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April 26, 2024: President’s Letter-Opioid Use Disorders and Hospital Based Exemptions
In October of 2022, the government made changes to the Mental Health Services Protection Regulation. As such, all physicians who treat patients with opioid use disorder, whether in hospitals, emergency departments or the community, need to familiarize themselves with how it impacts their practise. Persons or corporations may face penalties (in the form of fines up to $100,000) for contravention of the Regulation.
April 17, 2024: Menopause Society Certified Practitioner Sponsorship Awarded
The EZMSA is pleased to offer four members an opportunity to have the costs of this certification sponsored by the EZMSA for more women have access to menopause care in Alberta. Each sponsorship is for up to $1300CA.
Congratulations to:
Dr. Lisa Steblecki
Dr. Chinyere Helen Otitoju
Dr. Candy Marcet
Dr. Alexandra RedaApril 16, 2024: Healthcare Crisis for Neonates and Children
Our most vulnerable and frail patients, neonates and children, are at risk because the Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the province are in crisis. A safe capacity for units like these is 80-85% occupancy, to allow for emergencies to come in. However, the Edmonton units have been frequently working at 95%-102% capacity (30% of the time in the first three months of 2024).
April 12, 2024: Initial Requests for New Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules
Restructuring the health system impacts our physician members with the AHS Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules. We have sent a letter to Alberta Health with initial requests as we work through this mammoth change:
1) streamline the process of creating new Bylaws and Rules for the health system.
determine how Bylaws and Rules will apply to the new four health organizations.
include the most recent 2023 review amendments in the new process.
form a template and then tailor each document to the new organizations.
2) provide a list of medical staff indicating their new organizations.
March, 28, 2024: Open Executive Nomination for the Member at Large, Specialist
The EZMSA executive are recruiting for a member at large, specialist to complete a term from May 1-December 31, 2024. Applications are due April 14, 2024 and must be sent to zmsaevents@albertadoctors.org.
March 25, 2024: Alberta Must Step up for Women Suffering in Menopause
Women in Alberta are suffering in a hot puddle of silence. The Alberta Women’s Health Foundation released a report in 2023, called “Surveying the Silence.” It showed that 66 per cent of women will seek out care for the menopause transition. Of those who seek care, only 16 per cent will report effective treatment.
March 13, 2024: President’s Letter-Shelving South Edmonton Hospital Means more Hallway Medicine
The South Edmonton Hospital building has been cut from 2024 budget. We cannot delay building a new hospital as they take five years to build. At present, Edmonton has 3,448 beds and is short 514 beds. In 2027 Edmonton will be short 1,539 beds and in 2037 short 2,926 beds.
March 11, 2024: Member Event- Oilers vs. San Jose Sharks Game
Date: April 15, 2024
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm and game starts at 7:30pm
Location: Rogers Place Arena, 10220 104 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 0H6
Register here by April 10, 2024 by 11:59pmMarch 11, 2024: Speaker- Health Leadership Lessons from a War Zone
Date: April 11, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Register for Zoom hereDescription: During my career in the Canadian Armed Forces, I deployed on a humanitarian mission to Haiti, I deployed with a CF-18 squadron participating in the Kosovo air campaign and I was the commanding officer of the multinational trauma hospital in Kandahar in addition to all the Canadian medial personnel providing “front line” care on the battlefields of Afghanistan. In this talk I will share with you my experience in a war zone, some of my personal learning that came from that experience and how that has shaped my perspective on leadership in healthcare.
Speaker Biography: Dr. Scott McLeod went to medical school at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and completed residency training in both family medicine and aerospace medicine. He has Masters degrees in Public Health and Public Administration. He is currently the registrar and CEO of the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta.
March 10, 2024: Winter Wellness Challenge Winners
Thank you to everyone who played and congrats to the winners!
March 6, 2024: Requesting Members for New Vaccine Resource Committee
The EZMSA is recruiting for members interested in a new Vaccine Resource Committee. The VRC will convene from May 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. Details are available here.
Expressions of interest are due to zmsaevents@albertadoctors.org by March 22, 2024.
March 5, 2024: Working with the University of Alberta
Our Women’s Health Committee met with the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry to discuss women’s health training in medical school. Our committee completed a jurisdictional scan of medical schools and provided the UofA with recommendations. We thank the UofA for their openness to input.
View the briefing note with a jurisdictional scan and recommendations here.
February 29, 2024: Alberta Government Opting Out of the Pharmacare Deal for Diabetes Medication
It is inconceivable that our provincial government would refuse Albertans the same benefit as all Canadians. The Alberta government must rethink the needs of Albertans and provide them with diabetes medication health insurance coverage when the federal program is available. 16.8% of Albertan woman and 18.3% of men do not have a government, employer or association insurance plan. 26% of Albertans have type 1, type 2 diagnosed, type 2 undiagnosed or prediabetes.
February 27, 2024: Alberta Government Denying Albertans the Federal Birth Control Deal
On February 23 the federal NDP and Liberal parties announced they reached a deal to provide Canadians free coverage for birth control, yet the Alberta government has said they will opt out for our province. 16.8% of Albertan woman do not have a government, employer or association insurance plan. Albertans must receive the same coverage for free birth control as the rest of Canada—it is absurd to play politics with the health of our patients and deny Albertans this groundbreaking program.
February 5, 2024: Presentation- Women in Surgery and Operating on Women–Inequality in the OR
January 26, 2024: President’s Letter
I am reminded about the huge gaps in healthcare for women as our Women's Health Committee released their letter writing advocacy campaign this week. Please add your voice to advocate directly to politicians on the behalf of patients.
January 8, 2024: Free birth control would benefit Alberta's health care, economy
On Nov. 27, the UCP voted against the following motion, “Be it resolved that the legislative assembly urge the government to consider taking the necessary steps to provide universal access to free prescription contraception, including oral hormone pills, contraceptive injections, copper and hormonal intrauterine devices, subdermal implants, and emergency contraception known as Plan B.”
If you are a young woman, who is reproductively responsible, but is finding it hard to make ends meet, or a husband or father of daughters who thinks that your children or grandchildren should be given the best chance to avoid being reliant on social-support programs, or a women suffering from severe and disabling PMS, perhaps you could drop the Alberta government a letter explaining you support free hormonal therapy and IUDs for all women who need them in Alberta.
View our full opinion piece published in the Edmonton Journal here.
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