AHS Podcasts

Ken Garnett was ready to deploy to Fort McMurray. However, with an outpouring of willing volunteers, the Alberta Health Services (AHS) maintenance lead in Peace River wasn’t called to go. He wanted to help somehow, so instead Garnett wrote a song – ‘Alberta Strong.’

Dr. Laura Calhoun, AHS Provincial Medical Director, Addiction and Mental Health, talks about overcoming the stigma of mental illness.

Dr. Nicholas Mitchell, Senior Medical Director with Addiction and Mental Health Strategic Clinical Network, talks about the linkage between exercise and depression, what studies are showing regarding regular exercise and how this may reduce symptoms of depression.

Proper food and nutrition is essential to achieving the best health outcomes for patients and clients. Eating wholesome, well-balanced meals also plays an important role in promoting overall health and reducing the risk of chronic disease. In this podcast, Andy Jones talks about how hospitals must have the highest standards in place for food preparation and service in order to ensure patients who...

Dr. Clarence Wong talks about colorectal cancer, one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Canada, and the importance of early detection and screening.

Pharmacy technicians are now regulated health care professionals and some pharmacists are allowed to prescribe medication to patients. Pharmacy Technician Brenda Lambert and Pharmacist Tiffany Woo tell more.

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Teens can see prescription meds as a safer way to get high, but they can be dangerous. Find out ways to lock up your meds, have frank conversations with your teen and create strategies to help them say no.

More than 1,300 children between the ages of one and four end up in Alberta emergency departments every year because of unintentional poisoning. Find out ways to prevent poisoning and protect your children.

Dr. Darren Brenner, an Epidemiologist with CancerControl Alberta at AHS, talks about a recent study that shows 45% of cancers in Alberta are linked to preventable factors and tells us what we can do to help avoid these factors.

More than 380,000 computed tomography (CT) scans are performed in Alberta every year. A province-wide research study is examining whether this powerful tool is being overused, specifically when diagnosing concussions and blood clots in the lungs.

Dr. Verna Yiu assumes the role of Interim President and CEO of Alberta Health Services effective Jan. 11, 2016. In this 40-minute podcast, Verna discusses a broad range of topics, including her personal background, her leadership style and her to-do list for the organization.

Holiday gatherings might not seem like the ideal time to talk about Palliative and End of Life Care, Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care designations but they are actually a perfect opportunity for families to discuss their wishes. Dr. James Silvius, Medical Director, Seniors Health, Community Seniors Addictions & Mental Health and Max Jajszczok, Executive Director, Provincial Continuing Care,...

Dr. Judy MacDonald, Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health Services – Calgary Zone, talks to media about possible Hep A exposure risk in Lake Louise.

Cheryl Houtekamer, a program supervisor with Youth Addiction Services in the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services, shares her insights about how parents can talk to their children about alcohol and other drugs.

Last February, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a ban on physician-assisted death and gave federal and provincial governments 12 months to craft legislation to respond to the ruling. Dr. Jim Silvius — Medical Director for Seniors Health at Alberta Health Services — discusses the ruling’s implications on Canadians and their health system.

Helen Bevan, Chief of Service Transformation at the National Health Services Institute for Innovation and Improvement in England, talks about the origins Change Day (http://changedayab.ca/) and how everyone can have an impact on their health or the health system.

Dr. Stephen Tsekrekos, Medical Director of AHS Workplace and Health, talks about the importance of AHS staff, physicians and volunteers receiving their annual influenza immunization.

Our podcast guest, Deb Runnalls, has spent more than three decades working with the homeless, and representing marginalized populations at all levels of government, Alberta Health Services and internationally. Her experiences, professionally and personally, stroked another passion – for patient- and family-centred care. Hear from her about why Patient and Family Centred Care is so important.

Health Minister Sarah Hoffman's July 8, 2015 announcement about Calgary Cancer Centre.

Hear audio of AHS President and CEO Vickie Kaminski talk to media about the water supply incident at Royal Alex.

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