to screen for certain treatable conditions (metabolic, endocrine, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy).

• newborn blood spot screening helps your doctor or midwife find conditions that can be treated early to prevent health problems, improve your baby's health and may even save your baby's life. It’s the best way to tell if your baby is at risk of having a certain treatable condition that you, your doctor or your midwife might not know about
• it’s best to have the newborn blood spot screen completed at the hospital when your baby is between 24 and 72 hours old, before your baby goes home. If it is not completed at the hospital, it will be completed at a home visit, clinic visit or at a lab in your community
• your doctor or midwife will have results by the time your baby is two weeks old

For more information visit our website.

BBFE - HIV PEP Follow up Clinic

Offers focused post-exposure prophylaxis HIV follow-up only.

BBFE - HIV PEP Follow up Clinic

Offers focused post-exposure prophylaxis HIV follow-up only.

Communications

Responds to all media requests and public inquiries and supports all departments in Alberta Health Services (AHS) by offering:

• media relations
• strategic communications
• innovation and technology support
• web, Intranet, and production services
• employee engagement
• marketing and creative services
• publications and reports

Communications

Responds to all media requests and public inquiries and supports all departments in Alberta Health Services (AHS) by offering:

• media relations
• strategic communications
• innovation and technology support
• web, Intranet, and production services
• employee engagement
• marketing and creative services
• publications and reports

Communications

Responds to all media requests and public inquiries and supports all departments in Alberta Health Services (AHS) by offering:

• media relations
• strategic communications
• innovation and technology support
• web, Intranet, and production services
• employee engagement
• marketing and creative services
• publications and reports

Communications

Responds to all media requests and public inquiries and supports all departments in Alberta Health Services (AHS) by offering:

• media relations
• strategic communications
• innovation and technology support
• web, Intranet, and production services
• employee engagement
• marketing and creative services
• publications and reports

Do Bugs Need Drugs?

Provides education, print materials, and web-based resources for healthcare providers, children, parents, schools, daycares, seniors groups, workplaces, and the public.

The main messages of the program are:

1. Handwashing is the best way to stop infections from spreading.
2. Bacteria and viruses are different. Both can cause respiratory infections, but antibiotics don't work against viruses like colds and influenza.
3. Antibiotic resistance is a problem. Use antibiotics wisely to prevent bacteria from becoming resistant to antibiotics.

Resources:

• workshops for healthcare professionals and students
• employee group education sessions
• authorized resources for Alberta teachers
• teaching kit for Grade 2 students
• teaching kit for child care children and staff
• teaching kit for assisted living centres
• posters
• handwashing signs and stickers
• handwashing posters available in Blackfoot, Cree, Dënes¿¿¿¿né, French, Saulteaux, and Stoney Nakoda
• pamphlets
• Guide to Wise Use of Antibiotics (20-page guide for respiratory infections) available in Arabic, Blackfoot, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Cree, Dënes¿¿¿¿né, French, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Stoney Nakoda, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Urdu and Vietnamese
• Healthy Hands at Work: Employer Handbook (20 pages) and Worker Handbook (12 pages) about preventing infections in the workplace and hand hygiene and cleaning/disinfecting products

Do Bugs Need Drugs?

Provides education, print materials, and web-based resources for healthcare providers, children, parents, schools, daycares, seniors groups, workplaces, and the public.

The main messages of the program are:

1. Handwashing is the best way to stop infections from spreading.
2. Bacteria and viruses are different. Both can cause respiratory infections, but antibiotics don't work against viruses like colds and influenza.
3. Antibiotic resistance is a problem. Use antibiotics wisely to prevent bacteria from becoming resistant to antibiotics.

Resources:

• workshops for healthcare professionals and students
• employee group education sessions
• authorized resources for Alberta teachers
• teaching kit for Grade 2 students
• teaching kit for child care children and staff
• teaching kit for assisted living centres
• posters
• handwashing signs and stickers
• handwashing posters available in Blackfoot, Cree, Dënes¿¿¿¿né, French, Saulteaux, and Stoney Nakoda
• pamphlets
• Guide to Wise Use of Antibiotics (20-page guide for respiratory infections) available in Arabic, Blackfoot, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Cree, Dënes¿¿¿¿né, French, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Stoney Nakoda, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Urdu and Vietnamese
• Healthy Hands at Work: Employer Handbook (20 pages) and Worker Handbook (12 pages) about preventing infections in the workplace and hand hygiene and cleaning/disinfecting products

Do Bugs Need Drugs?

Provides education, print materials, and web-based resources for healthcare providers, children, parents, schools, daycares, seniors groups, workplaces, and the public.

The main messages of the program are:

1. Handwashing is the best way to stop infections from spreading.
2. Bacteria and viruses are different. Both can cause respiratory infections, but antibiotics don't work against viruses like colds and influenza.
3. Antibiotic resistance is a problem. Use antibiotics wisely to prevent bacteria from becoming resistant to antibiotics.

Resources:

• workshops for healthcare professionals and students
• employee group education sessions
• authorized resources for Alberta teachers
• teaching kit for Grade 2 students
• teaching kit for child care children and staff
• teaching kit for assisted living centres
• posters
• handwashing signs and stickers
• handwashing posters available in Blackfoot, Cree, Dënes¿¿¿¿né, French, Saulteaux, and Stoney Nakoda
• pamphlets
• Guide to Wise Use of Antibiotics (20-page guide for respiratory infections) available in Arabic, Blackfoot, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Cree, Dënes¿¿¿¿né, French, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Stoney Nakoda, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Urdu and Vietnamese
• Healthy Hands at Work: Employer Handbook (20 pages) and Worker Handbook (12 pages) about preventing infections in the workplace and hand hygiene and cleaning/disinfecting products

Do Bugs Need Drugs?

Provides education, print materials, and web-based resources for healthcare providers, children, parents, schools, daycares, seniors groups, workplaces, and the public.

The main messages of the program are:

1. Handwashing is the best way to stop infections from spreading.
2. Bacteria and viruses are different. Both can cause respiratory infections, but antibiotics don't work against viruses like colds and influenza.
3. Antibiotic resistance is a problem. Use antibiotics wisely to prevent bacteria from becoming resistant to antibiotics.

Resources:

• workshops for healthcare professionals and students
• employee group education sessions
• authorized resources for Alberta teachers
• teaching kit for Grade 2 students
• teaching kit for child care children and staff
• teaching kit for assisted living centres
• posters
• handwashing signs and stickers
• handwashing posters available in Blackfoot, Cree, Dënes¿¿¿¿né, French, Saulteaux, and Stoney Nakoda
• pamphlets
• Guide to Wise Use of Antibiotics (20-page guide for respiratory infections) available in Arabic, Blackfoot, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Cree, Dënes¿¿¿¿né, French, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Stoney Nakoda, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Urdu and Vietnamese
• Healthy Hands at Work: Employer Handbook (20 pages) and Worker Handbook (12 pages) about preventing infections in the workplace and hand hygiene and cleaning/disinfecting products

eSIM Provincial Simulation Program

eSIM (educate, Simulate, Innovate, Motivate) uses simulation to generate knowledge, improve individual and team competencies, as well as, system performance. In simulation, clinical events are recreated to engage individuals, teams, systems and communities in an interactive, immersive and meaningful “real-world” experience, often through self-reflection and guided facilitation.

eSIM's team of simulation consultants, technologists, and assistants support multiple simulation centres and satellite simulation spaces provincially. Our program also has the unique ability to reach remote areas of the province via mobile simulation and an innovative virtually facilitated simulation program.

For more information about eSIM visit our website.

eSIM Provincial Simulation Program

eSIM (educate, Simulate, Innovate, Motivate) uses simulation to generate knowledge, improve individual and team competencies, as well as, system performance. In simulation, clinical events are recreated to engage individuals, teams, systems and communities in an interactive, immersive and meaningful “real-world” experience, often through self-reflection and guided facilitation.

eSIM's team of simulation consultants, technologists, and assistants support multiple simulation centres and satellite simulation spaces provincially. Our program also has the unique ability to reach remote areas of the province via mobile simulation and an innovative virtually facilitated simulation program.

For more information about eSIM visit our website.

eSIM Provincial Simulation Program

eSIM (educate, Simulate, Innovate, Motivate) uses simulation to generate knowledge, improve individual and team competencies, as well as, system performance. In simulation, clinical events are recreated to engage individuals, teams, systems and communities in an interactive, immersive and meaningful “real-world” experience, often through self-reflection and guided facilitation.

eSIM's team of simulation consultants, technologists, and assistants support multiple simulation centres and satellite simulation spaces provincially. Our program also has the unique ability to reach remote areas of the province via mobile simulation and an innovative virtually facilitated simulation program.

For more information about eSIM visit our website.

eSIM Provincial Simulation Program

eSIM (educate, Simulate, Innovate, Motivate) uses simulation to generate knowledge, improve individual and team competencies, as well as, system performance. In simulation, clinical events are recreated to engage individuals, teams, systems and communities in an interactive, immersive and meaningful “real-world” experience, often through self-reflection and guided facilitation.

eSIM's team of simulation consultants, technologists, and assistants support multiple simulation centres and satellite simulation spaces provincially. Our program also has the unique ability to reach remote areas of the province via mobile simulation and an innovative virtually facilitated simulation program.

For more information about eSIM visit our website.

Health Advisory Councils

Enhances and develops partnerships between communities and Alberta Health Services (AHS). Each council is geographically-based with 10 to 15 volunteer members that are committed to their communities and the healthcare system.

Health Advisory Council members:

• give feedback about what is working well in the healthcare system and suggest areas to improve
• talk to people in communities about what is being said about healthcare services in their area
• think about quality and safety reports from AHS and find issues or trends in certain areas
• give feedback to AHS about healthcare services and delivery

Health Advisory Councils

Enhances and develops partnerships between communities and Alberta Health Services (AHS). Each council is geographically-based with 10 to 15 volunteer members that are committed to their communities and the healthcare system.

Health Advisory Council members:

• give feedback about what is working well in the healthcare system and suggest areas to improve
• talk to people in communities about what is being said about healthcare services in their area
• think about quality and safety reports from AHS and find issues or trends in certain areas
• give feedback to AHS about healthcare services and delivery

Health Link Dietitian Service

Health Link dietitians can help determine if the patient needs further assessment or nutrition care from a dietitian. If the patient needs additional support, the Health Link dietitian can:

• Provide information about group nutrition workshop and classes that are facilitated by AHS dietitians. See Find Workshops & Classes for more information
• Refer the patient to an outpatient dietitian service. To find out how to access a dietitian in your area, visit ahs.ca/Nutrition.

Examples of nutrition-related topics include:

• Healthy eating
• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding or infant formula
• Feeding your toddler or young child
• Health conditions such as: Diabetes, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, kidney disease, celiac disease, irritable bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, cancer, obesity, malnutrition, long-COVID-19
• Eating after discharge from hospital
• Eating after surgery
• Weight gain or loss
• Digestive symptoms such as: Heart burn, constipation, diarrhea, or vomiting
• Nutrition supplements to provide extra protein and calories
• Vitamin and mineral supplements
• Food allergies
• Other

Health Link Dietitian Service

Health Link dietitians can help determine if the patient needs further assessment or nutrition care from a dietitian. If the patient needs additional support, the Health Link dietitian can:

• Provide information about group nutrition workshop and classes that are facilitated by AHS dietitians. See Find Workshops & Classes for more information
• Refer the patient to an outpatient dietitian service. To find out how to access a dietitian in your area, visit ahs.ca/Nutrition.

Examples of nutrition-related topics include:

• Healthy eating
• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding or infant formula
• Feeding your toddler or young child
• Health conditions such as: Diabetes, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, kidney disease, celiac disease, irritable bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, cancer, obesity, malnutrition, long-COVID-19
• Eating after discharge from hospital
• Eating after surgery
• Weight gain or loss
• Digestive symptoms such as: Heart burn, constipation, diarrhea, or vomiting
• Nutrition supplements to provide extra protein and calories
• Vitamin and mineral supplements
• Food allergies
• Other

Health Link Dietitian Service

Health Link dietitians can help determine if the patient needs further assessment or nutrition care from a dietitian. If the patient needs additional support, the Health Link dietitian can:

• Provide information about group nutrition workshop and classes that are facilitated by AHS dietitians. See Find Workshops & Classes for more information
• Refer the patient to an outpatient dietitian service. To find out how to access a dietitian in your area, visit ahs.ca/Nutrition.

Examples of nutrition-related topics include:

• Healthy eating
• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding or infant formula
• Feeding your toddler or young child
• Health conditions such as: Diabetes, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, kidney disease, celiac disease, irritable bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, cancer, obesity, malnutrition, long-COVID-19
• Eating after discharge from hospital
• Eating after surgery
• Weight gain or loss
• Digestive symptoms such as: Heart burn, constipation, diarrhea, or vomiting
• Nutrition supplements to provide extra protein and calories
• Vitamin and mineral supplements
• Food allergies
• Other

Health Link Dietitian Service

Health Link dietitians can help determine if the patient needs further assessment or nutrition care from a dietitian. If the patient needs additional support, the Health Link dietitian can:

• Provide information about group nutrition workshop and classes that are facilitated by AHS dietitians. See Find Workshops & Classes for more information
• Refer the patient to an outpatient dietitian service. To find out how to access a dietitian in your area, visit ahs.ca/Nutrition.

Examples of nutrition-related topics include:

• Healthy eating
• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding or infant formula
• Feeding your toddler or young child
• Health conditions such as: Diabetes, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, kidney disease, celiac disease, irritable bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, cancer, obesity, malnutrition, long-COVID-19
• Eating after discharge from hospital
• Eating after surgery
• Weight gain or loss
• Digestive symptoms such as: Heart burn, constipation, diarrhea, or vomiting
• Nutrition supplements to provide extra protein and calories
• Vitamin and mineral supplements
• Food allergies
• Other

Health Shared Services - Accounts Payable

Responsible to:

• process Provincial Health Agencies (PHA) and Provincial Health Corporation (PHC) employee expenses and vendor invoices
• payment of vendor invoices and employee expenses
• make sure invoices and expense claims from vendors, PHA's and PHC's employees are complete and accurate

Related Services:

• Finance Department - Billing Cash and Collections

Health Shared Services - Accounts Payable

Responsible to:

• process Provincial Health Agencies (PHA) and Provincial Health Corporation (PHC) employee expenses and vendor invoices
• payment of vendor invoices and employee expenses
• make sure invoices and expense claims from vendors, PHA's and PHC's employees are complete and accurate

Related Services:

• Finance Department - Billing Cash and Collections

Health Shared Services - Accounts Payable

Responsible to:

• process Provincial Health Agencies (PHA) and Provincial Health Corporation (PHC) employee expenses and vendor invoices
• payment of vendor invoices and employee expenses
• make sure invoices and expense claims from vendors, PHA's and PHC's employees are complete and accurate

Related Services:

• Finance Department - Billing Cash and Collections

Health Shared Services - Accounts Payable

Responsible to:

• process Provincial Health Agencies (PHA) and Provincial Health Corporation (PHC) employee expenses and vendor invoices
• payment of vendor invoices and employee expenses
• make sure invoices and expense claims from vendors, PHA's and PHC's employees are complete and accurate

Related Services:

• Finance Department - Billing Cash and Collections

Healthy Schools

Develops partnerships with stakeholders to affect policy change, leverage resources, increase capacity, and plan programs in Alberta to improve the health of youth. A comprehensive school health approach is used, which includes these initiatives:

• Health promotion facilitators partner with school authorities across the province to promote healthy eating, being active, and positive mental health among students
• The comprehensive school health initiative looks at school health in Alberta by understanding the state of health in schools, supporting consistent messages and resources related to school health, and creating partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

Healthy Schools

Develops partnerships with stakeholders to affect policy change, leverage resources, increase capacity, and plan programs in Alberta to improve the health of youth. A comprehensive school health approach is used, which includes these initiatives:

• Health promotion facilitators partner with school authorities across the province to promote healthy eating, being active, and positive mental health among students
• The comprehensive school health initiative looks at school health in Alberta by understanding the state of health in schools, supporting consistent messages and resources related to school health, and creating partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

Healthy Schools

Develops partnerships with stakeholders to affect policy change, leverage resources, increase capacity, and plan programs in Alberta to improve the health of youth. A comprehensive school health approach is used, which includes these initiatives:

• Health promotion facilitators partner with school authorities across the province to promote healthy eating, being active, and positive mental health among students
• The comprehensive school health initiative looks at school health in Alberta by understanding the state of health in schools, supporting consistent messages and resources related to school health, and creating partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

Healthy Schools

Develops partnerships with stakeholders to affect policy change, leverage resources, increase capacity, and plan programs in Alberta to improve the health of youth. A comprehensive school health approach is used, which includes these initiatives:

• Health promotion facilitators partner with school authorities across the province to promote healthy eating, being active, and positive mental health among students
• The comprehensive school health initiative looks at school health in Alberta by understanding the state of health in schools, supporting consistent messages and resources related to school health, and creating partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

Heart Safe Community - Public Access to Defibrillation

The PAD Program promotes Heart Safe Communities in Alberta by; encouraging Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public areas; recognizing sudden cardiac arrest, the importance of early Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of AEDs.

The website provides a place for people and organizations to learn about AEDs and register them in the provincial database.

Services include:

• a free provincial database to register AEDs (includes location and who maintains)
• email notifications for battery or pad expiry dates
• monthly AED Inspection reminders
• provides information and support on the topics of Cardiac Arrest, CPR, AED's and more
• lets 911 EMS dispatchers know where AEDs are located

Heart Safe Community - Public Access to Defibrillation

The PAD Program promotes Heart Safe Communities in Alberta by; encouraging Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public areas; recognizing sudden cardiac arrest, the importance of early Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of AEDs.

The website provides a place for people and organizations to learn about AEDs and register them in the provincial database.

Services include:

• a free provincial database to register AEDs (includes location and who maintains)
• email notifications for battery or pad expiry dates
• monthly AED Inspection reminders
• provides information and support on the topics of Cardiac Arrest, CPR, AED's and more
• lets 911 EMS dispatchers know where AEDs are located

Heart Safe Community - Public Access to Defibrillation

The PAD Program promotes Heart Safe Communities in Alberta by; encouraging Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public areas; recognizing sudden cardiac arrest, the importance of early Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of AEDs.

The website provides a place for people and organizations to learn about AEDs and register them in the provincial database.

Services include:

• a free provincial database to register AEDs (includes location and who maintains)
• email notifications for battery or pad expiry dates
• monthly AED Inspection reminders
• provides information and support on the topics of Cardiac Arrest, CPR, AED's and more
• lets 911 EMS dispatchers know where AEDs are located

Heart Safe Community - Public Access to Defibrillation

The PAD Program promotes Heart Safe Communities in Alberta by; encouraging Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public areas; recognizing sudden cardiac arrest, the importance of early Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of AEDs.

The website provides a place for people and organizations to learn about AEDs and register them in the provincial database.

Services include:

• a free provincial database to register AEDs (includes location and who maintains)
• email notifications for battery or pad expiry dates
• monthly AED Inspection reminders
• provides information and support on the topics of Cardiac Arrest, CPR, AED's and more
• lets 911 EMS dispatchers know where AEDs are located

Maternal Fetal Medicine Central Access and Triage

Provides maternal fetal medicine ultrasound and consultation to pregnant individuals and those considering or planning pregnancy.

Provides consults to pregnant women, including:

• assessments
• tests (e.g., screening tests)
• consults with other healthcare providers if needed
• referrals to other services if needed

Is the provincial referral centre for fetal procedures such as intrauterine transfusions.

Maternal Fetal Medicine Central Access and Triage

Provides maternal fetal medicine ultrasound and consultation to pregnant individuals and those considering or planning pregnancy.

Provides consults to pregnant women, including:

• assessments
• tests (e.g., screening tests)
• consults with other healthcare providers if needed
• referrals to other services if needed

Is the provincial referral centre for fetal procedures such as intrauterine transfusions.

Mealtime Struggles in School Aged Children

Join AHS dietitians via Zoom to:

• Explore the benefits of positive mealtimes and what gets in the way.

• Learn some practical ideas to build your child’s trust, comfort, and confidence with more foods.

• Share ideas and learn about resources to build more positive mealtimes with your child.

Mealtime Struggles in School Aged Children

Join AHS dietitians via Zoom to:

• Explore the benefits of positive mealtimes and what gets in the way.

• Learn some practical ideas to build your child’s trust, comfort, and confidence with more foods.

• Share ideas and learn about resources to build more positive mealtimes with your child.

Medical Assistance in Dying

Alberta Health Services has developed a MAID Care Coordination Service to act as a single point of contact for patients, families and health care providers. MAID is not an urgent service and the process can take varying lengths of time depending on your circumstance. To qualify for this service, you must meet all the eligibility criteria set out by federal law.

For further information, or information on all end-of-life options, please visit:

• Medical Assistance in Dying

Medical Assistance in Dying

Alberta Health Services has developed a MAID Care Coordination Service to act as a single point of contact for patients, families and health care providers. MAID is not an urgent service and the process can take varying lengths of time depending on your circumstance. To qualify for this service, you must meet all the eligibility criteria set out by federal law.

For further information, or information on all end-of-life options, please visit:

• Medical Assistance in Dying

Medical Assistance in Dying

Alberta Health Services has developed a MAID Care Coordination Service to act as a single point of contact for patients, families and health care providers. MAID is not an urgent service and the process can take varying lengths of time depending on your circumstance. To qualify for this service, you must meet all the eligibility criteria set out by federal law.

For further information, or information on all end-of-life options, please visit:

• Medical Assistance in Dying

Medical Assistance in Dying

Alberta Health Services has developed a MAID Care Coordination Service to act as a single point of contact for patients, families and health care providers. MAID is not an urgent service and the process can take varying lengths of time depending on your circumstance. To qualify for this service, you must meet all the eligibility criteria set out by federal law.

For further information, or information on all end-of-life options, please visit:

• Medical Assistance in Dying

MyHealth Records

MyHealth Records is an online tool that allows Albertans 14 years of age and older to view their own health records.

You may access and manage your immunization records, medication history, diagnostic reports and most lab results in one safe spot on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

Your fitness and wellness devices, such as blood pressure monitors, may be used to download your health information and your medical records can be shared with people you trust.

MyHealth Records consists of two tools: My Personal Records and MyChart. These tools help track and maintain overall health in different ways.

Learn more, visit MyHealth Records on MyHealth.Alberta.ca.

MyHealth Records

MyHealth Records is an online tool that allows Albertans 14 years of age and older to view their own health records.

You may access and manage your immunization records, medication history, diagnostic reports and most lab results in one safe spot on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

Your fitness and wellness devices, such as blood pressure monitors, may be used to download your health information and your medical records can be shared with people you trust.

MyHealth Records consists of two tools: My Personal Records and MyChart. These tools help track and maintain overall health in different ways.

Learn more, visit MyHealth Records on MyHealth.Alberta.ca.

MyHealth.Alberta.ca

Built by the Alberta Government and Alberta Health Services, this website gives Albertans one place to go for health information they can trust. Healthcare experts across the province make sure the information is correct, up to date, and written for people who live in Alberta.

MyHealth.Alberta.ca is home to valuable, easy-to-understand health information and tools made for Albertans, including information about:

• health conditions
• healthy living
• medications
• tests and treatments

Also availalble:

• MyHealth Records - sign up / login
• educational videos
• symptom checkers
• emergency phone numbers
• a healthcare locator (e.g., a family doctor near you)

Learn more, visit MyHealth.Alberta.ca.

MyHealth.Alberta.ca

Built by the Alberta Government and Alberta Health Services, this website gives Albertans one place to go for health information they can trust. Healthcare experts across the province make sure the information is correct, up to date, and written for people who live in Alberta.

MyHealth.Alberta.ca is home to valuable, easy-to-understand health information and tools made for Albertans, including information about:

• health conditions
• healthy living
• medications
• tests and treatments

Also availalble:

• MyHealth Records - sign up / login
• educational videos
• symptom checkers
• emergency phone numbers
• a healthcare locator (e.g., a family doctor near you)

Learn more, visit MyHealth.Alberta.ca.

MyHealth.Alberta.ca

Built by the Alberta Government and Alberta Health Services, this website gives Albertans one place to go for health information they can trust. Healthcare experts across the province make sure the information is correct, up to date, and written for people who live in Alberta.

MyHealth.Alberta.ca is home to valuable, easy-to-understand health information and tools made for Albertans, including information about:

• health conditions
• healthy living
• medications
• tests and treatments

Also availalble:

• MyHealth Records - sign up / login
• educational videos
• symptom checkers
• emergency phone numbers
• a healthcare locator (e.g., a family doctor near you)

Learn more, visit MyHealth.Alberta.ca.

MyHealth.Alberta.ca

Built by the Alberta Government and Alberta Health Services, this website gives Albertans one place to go for health information they can trust. Healthcare experts across the province make sure the information is correct, up to date, and written for people who live in Alberta.

MyHealth.Alberta.ca is home to valuable, easy-to-understand health information and tools made for Albertans, including information about:

• health conditions
• healthy living
• medications
• tests and treatments

Also availalble:

• MyHealth Records - sign up / login
• educational videos
• symptom checkers
• emergency phone numbers
• a healthcare locator (e.g., a family doctor near you)

Learn more, visit MyHealth.Alberta.ca.

Nutrition After Breast Cancer Treatment

This class teaches people with breast cancer about how food and nutrition can help your body recover from treatment. The class includes information about:

• Eating well after treatment
• Being physically active
• Making lifestyle changes
• Maintaining a body weight that's best for you

Participants will be provided with nutrition handouts and be able to speak with a dietitian.

Nutrition After Breast Cancer Treatment

This class teaches people with breast cancer about how food and nutrition can help your body recover from treatment. The class includes information about:

• Eating well after treatment
• Being physically active
• Making lifestyle changes
• Maintaining a body weight that's best for you

Participants will be provided with nutrition handouts and be able to speak with a dietitian.

Nutrition During Breast Cancer Treatment

This class teaches people with breast cancer about eating healthy to help them stay strong during their treatment. The class includes information about:

• Why food matters during treatment
• Answers to some common nutrition questions and concerns

Participants will be provided with nutrition handouts and be able to speak with a dietitian.

Nutrition During Breast Cancer Treatment

This class teaches people with breast cancer about eating healthy to help them stay strong during their treatment. The class includes information about:

• Why food matters during treatment
• Answers to some common nutrition questions and concerns

Participants will be provided with nutrition handouts and be able to speak with a dietitian.

Pediatric Weight Management Central Access and Triage

The program’s aim is to help families achieve a lifestyle that promotes healthy growth and development in their children.

In the Outpatient Dietitian Counselling program, families work one-on-one with a registered dietitian trained in Pediatric Weight Management. The dietitian will help the family work on healthy eating and active living habits and set realistic goals that focus on creating a healthy lifestyle. Areas of focus include nutrition, physical activity, sedentary time and sleep.

The dietitian and the family's healthcare provider work together to ensure the family is supported in achieving their health goals. They can also assist in connecting the family with other supports as needed, such as physical activity, mental health, and community services.

Pediatric Centre for Weight and Height (PCWH) is a family-based, intensive intervention lasting up to two years. This multidisciplinary approach to care may include support by various healthcare providers including pediatric specialists, a registered nurse, psychologist, dietitian, exercise specialist and a social worker, who collaborate with the family to create a coordinated and individualized, family-centered plan of care.

More information about these programs is available on the website.

Pediatric Weight Management Central Access and Triage

The program’s aim is to help families achieve a lifestyle that promotes healthy growth and development in their children.

In the Outpatient Dietitian Counselling program, families work one-on-one with a registered dietitian trained in Pediatric Weight Management. The dietitian will help the family work on healthy eating and active living habits and set realistic goals that focus on creating a healthy lifestyle. Areas of focus include nutrition, physical activity, sedentary time and sleep.

The dietitian and the family's healthcare provider work together to ensure the family is supported in achieving their health goals. They can also assist in connecting the family with other supports as needed, such as physical activity, mental health, and community services.

Pediatric Centre for Weight and Height (PCWH) is a family-based, intensive intervention lasting up to two years. This multidisciplinary approach to care may include support by various healthcare providers including pediatric specialists, a registered nurse, psychologist, dietitian, exercise specialist and a social worker, who collaborate with the family to create a coordinated and individualized, family-centered plan of care.

More information about these programs is available on the website.

Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Webinars

These sessions offer¿easy access to expert advice¿in a supportive and private environment.

• Interactive - Ask confidential questions using the chat feature
• Anonymous - No cameras, no names displayed, and no personal information shared
• Convenient - Join from anywhere via Zoom

Whether you're looking for information, support, or just a safe space to learn, these webinars are designed with your comfort and privacy in mind.

Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Webinars

These sessions offer¿easy access to expert advice¿in a supportive and private environment.

• Interactive - Ask confidential questions using the chat feature
• Anonymous - No cameras, no names displayed, and no personal information shared
• Convenient - Join from anywhere via Zoom

Whether you're looking for information, support, or just a safe space to learn, these webinars are designed with your comfort and privacy in mind.

Poison & Drug Information Service

Services may include:

• emergency advice about poisonings

For more information visit the Poison & Drug Information Service

Poison Centre

What to do when you call:

• Have the poison container with you when you call
• Be prepared to answer important questions
• Listen carefully to instructions
• Ask the Information Specialist to repeat anything you don’t understand
• Follow the Information Specialist's advice

What to expect when you call:

Information Specialists will want to know:

• name
• phone number
• your location
• gender
• weight
• what was swallowed
• how much was swallowed
• information from the container label
• if you've had anything to eat or drink since swallowing the poison

Poison & Drug Information Service

Services may include:

• emergency advice about poisonings

For more information visit the Poison & Drug Information Service

Poison Centre

What to do when you call:

• Have the poison container with you when you call
• Be prepared to answer important questions
• Listen carefully to instructions
• Ask the Information Specialist to repeat anything you don’t understand
• Follow the Information Specialist's advice

What to expect when you call:

Information Specialists will want to know:

• name
• phone number
• your location
• gender
• weight
• what was swallowed
• how much was swallowed
• information from the container label
• if you've had anything to eat or drink since swallowing the poison

Poison & Drug Information Service

Services may include:

• emergency advice about poisonings

For more information visit the Poison & Drug Information Service

Poison Centre

What to do when you call:

• Have the poison container with you when you call
• Be prepared to answer important questions
• Listen carefully to instructions
• Ask the Information Specialist to repeat anything you don’t understand
• Follow the Information Specialist's advice

What to expect when you call:

Information Specialists will want to know:

• name
• phone number
• your location
• gender
• weight
• what was swallowed
• how much was swallowed
• information from the container label
• if you've had anything to eat or drink since swallowing the poison

Poison & Drug Information Service

Services may include:

• emergency advice about poisonings

For more information visit the Poison & Drug Information Service

Poison Centre

What to do when you call:

• Have the poison container with you when you call
• Be prepared to answer important questions
• Listen carefully to instructions
• Ask the Information Specialist to repeat anything you don’t understand
• Follow the Information Specialist's advice

What to expect when you call:

Information Specialists will want to know:

• name
• phone number
• your location
• gender
• weight
• what was swallowed
• how much was swallowed
• information from the container label
• if you've had anything to eat or drink since swallowing the poison

Policy Services

Manages all aspects of the policy document lifecycle while accountable for the Policy Development Framework and all aspects of the policy development process within Alberta Health Services (AHS). Specifically accomplishing this by:

• identifying clinical and corporate policy needs
• assessing risk and prioritization
• working in partnership with operational leaders and subject matter experts
• consulting and engaging internal and external stakeholders
• facilitating a consistent and systematic approach to policy development and records retention
• creating and maintaining archival and library services for all AHS governance documents

Policy Services

Manages all aspects of the policy document lifecycle while accountable for the Policy Development Framework and all aspects of the policy development process within Alberta Health Services (AHS). Specifically accomplishing this by:

• identifying clinical and corporate policy needs
• assessing risk and prioritization
• working in partnership with operational leaders and subject matter experts
• consulting and engaging internal and external stakeholders
• facilitating a consistent and systematic approach to policy development and records retention
• creating and maintaining archival and library services for all AHS governance documents

Policy Services

Manages all aspects of the policy document lifecycle while accountable for the Policy Development Framework and all aspects of the policy development process within Alberta Health Services (AHS). Specifically accomplishing this by:

• identifying clinical and corporate policy needs
• assessing risk and prioritization
• working in partnership with operational leaders and subject matter experts
• consulting and engaging internal and external stakeholders
• facilitating a consistent and systematic approach to policy development and records retention
• creating and maintaining archival and library services for all AHS governance documents

Policy Services

Manages all aspects of the policy document lifecycle while accountable for the Policy Development Framework and all aspects of the policy development process within Alberta Health Services (AHS). Specifically accomplishing this by:

• identifying clinical and corporate policy needs
• assessing risk and prioritization
• working in partnership with operational leaders and subject matter experts
• consulting and engaging internal and external stakeholders
• facilitating a consistent and systematic approach to policy development and records retention
• creating and maintaining archival and library services for all AHS governance documents

Population Health Analytics

The focus of the team of population health assessment analysts is on regular monitoring of and reporting on the health status of Alberta residents.

The building blocks for the picture of health status of people living in the province comes from Information about people including:

• demographic data
• vital statistics data
• health utilization data (emergency department and hospital)
• survey data
• health inequality

The data enables us to identify areas where actions may be taken and/or policies implemented that would improve the overall health of the population.

For more information about Surveillance and Health Status Assessment visit our website.

Population Health Analytics

The focus of the team of population health assessment analysts is on regular monitoring of and reporting on the health status of Alberta residents.

The building blocks for the picture of health status of people living in the province comes from Information about people including:

• demographic data
• vital statistics data
• health utilization data (emergency department and hospital)
• survey data
• health inequality

The data enables us to identify areas where actions may be taken and/or policies implemented that would improve the overall health of the population.

For more information about Surveillance and Health Status Assessment visit our website.

Population Health Analytics

The focus of the team of population health assessment analysts is on regular monitoring of and reporting on the health status of Alberta residents.

The building blocks for the picture of health status of people living in the province comes from Information about people including:

• demographic data
• vital statistics data
• health utilization data (emergency department and hospital)
• survey data
• health inequality

The data enables us to identify areas where actions may be taken and/or policies implemented that would improve the overall health of the population.

For more information about Surveillance and Health Status Assessment visit our website.

Population Health Analytics

The focus of the team of population health assessment analysts is on regular monitoring of and reporting on the health status of Alberta residents.

The building blocks for the picture of health status of people living in the province comes from Information about people including:

• demographic data
• vital statistics data
• health utilization data (emergency department and hospital)
• survey data
• health inequality

The data enables us to identify areas where actions may be taken and/or policies implemented that would improve the overall health of the population.

For more information about Surveillance and Health Status Assessment visit our website.

Power of Nutrition During Cancer Treatment

This class teaches people with cancer about eating healthy to help them stay strong during their treatment.

The class includes information about:

• staying at a healthy body weight during cancer treatments
• how foods can help manage the side effects of cancer treatments

You’ll also be given nutrition handouts and be able to speak with a dietitian.

Power of Nutrition During Cancer Treatment

This class teaches people with cancer about eating healthy to help them stay strong during their treatment.

The class includes information about:

• staying at a healthy body weight during cancer treatments
• how foods can help manage the side effects of cancer treatments

You’ll also be given nutrition handouts and be able to speak with a dietitian.

Power of Nutrition During Cancer Treatment

This class teaches people with cancer about eating healthy to help them stay strong during their treatment.

The class includes information about:

• staying at a healthy body weight during cancer treatments
• how foods can help manage the side effects of cancer treatments

You’ll also be given nutrition handouts and be able to speak with a dietitian.

Power of Nutrition During Cancer Treatment

This class teaches people with cancer about eating healthy to help them stay strong during their treatment.

The class includes information about:

• staying at a healthy body weight during cancer treatments
• how foods can help manage the side effects of cancer treatments

You’ll also be given nutrition handouts and be able to speak with a dietitian.

Prehabilitation Program

Prehabilitation (Prehab) is about actively preparing you for your surgery. These 4 areas are our focus:

• Feeling Ready: Managing stress and daily routines before and after surgery
• Being Active: Moving more, building strength and participating in activities you enjoy
• Eating Well: Knowing what foods will help your body prepare and recover
• Living Well: Developing habits to improve health and wellbeing

Prehabilitation helps you prepare your body and mind for surgery. It gives you support and information to help you:

• Feel stronger
• Reduce feelings of worry
• Go home from the hospital sooner
• Heal and recover more quickly
• Get back to doing what is important to you sooner

Prehabilitation Program

Prehabilitation (Prehab) is about actively preparing you for your surgery. These 4 areas are our focus:

• Feeling Ready: Managing stress and daily routines before and after surgery
• Being Active: Moving more, building strength and participating in activities you enjoy
• Eating Well: Knowing what foods will help your body prepare and recover
• Living Well: Developing habits to improve health and wellbeing

Prehabilitation helps you prepare your body and mind for surgery. It gives you support and information to help you:

• Feel stronger
• Reduce feelings of worry
• Go home from the hospital sooner
• Heal and recover more quickly
• Get back to doing what is important to you sooner

Prehabilitation Program

Prehabilitation (Prehab) is about actively preparing you for your surgery. These 4 areas are our focus:

• Feeling Ready: Managing stress and daily routines before and after surgery
• Being Active: Moving more, building strength and participating in activities you enjoy
• Eating Well: Knowing what foods will help your body prepare and recover
• Living Well: Developing habits to improve health and wellbeing

Prehabilitation helps you prepare your body and mind for surgery. It gives you support and information to help you:

• Feel stronger
• Reduce feelings of worry
• Go home from the hospital sooner
• Heal and recover more quickly
• Get back to doing what is important to you sooner

Prehabilitation Program

Prehabilitation (Prehab) is about actively preparing you for your surgery. These 4 areas are our focus:

• Feeling Ready: Managing stress and daily routines before and after surgery
• Being Active: Moving more, building strength and participating in activities you enjoy
• Eating Well: Knowing what foods will help your body prepare and recover
• Living Well: Developing habits to improve health and wellbeing

Prehabilitation helps you prepare your body and mind for surgery. It gives you support and information to help you:

• Feel stronger
• Reduce feelings of worry
• Go home from the hospital sooner
• Heal and recover more quickly
• Get back to doing what is important to you sooner

Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program

PChAD (Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program) is for legal guardians of children / youth under the age of 18 years who can apply to the Provincial Court of Alberta, Family Court for a PChAD protection order. If the court agrees, your child will be admitted to a Protective Safe House (PSH) for up to ten days, with a possible extension of up to five days. PSH's are located in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie.

While in the Protective Safe House, your child will undergo detoxification and stabilization as well as an assessment by an Recovery Alberta Addiction and Mental Health Counsellor. Parents / legal guardians are expected to participate in programming at the PSH.

If a judge grants a PChAD Protection Order, parents / legal guardians will be able to request a bed at a PSH for their child. A bed will be placed on hold as soon as possible after a request is made; however, beds are not always immediately available. PChAD is not a crisis service, and admissions are carefully planned and coordinated.

Transportation to the PSH is the responsibility of the parent / legal guardian, however parent / legal guardians can request in their application to court for assistance from police to apprehend and transport their child to a PSH. It is the parent / legal guardian's responsibility to pick up their child from the PSH at the end of their stay. If unable to pick up their child, they must arrange for a designated adult to pick them up.

For additional information and resources about the PChAD program, call the 24-hour Help Line and / or see our AHS PChAD Program | Alberta Health Services. You can attend a PChAD pre-application information session with an authorized addiction counsellor at your local Addiction Services office.

Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program

PChAD (Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program) is for legal guardians of children / youth under the age of 18 years who can apply to the Provincial Court of Alberta, Family Court for a PChAD protection order. If the court agrees, your child will be admitted to a Protective Safe House (PSH) for up to ten days, with a possible extension of up to five days. PSH's are located in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie.

While in the Protective Safe House, your child will undergo detoxification and stabilization as well as an assessment by an Recovery Alberta Addiction and Mental Health Counsellor. Parents / legal guardians are expected to participate in programming at the PSH.

If a judge grants a PChAD Protection Order, parents / legal guardians will be able to request a bed at a PSH for their child. A bed will be placed on hold as soon as possible after a request is made; however, beds are not always immediately available. PChAD is not a crisis service, and admissions are carefully planned and coordinated.

Transportation to the PSH is the responsibility of the parent / legal guardian, however parent / legal guardians can request in their application to court for assistance from police to apprehend and transport their child to a PSH. It is the parent / legal guardian's responsibility to pick up their child from the PSH at the end of their stay. If unable to pick up their child, they must arrange for a designated adult to pick them up.

For additional information and resources about the PChAD program, call the 24-hour Help Line and / or see our AHS PChAD Program | Alberta Health Services. You can attend a PChAD pre-application information session with an authorized addiction counsellor at your local Addiction Services office.

Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program

PChAD (Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program) is for legal guardians of children / youth under the age of 18 years who can apply to the Provincial Court of Alberta, Family Court for a PChAD protection order. If the court agrees, your child will be admitted to a Protective Safe House (PSH) for up to ten days, with a possible extension of up to five days. PSH's are located in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie.

While in the Protective Safe House, your child will undergo detoxification and stabilization as well as an assessment by an Recovery Alberta Addiction and Mental Health Counsellor. Parents / legal guardians are expected to participate in programming at the PSH.

If a judge grants a PChAD Protection Order, parents / legal guardians will be able to request a bed at a PSH for their child. A bed will be placed on hold as soon as possible after a request is made; however, beds are not always immediately available. PChAD is not a crisis service, and admissions are carefully planned and coordinated.

Transportation to the PSH is the responsibility of the parent / legal guardian, however parent / legal guardians can request in their application to court for assistance from police to apprehend and transport their child to a PSH. It is the parent / legal guardian's responsibility to pick up their child from the PSH at the end of their stay. If unable to pick up their child, they must arrange for a designated adult to pick them up.

For additional information and resources about the PChAD program, call the 24-hour Help Line and / or see our AHS PChAD Program | Alberta Health Services. You can attend a PChAD pre-application information session with an authorized addiction counsellor at your local Addiction Services office.

Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program

PChAD (Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program) is for legal guardians of children / youth under the age of 18 years who can apply to the Provincial Court of Alberta, Family Court for a PChAD protection order. If the court agrees, your child will be admitted to a Protective Safe House (PSH) for up to ten days, with a possible extension of up to five days. PSH's are located in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie.

While in the Protective Safe House, your child will undergo detoxification and stabilization as well as an assessment by an Recovery Alberta Addiction and Mental Health Counsellor. Parents / legal guardians are expected to participate in programming at the PSH.

If a judge grants a PChAD Protection Order, parents / legal guardians will be able to request a bed at a PSH for their child. A bed will be placed on hold as soon as possible after a request is made; however, beds are not always immediately available. PChAD is not a crisis service, and admissions are carefully planned and coordinated.

Transportation to the PSH is the responsibility of the parent / legal guardian, however parent / legal guardians can request in their application to court for assistance from police to apprehend and transport their child to a PSH. It is the parent / legal guardian's responsibility to pick up their child from the PSH at the end of their stay. If unable to pick up their child, they must arrange for a designated adult to pick them up.

For additional information and resources about the PChAD program, call the 24-hour Help Line and / or see our AHS PChAD Program | Alberta Health Services. You can attend a PChAD pre-application information session with an authorized addiction counsellor at your local Addiction Services office.

Provincial Injury Prevention

Injuries affect all Albertans regardless of age, gender, race, or economic status and are the leading cause of death for Albertans one to 44 years of age. Injured Albertans suffer direct impacts ranging from temporary discomfort to severe disability and death. However, injuries can also have ripple effects that impact families and communities across Alberta.

Alberta’s leading causes of injury include falls, transportation-related injury, unintentional poisonings, suicide and violence.

The good news is that most injuries are preventable. By collaborating with partners, focusing on population health, attending to health equity, and managing risk and protective factors across the lifespan, injuries can be reduced and prevented where people grow, live, work and play.

Learn more by visiting Injury Prevention.

Provincial Injury Prevention

Injuries affect all Albertans regardless of age, gender, race, or economic status and are the leading cause of death for Albertans one to 44 years of age. Injured Albertans suffer direct impacts ranging from temporary discomfort to severe disability and death. However, injuries can also have ripple effects that impact families and communities across Alberta.

Alberta’s leading causes of injury include falls, transportation-related injury, unintentional poisonings, suicide and violence.

The good news is that most injuries are preventable. By collaborating with partners, focusing on population health, attending to health equity, and managing risk and protective factors across the lifespan, injuries can be reduced and prevented where people grow, live, work and play.

Learn more by visiting Injury Prevention.

Provincial Injury Prevention

Injuries affect all Albertans regardless of age, gender, race, or economic status and are the leading cause of death for Albertans one to 44 years of age. Injured Albertans suffer direct impacts ranging from temporary discomfort to severe disability and death. However, injuries can also have ripple effects that impact families and communities across Alberta.

Alberta’s leading causes of injury include falls, transportation-related injury, unintentional poisonings, suicide and violence.

The good news is that most injuries are preventable. By collaborating with partners, focusing on population health, attending to health equity, and managing risk and protective factors across the lifespan, injuries can be reduced and prevented where people grow, live, work and play.

Learn more by visiting Injury Prevention.

Provincial Injury Prevention

Injuries affect all Albertans regardless of age, gender, race, or economic status and are the leading cause of death for Albertans one to 44 years of age. Injured Albertans suffer direct impacts ranging from temporary discomfort to severe disability and death. However, injuries can also have ripple effects that impact families and communities across Alberta.

Alberta’s leading causes of injury include falls, transportation-related injury, unintentional poisonings, suicide and violence.

The good news is that most injuries are preventable. By collaborating with partners, focusing on population health, attending to health equity, and managing risk and protective factors across the lifespan, injuries can be reduced and prevented where people grow, live, work and play.

Learn more by visiting Injury Prevention.

Provincial Integrated Respiratory Services - Central Access and Triage

Provincial Integrated Respiratory Services (PIRS) provides in person, virtual, and on-call respiratory care to Albertans and healthcare providers who require community support for the following:

• Chronic home ventilation for Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) and First Nations Insured Health Benefits (FNIHB) clients
• Rural and suburban hospital respiratory support
• Adult tracheostomy tube management
• AADL respiratory benefits funding navigation
• CPAP funding file adjudication for low-income seniors

Provincial Integrated Respiratory Services - Central Access and Triage

Provincial Integrated Respiratory Services (PIRS) provides in person, virtual, and on-call respiratory care to Albertans and healthcare providers who require community support for the following:

• Chronic home ventilation for Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) and First Nations Insured Health Benefits (FNIHB) clients
• Rural and suburban hospital respiratory support
• Adult tracheostomy tube management
• AADL respiratory benefits funding navigation
• CPAP funding file adjudication for low-income seniors

Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care

The Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care website is for Albertans - people who need care, families, clinicians, and care providers. The information has an Alberta focus and is designed to be easy to understand and simple to find. Here we offer:

• a quick and easy way to find palliative and end-of-life care information and services
• links to organizations, groups, and services in Alberta that provide palliative and end-of-life care
• real-life stories from patients, families, and healthcare providers
• information for patients and caregivers that's been approved by Albertan experts
• clinical information for healthcare providers
• information on provincial palliative and end-of-life care programs and initiatives that support patients, families and health care providers
• listings for education, workshops, conferences, and online learning

Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care

The Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care website is for Albertans - people who need care, families, clinicians, and care providers. The information has an Alberta focus and is designed to be easy to understand and simple to find. Here we offer:

• a quick and easy way to find palliative and end-of-life care information and services
• links to organizations, groups, and services in Alberta that provide palliative and end-of-life care
• real-life stories from patients, families, and healthcare providers
• information for patients and caregivers that's been approved by Albertan experts
• clinical information for healthcare providers
• information on provincial palliative and end-of-life care programs and initiatives that support patients, families and health care providers
• listings for education, workshops, conferences, and online learning

Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care

The Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care website is for Albertans - people who need care, families, clinicians, and care providers. The information has an Alberta focus and is designed to be easy to understand and simple to find. Here we offer:

• a quick and easy way to find palliative and end-of-life care information and services
• links to organizations, groups, and services in Alberta that provide palliative and end-of-life care
• real-life stories from patients, families, and healthcare providers
• information for patients and caregivers that's been approved by Albertan experts
• clinical information for healthcare providers
• information on provincial palliative and end-of-life care programs and initiatives that support patients, families and health care providers
• listings for education, workshops, conferences, and online learning

Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care

The Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care website is for Albertans - people who need care, families, clinicians, and care providers. The information has an Alberta focus and is designed to be easy to understand and simple to find. Here we offer:

• a quick and easy way to find palliative and end-of-life care information and services
• links to organizations, groups, and services in Alberta that provide palliative and end-of-life care
• real-life stories from patients, families, and healthcare providers
• information for patients and caregivers that's been approved by Albertan experts
• clinical information for healthcare providers
• information on provincial palliative and end-of-life care programs and initiatives that support patients, families and health care providers
• listings for education, workshops, conferences, and online learning

Provincial POWER Program

Provides virtual care for people with new broken bones and concerns about bone health or osteoporosis with the aim to prevent future fractures. Offers a digital remote service that assesses and investigates patients' bone health, and provides a personalized bone health care treatment plan developed by nurses and physicians. Program elements may include:

• Bone densitometry scan
• Blood tests
• Medication initiation
• Education surrounding nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle modifications for bone health promotion
• Referral to clinical or community services

Provincial POWER Program

Provides virtual care for people with new broken bones and concerns about bone health or osteoporosis with the aim to prevent future fractures. Offers a digital remote service that assesses and investigates patients' bone health, and provides a personalized bone health care treatment plan developed by nurses and physicians. Program elements may include:

• Bone densitometry scan
• Blood tests
• Medication initiation
• Education surrounding nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle modifications for bone health promotion
• Referral to clinical or community services

Provincial POWER Program

Provides virtual care for people with new broken bones and concerns about bone health or osteoporosis with the aim to prevent future fractures. Offers a digital remote service that assesses and investigates patients' bone health, and provides a personalized bone health care treatment plan developed by nurses and physicians. Program elements may include:

• Bone densitometry scan
• Blood tests
• Medication initiation
• Education surrounding nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle modifications for bone health promotion
• Referral to clinical or community services

Provincial POWER Program

Provides virtual care for people with new broken bones and concerns about bone health or osteoporosis with the aim to prevent future fractures. Offers a digital remote service that assesses and investigates patients' bone health, and provides a personalized bone health care treatment plan developed by nurses and physicians. Program elements may include:

• Bone densitometry scan
• Blood tests
• Medication initiation
• Education surrounding nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle modifications for bone health promotion
• Referral to clinical or community services

QuitCore

QuitCore is currently offered in telephone, virtual and in-person formats. You can join a group to share your stories, learn new coping strategies and celebrate milestones.

If you would like to attend a QuitCore group, call the AlbertaQuits Helpline and a counsellor will help you find and register for an upcoming group.

When joining virtually, you will need a device with a video camera, audio, and a secure internet connection. You can join a group through your smartphone, tablet or computer.

QuitCore

QuitCore is currently offered in telephone, virtual and in-person formats. You can join a group to share your stories, learn new coping strategies and celebrate milestones.

If you would like to attend a QuitCore group, call the AlbertaQuits Helpline and a counsellor will help you find and register for an upcoming group.

When joining virtually, you will need a device with a video camera, audio, and a secure internet connection. You can join a group through your smartphone, tablet or computer.

QuitCore

QuitCore is currently offered in telephone, virtual and in-person formats. You can join a group to share your stories, learn new coping strategies and celebrate milestones.

If you would like to attend a QuitCore group, call the AlbertaQuits Helpline and a counsellor will help you find and register for an upcoming group.

When joining virtually, you will need a device with a video camera, audio, and a secure internet connection. You can join a group through your smartphone, tablet or computer.

QuitCore

QuitCore is currently offered in telephone, virtual and in-person formats. You can join a group to share your stories, learn new coping strategies and celebrate milestones.

If you would like to attend a QuitCore group, call the AlbertaQuits Helpline and a counsellor will help you find and register for an upcoming group.

When joining virtually, you will need a device with a video camera, audio, and a secure internet connection. You can join a group through your smartphone, tablet or computer.

Teaching Sexual Health

Teaching Sexual Health offers evidence-based sexual health information for teachers, educators and parents. The teacher portal includes information, lesson plans and teaching strategies for teachers to increase their knowledge, comfort, and capacity to teach the human sexuality curriculum. Free online teacher workshops and webinars are provided.

To learn more visit our website.

Teaching Sexual Health

Teaching Sexual Health offers evidence-based sexual health information for teachers, educators and parents. The teacher portal includes information, lesson plans and teaching strategies for teachers to increase their knowledge, comfort, and capacity to teach the human sexuality curriculum. Free online teacher workshops and webinars are provided.

To learn more visit our website.

Tuberculosis Program

This service provides services for the following referral types:

• active TB suspected / TB treatment
• contact investigation and follow-up
• immigration screening
• LTBI screening and treatment
• other screening: transplant, immunosuppressed, and Longterm Care placement

For additional information on Tuberculosis visit: myhealth.alberta.ca

Tuberculosis Program

This service provides services for the following referral types:

• active TB suspected / TB treatment
• contact investigation and follow-up
• immigration screening
• LTBI screening and treatment
• other screening: transplant, immunosuppressed, and Longterm Care placement

For additional information on Tuberculosis visit: myhealth.alberta.ca

Tuberculosis Program

This service provides services for the following referral types:

• active TB suspected / TB treatment
• contact investigation and follow-up
• immigration screening
• LTBI screening and treatment
• other screening: transplant, immunosuppressed, and Longterm Care placement

For additional information on Tuberculosis visit: myhealth.alberta.ca

Tuberculosis Program

This service provides services for the following referral types:

• active TB suspected / TB treatment
• contact investigation and follow-up
• immigration screening
• LTBI screening and treatment
• other screening: transplant, immunosuppressed, and Longterm Care placement

For additional information on Tuberculosis visit: myhealth.alberta.ca

Virtual Health

AHS Virtual Health’s vision is “Delivering Safe Quality Virtual Care - Anytime, Anywhere”. The service works together with clinical programs and AHS partners to add technology into their daily workflow in order to deliver health services when the clinician(s) and/or patient are separated by distance. This improves access and reduces barriers to patient care across Alberta and beyond.

Virtual care may be provided using telephone, video, messaging, or email.

For more information visit ahs.ca/virtualhealth.

Virtual Health

AHS Virtual Health’s vision is “Delivering Safe Quality Virtual Care - Anytime, Anywhere”. The service works together with clinical programs and AHS partners to add technology into their daily workflow in order to deliver health services when the clinician(s) and/or patient are separated by distance. This improves access and reduces barriers to patient care across Alberta and beyond.

Virtual care may be provided using telephone, video, messaging, or email.

For more information visit ahs.ca/virtualhealth.