June 30, 2022

In this issue

• 20 medical students received ADIUM Student Elective Travel Grant

• Help us improve the AMA website?

• Referral and consultation improvements between primary and specialty care

• Notes and notifications help prevent patients from falling through the cracks

• Apply for the 2022 CADDRA Indigenous Health Care Award

• How finances are different when your spouse is a physician

• Reminders: Call for applications

  • Indigenous Health Committee

  • South Zone Medical Staff Association Zone Advisory Forum

• Survey Corner: 

  • Are growth charts useful in communicating child growth to parents?

  • Help support family caregivers

20 medical students received
ADIUM Student Elective Travel Grant

The ADIUM Student Elective Travel Grant was established in 2000 to help AMA medical student members defray the high costs of attending medical school in Alberta. The grant is sponsored by ADIUM Insurance Services Inc., AMA’s wholly owned insurance agency. Each year 20 student names are randomly drawn (10 for each school) from entries received for a $500 grant.
 

Similar to 2020, in 2021, no one was permitted to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With input from the AMA Committee on Student Affairs, ADIUM randomly selected the 20 AMA student members from the classes of 2022 and 2023 to receive the grants.

Help us improve the AMA website?

We are changing to serve you better.

The AMA is updating its website and we are seeking volunteers to participate in a visioning exercise. This work will help determine the look, organization and functionality of the future AMA website.
 
Successful applicants will participate in one of two sessions (July 6 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or July 7 from 1 to 3 p.m.) where they will help us envision the future of albertadoctors.org. Applicants will also have an opportunity to attend a presentation of the final vision and provide feedback at various touchpoints throughout the project. An honorarium will be paid.
 
We’re looking for a diverse range of voices from varying stages of career, background, practice and location. If you are interested, please contact webmaster@albertadoctors.org by Monday, July 4 with your name, contact information and a short paragraph detailing your background and interest. 
 
We look forward to your feedback!

Referral and consultation improvements between primary and specialty care

Beginning this summer, changes are coming to referral and consultation processes in Alberta. For the past several months, primary and specialty care champions have been co-designing a number of process and program improvements.

Notes and notifications help prevent patients from falling through the cracks

You may have noticed new patient reports coming directly to your EMR. Alberta Health Services has initiated a change and clinics enabled on eDelivery are now receiving Summative Notes documents in their EMR.
 

Summative Notes are sent via eDelivery within hours of their creation. Discharge Summaries in particular, may be updated at a later date with new information. When this happens, they will be re-sent so the current version is on file. Because of this, you may see multiple versions of the Discharge Summaries in your EMR inbox. 

Apply for the 2022 CADDRA Indigenous Health Care Award

The Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance invites you to apply for their 2022 Indigenous Health Care Award.

An Indigenous Health Care Award will be presented to a health care professional at the 2022 CADDRA ADHD Conference on October 1-2 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The applicant must be working with a Canadian Indigenous population and should have an interest in ADHD.
 

Deadline for applications is July 31.
 

The award

• One applicant will receive complimentary registration to CADDRA's in-person 2022 Conference
• $1,500 travel support 
• One-year CADDRA membership

How finances are different when your spouse is a physician

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Reminders

Call for applications: Indigenous Health Committee (IHC)

The deadline to apply is July 17. The AMA is currently recruiting an Indigenous physician to fill a member position on the Indigenous Health Committee (IHC). Visit the AMA committee recruitment web application (login required) to view the posting and apply.

Call for applications: South Zone Medical Staff Association Zone Advisory Forum

The South Zone Medical Staff Association (SZMSA) is seeking to fill one vacancy on the SZMSA Zone Advisory Forum (ZAF). The deadline to apply is July 17. Visit the AMA committee recruitment web application (login required) to view the posting and apply.

Survey Corner

Health care partners and other organizations often seek physician feedback through surveys. This month, the following is available for your consideration:

Are growth charts useful in communicating child growth to parents? 
Researchers at the Universities of Calgary and Alberta invite family physicians to share their thoughts on the utility of growth charts as tools to communicate child growth information and educate parents. Participants can win prizes including Apple store and coffee gift cards. Study approved by the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board: REB20-0637_REN1.

Help support family caregivers
If you’re a family physician caring for patients with chronic illness, disability or frailty, please take five minutes to complete a survey coordinated by the University of Alberta’s Caregiver Centered Care team. Survey results will inform the development and delivery of educational sessions for family physicians in supporting family caregivers. 

Editor's note: "Survey Corner" presents survey requests received and reviewed by the AMA, that may be of interest to our members. We will publish new opportunities as we receive them.

Is your practice turning away patients?
 

Are your patients waiting for tests, treatments, procedures?
 

By refering your patients to PatientsFirst.ca, you are helping the AMA measure the care deficit for our advocacy. Refer today.

Recognition Roundup
 

Below are special dates deserving recognition:
 

June:

- Indigenous History Month

- Pride month

- Men’s Health Month
 

Do you have something you'd like to add? Send us an email.

Last issue's top stories
 

- When to draw your retirement income
 

- Questions about Connect Care Launch 4 and changes in information delivery?
 

- Physicians Taking Care of Physicians: How Can I Help My Colleagues?

In the June 30
MD Scope Classifieds
you'll find listings for:
 

- Physicians wanted

- Locums wanted

- Space available
- For sale
- Services

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