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A regular panel of doctors and experts. We bring timely, accurate updates on the COVID-19 crisis in Alberta.

  1. Pop-Up Briefing: The Future of Public Healthcare

    11/29/2023

    Pop-Up Briefing: The Future of Public Healthcare

    Michelle is joined by Dr. Lorian Hardcastle (Associate Professor in Helath Law and Policy at the University of Calgary), Dr. Jon Meddings (Calgary Gastroenterologist, Past Dean of the Cumming School of Medicine), and Chris Gallaway (Executive Director of Friends of Medicare) to discuss the current and future state of public healthcare in Alberta. Presentation: Presenter: Dr. Jon Meddings The post Pop-Up Briefing: The Future of Public Healthcare first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

    1h 13m
  2. Pop Up Briefing: Family Medicine and Primary Care

    11/23/2023

    Pop Up Briefing: Family Medicine and Primary Care

    Michelle is joined by Dr. Sam Myhr (Alberta Rural Primary Care Physician) and Dr. Jon Hilner (St. Albert Family Physician) to discuss the family medicine and primary care situation in Alberta. Join us next Tuesday, November 28th at 3:30PM MST for a briefing on the trajectory of Alberta’s publicly delivered healthcare system. Presentation: Presenters: Dr. Sam Myhr and Dr. Jon Hilner The post Pop Up Briefing: Family Medicine and Primary Care first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

    1h 12m
  3. Pop Up Briefing: COVID-19 & Acute Care

    11/16/2023

    Pop Up Briefing: COVID-19 & Acute Care

    Michelle is joined by Dr. David Keeghan (Edmonton Emergency Physician), Dr. Neeja Bakshi (Edmonton Internal Medicine Physician), Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz (U of C Developmental Biologist), and Dr. Joe Vipond (Calgary Emergency Physician) to discuss the current state of the COVID-19 and the acute health care system in Alberta. Presentation: COVID-19 in Alberta Presenter: Dr. Joe Vipond Presentation: Presenter: Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz The post Pop Up Briefing: COVID-19 & Acute Care first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

    1h 14m
  4. Twitter Spaces 001 - 2022/09/22

    09/23/2022

    Twitter Spaces 001 - 2022/09/22

    Thanks to all that joined us for our very first Twitter Spaces event! We had some technical problems to start with however the podcast version cleans that up. Dr. Gasperowicz discusses how “mild” Omicron has been, BA1 and BA4/5 bivalent vaccines with VaxHunter Janaya Matheson, and we dive into statistics and trends with guest Ziad Fazel. Please note that not all opinions and views of the listener guests represent Protect our Province Alberta. Presentation: State of COVID-19 Presenter: Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz Tweets from the “Spaces Nest” Alberta Health has not updated Healthcare Capacity graph since 28 May.https://t.co/Yn6nXKrtNe@AHS_media has not updated its quarterly performance metrics since Septemberhttps://t.co/w6J78DROb7@HQCA has not updated Hospital Occupancy since Decemberhttps://t.co/oivkvTAtAj pic.twitter.com/RtKb0Q4bAQ — Ziad Fazel (@ZiadFazel) June 25, 2022 Contributed by @ZiadFazel Info from EPSB & ECSD reveals 21 schools in those two districts are on a "respiratory illness outbreak" in #YEG.Outbreaks are determined by AHS when >10% of students are absent.ECSD did not provide which schools are on outbreak status, but EPSB did: pic.twitter.com/NZSt6ikJEL — Adam Toy (@Adam_Toy) September 21, 2022 Contributed by @ChadOhman https://twitter.com/JKR0330/status/1572393527631577088 Contributed by @ChadOhman Tx, Kyra. The mysterious "respiratory illness" is not the flu. @ucalgaryCHI tracks influenza in wastewater too – it is zero.GoA dumped this on our schools, where people mix indoors for 8 hrs/day, by prohibiting school masking policies even in outbreaks.https://t.co/PdmEoYLvYP pic.twitter.com/hmbLtYoBAF — Ziad Fazel (@ZiadFazel) September 22, 2022 Contributed by @ZiadFazel This weekend, like so many weekends, our medicine service is overcapacity. And like so many weekends, we hold emergency meetings, try to "fix" things to create capacity, hoping that magically we will have the solution. That this time, we'll figure it out. — Neeja Bakshi (@NeejaB) September 11, 2022 Contributed by @ChadOhmanThe post Inaugural Twitter Space first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

    52 min
  5. Urgent Update: The State of the Healthcare System

    02/04/2022

    Urgent Update: The State of the Healthcare System

    Michelle is joined by Dr. Paul Parks (AMA Emergency Medicine Section President), Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz (U of C Developmental Biologist), and Dr. Joe Vipond (Calgary Emergency Physician) to discuss the current state of the healthcare system in Alberta with commentary on the potential repeal of the Restrictions Exemption Program (REP) in the near future. Dr. Parks discusses outpatient treatments for COVID-19 and things we can do to promote our bodies to fight off COVID-19 if you were to contract it. Dr. Vipond provides and update on the overall COVID-19 situation in Alberta. Social Media Ribbons Click images to download or click here to add it to your Facebook or Twitter profile! Presentation: Alberta Acute Care Capacity Presenter: Dr. Paul Parks Presentation: The Principles of Eliminating COVID-19 Presenter: Dr. Gasperowicz The post Urgent Update: The State of the Healthcare System first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

    1h 17m
  6. National Edition: Lessons from SARS-CoV-1

    02/03/2022

    National Edition: Lessons from SARS-CoV-1

    Michelle is joined by: Dr. Lyne Filiatrault (Retired Vancouver Emergency Physician and PoPBC Member)Mario Possamai (Senior Advisor, SARS Commission)Matt Oliver The panel discusses what we learned from SARS-CoV-1 (2003 SARS pandemic) and what we did and didn’t apply going into SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Presentation: SARS: Not your regular shift in the ED Presenter: Dr. Lyne Filiatrault Loading… Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Presentation: A Study in Hubris Presenter: Mario Possamai Loading… Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Presentation: Engineering is Everywhere Presenter: Matt Oliver The post National Edition: Lessons from SARS-CoV-1 first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

    1h 10m
  7. Briefing: National Edition: The Prairies

    01/28/2022

    Briefing: National Edition: The Prairies

    Michelle is joined by Dr. Alexander Wong (Regina Infectious Disease, HIV, and Addictions physician), Dr. Jillian Horton (Associate Chair of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba), and Dr. Christine Peschken (Associate Professor, University of Manitoba) to discuss the COVID-19 situation across the prairie provinces and draw similarities across provincial borders. Dr. Wong provides a detailed view into public health measures in Saskatchewan. Presentation: Saskatchewan Covid Update Presenter: Dr. Alexander Wong The post Briefing: The Prairies National Edition first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

    1h 1m
  8. Briefing: Surveillance Tools Explained

    01/27/2022

    Briefing: Surveillance Tools Explained

    Michelle is joined by Dr. Michael Parkins (Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease, University of Calgary) and Dr. Angus Chu (Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary) discuss the ongoing wastewater monitoring research at the University of Calgary and University of Alberta. Dr. Joe Vipond provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta. Presentation: Wastewater-Based Disease Surveillance Presenter: Dr. Michael Parkins Loading… Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab The post Briefing: Surveillance Tools Explained first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

    1h 6m
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