May 29, 2025

In this issue: 

• Wildfires: Review your risk and coverage
• AMHSP survey: Share your feedback by June 5
• Your wellbeing matters - assess your distress with the new CMPA tool
• Canadian Medical Hall of Fame: Submit your nominations today!
• Register for Summer 2025 Canadian MAiD curriculum sessions
• You're invited to sign on to coal and green energy policy initiatives
• Primary Care Alberta updates
  • Measles case numbers
  • Provincial Adult Otolaryngology Referral Pathway update
• MD Financial
  • Medicus buybacks
• Community Connections

Wildfires: Review your risk and coverage

Alberta’s 2025 wildfire season has begun, with much of the province facing significant drought and some regions under evacuation alerts. Officials are urging residents to stay prepared.
 
The government has previously stated it does not compensate for practice disruptions due to evacuations, advising physicians to rely on personal commercial insurance. To support preparedness, the AMA has compiled insurance information for physicians. Members are encouraged to assess their risk and review their coverage.

AMHSP survey: Share your feedback by June 5

Alberta Health, through your respective faculties, has invited Academic Medicine and Health Services Program (AMHSP) physicians to complete a survey conducted by Nous Group, a global management consulting firm. The purpose is to gather insights and experiences that will help assess and enhance the program’s effectiveness and efficiency, while identifying opportunities for improvement aligned with the province’s health system refocus. Representatives from the AMA’s AMHSP Council will share the council’s perspective on the key goals the AMA is pursuing on behalf of AMHSP participating physicians. All responses are anonymous and confidential, and the data collected will inform the program’s evaluation and future development.

Survey responses are due June 5. Your input is essential. By completing the survey, you ensure that the voices of AMHSP physicians are heard and considered in shaping the future of the program.

Your wellbeing matters - assess your distress with the new CMPA tool

Practicing medicine in today's health care environment is challenging, and it is crucial to acknowledge the toll that stress can take on your overall well being. The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) has just launched a new valuable resource that provides an effective way to assess your levels of distress: the Physician Well-Being Index (WBI).

The WBI is a quick, two-minute personalized assessment tool that measures six dimensions of distress and wellness. Developed and validated by researchers at the Mayo Clinic, this anonymous, web-based tool assesses your levels of distress in just a few questions. 

Upon completion, the fully bilingual index provides curated Canadian resources to doctors in the language of their choice, specific to a doctor’s province or territory, and is accessible immediately. 

Users can monitor their progress and changes to well being over time and compare results as they continue their work toward wellness in their personal and professional lives. 

It is pivotal that health care providers have access to reputable wellness tools to support their well being in a time when health care is under immense strain. For additional information on the Well-Being Index, visit the CMPA website.

Canadian Medical Hall of Fame: Submit your nominations today!

Do you know a Canadian health leader whose work has made a significant impact on medicine and health sciences, both in Canada and around the world? The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) is now accepting nominations for its next group of inductees. Nominations are due June 9. 

Nominees may be recognized for a single groundbreaking achievement or a lifetime of exceptional contributions. 

Register for Summer 2025 Canadian MAiD curriculum sessions

Whether you’re looking to deepen your knowledge or complete your training, sessions are available throughout June and July. There is no cost to register. 

These expert-led, case-based sessions will cover topics including:

• MAiD assessments and provision 
• Navigating complex cases
• Assessing capacity and vulnerability
• Mental disorders and MAiD

You're invited to sign on to coal and green energy policy initiatives

Alberta Health Professionals for the Environment is inviting physicians to sign on to two policy initiatives to ensure the well-being of current and future generations of Albertans:

• Prohibiting All New and Expanded Coal Mining Activities in Alberta 
• Urgently and Rapidly Increasing Alberta’s Green Electric Capacity

Visit the Alberta Environmental Network to learn more about these and other key environmental initiatives. 

You can also read the discussion paper AMA submitted to Alberta’s Coal Policy Committee, which outlines concerns and recommendations related to open-pit coal mining.

Primary Care Alberta updates

The following PCA updates have been provided for your information: 

• Measles case numbers
• Provincial Adult Otolaryngology Referral Pathway update

What tariffs, trade tensions and market volatility mean for investors

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Community Connections

Promoting a local charitable health-related event?

Recruiting physicians and medical learners for a medical study?

Seeking AMA member participation in a survey?

The AMA receives many requests to promote local events, research participation opportunities and surveys to our members. We consider all requests based on specific criteria and general relevance/appropriateness. Please note that, unless explicitly stated, the AMA is not associated with or responsible for items listed in Community Connections.

Upcoming events

2025 IPAC Canada National Conference

June 1-4 

Understanding harassment and discrimination and what you can do about it

June 3, 2025 

Media Relations 101

July 10, 2025

View all upcoming events on the AMA website.

Have an event you'd like to promote?

Review our criteria and submit your event.

Recognition Roundup

June:

Clean Air Day in Canada

June 4 

National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 21

Migraine Awareness Month

Canadian Men's Health Month

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