Primary Care Alberta Clinical Updates - July 30, 2026

New patient pathways on urinary tract infections

Primary Care Alberta’s Provincial Pathways Unit is happy to share that the following patient pathways are now available:
These pathways align with the recently published corresponding clinical pathways:
Feedback Opportunity:
The Provincial Pathways Unit is seeking support from primary care providers and families to review these urinary tract pathways and share feedback at albertapathways@primarycarealberta.ca. 

AHS guide to starting a nutrition check-up program for older adults
 
With one in three older adults in Canada at nutrition risk, dietitians in AHS’ Nutrition Services are working to expand access to screening with the online Nutrition Check-up for Older Adults.

A new guide is available to support healthcare and community partners who are interested in starting a nutrition check-up program and supporting older adults to stay strong and healthy.

For more information, visit ahs.ca/nutritionscreening or contact publichealth.nutrition@ahs.ca.

Find additional nutrition resources for older adults at:

Lab bulletins:
 

Lab bulletin (Edmonton suburban hospitals): Changes to sample transport for ammonia testing

Effective Feb. 19, if ammonia is ordered at an acute care site that does not perform testing onsite, samples will be frozen and sent on scheduled couriers. This is a change from being automatically sent by stat transportation, and applies to Edmonton area suburban hospitals. A list of impacted sites is available in the lab bulletin. If results for ammonia are required stat at the impacted sites, please contact the laboratory to request stat transportation.

Lab bulletin (Edmonton suburban hospitals): Changes to sample transport for ammonia testing

Effective Feb. 19, if ammonia is ordered at an acute care site that does not perform testing onsite, samples will be frozen and sent on scheduled couriers. This is a change from being automatically sent by stat transportation, and applies to Edmonton area suburban hospitals. A list of impacted sites is available in the lab bulletin. If results for ammonia are required stat at the impacted sites, please contact the laboratory to request stat transportation.

Lab bulletin (Edmonton suburban hospitals): Changes to sample transport for ammonia testing

Effective Feb. 19, if ammonia is ordered at an acute care site that does not perform testing onsite, samples will be frozen and sent on scheduled couriers. This is a change from being automatically sent by stat transportation, and applies to Edmonton area suburban hospitals. A list of impacted sites is available in the lab bulletin. If results for ammonia are required stat at the impacted sites, please contact the laboratory to request stat transportation.

Lab bulletin (Edmonton suburban hospitals): Changes to sample transport for ammonia testing

Effective Feb. 19, if ammonia is ordered at an acute care site that does not perform testing onsite, samples will be frozen and sent on scheduled couriers. This is a change from being automatically sent by stat transportation, and applies to Edmonton area suburban hospitals. A list of impacted sites is available in the lab bulletin. If results for ammonia are required stat at the impacted sites, please contact the laboratory to request stat transportation.
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