February 10, 2022

In this issue

• Reminders

  • AMA membership renewal

  • Health Issues Council – apply by February 13

  • CMHF Laureates nominations due February 15

  • Zone Advisory Forum: CAMSS & EZMSA applications due February 28

  • CMA – apply by March 21

  • AMA Achievement Awards nominations due April 30

• Connect Care identifiers & launch sequencing update

• Important Netcare update: Access Administrators &/or Authorized Custodians

• Join the AMA/WCB Advisory Committee 

• Register today for free privacy training!

• New from AHS: Nutrition guideline for healthy infants & young children (food allergies)

• ACFP News

  • Don’t miss early bird pricing for Family Medicine Summit

  • Recognizing excellence – The ACFP celebrates its 2021 recipients

  • Learn to tame pelvic pain 

• New: MD Culture Shift issue #11

• Incorporated? Here are strategies for your financial plan

• Survey Corner

  • Physicians’ perception of pharmacists prescribing opioids & controlled substances

  • Treatment options for chronic musculoskeletal pain

Reminders

AMA membership renewal
If you haven't renewed your Alberta Medical Association membership yet, visit the AMA website and log in to renew. You can also sign up for pre-authorized payments (PAP) or update your PAP profile and banking information.

Health Issues Council: Apply by February 13

There are two openings on the AMA’s flagship Health Issues Council. Learn more and apply.

CMHF Laureates nominations due February 15

Nominate a health hero for induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Send your completed nomination form to Annette Ross, Administrative Assistant, Public Affairs.

Zone Advisory Forum (ZAF): CAMSS & EZMSA
Applications are due February 28

The Calgary & Area Medical Staff Society (CAMSS) and Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association (EZMSA) are seeking to fill vacancies on their Zone Advisory Forums (ZAFs). Learn more and apply.

Canadian Medical Association
Applications are due March 21

The Canadian Medical Association has vacancies opening in August 2022 for the CMA Board, Committee on Ethics and Nominations Committee. Learn more and apply.

AMA Achievement Awards nominations due April 30

The AMA is seeking nominations for its highest awards: the Medal for Distinguished Service (awarded to a physician[s]) and the Medal of Honour (awarded to a non-physician[s]). The awards will be presented at the AMA’s fall 2022 annual general meeting. Learn more and nominate.

Connect Care identifiers &

launch sequencing update

Connect Care continues to be one of Alberta Health Services’ highest organizational priorities. Upcoming launch dates have been confirmed, as follows:

• Launch 4 – May 28 – Sites in Calgary and Edmonton zones
• Launch 5 – November 6 – Sites in Calgary, Central and North zones; some provincial programs (including Cancer Care Alberta)
• Launch 6 – Spring 2023 – Calgary and provincial lab services; sites in Calgary, Edmonton and Central zones

AHS’ executive leadership continues to monitor the situation related to managing COVID-19, and should the launch dates change, the information will be shared through usual AHS channels. 

The final implementation, launch 9, is scheduled for Fall, 2024.

All community providers in Alberta need to act so that laboratory, diagnostic imaging, and other investigation results and reports are delivered to your office. As of February 2022, Connect Care identifiers have been distributed to providers and clinics throughout Alberta, via letter mail. To confirm Connect Care IDs for providers and clinics, please visit: provideridlookup.ahs.ca. 

Please start using Connect Care IDs immediately and continue to also include non-Connect Care IDs on requisitions.

Important Netcare update

As of January 20, the “COVID-19 Treatment” folder is available in Alberta Netcare Portal (ANP). The folder will be displayed in the clinical documents viewer only if a patient has received the monoclonal antibody (mAb) “sotrovimab” treatment. The COVID-19 treatment will also add an encounter to the Event History in ANP.
 

How this affects you
Clinicians who are administering COVID-19 vaccinations can now verify in ANP if their patient has received the mAb treatment. Patients treated with mAb treatments need to wait 90 days prior to their COVID-19 vaccination.
 

More information
Watch this two-minute training video on how to find the COVID-19 Treatment folder in ANP. For more information on the ANP release, please refer to the Release Notes. 
 

Questions? 
Contact eHealth Netcare Support Services TF: 1-855-643-8649, Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday, or by email at ehealthsupport@cgi.com. 

Committee opening:
AMA/WCB Advisory Committee 

The AMA/WCB Advisory Committee is looking for a family physician to join the committee. The deadline to apply is March 3.
 

The AMA/WCB Advisory Committee is established to enhance the relationship between the AMA and WCB in relation to the diagnosis and treatment of injured workers in Alberta, and to provide mechanisms for the ongoing management and implementation of the agreement.
 

If you are interested, please visit the AMA committee recruitment web application (login required) to view the posting and apply.

Free Privacy Training

Equip your whole clinic team with free privacy training from the AMA. Sign up your community-based practice for on-demand education tailored for each role in your office (physician, privacy officer and staff). This training is also CME accredited for physicians by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

New nutrition guideline from AHS

Alberta Health Services Nutrition Services is pleased to share the new Nutrition Guideline for Healthy Infants and Young Children: Introduction of Complementary Foods - Commonly Allergenic Foods. This nutrition guideline provides more comprehensive recommendations that expand on those provided in the now retired 2019 Introduction of Commonly Allergenic Foods for Infants - AHS Public Health Practice Change document.

News from the

Alberta College of Family Physicians

Early bird gets the savings – Don’t miss early bird pricing for ACFP’s Family Medicine Summit

Register for the ACFP’s virtual Family Medicine Summit before 11:59 p.m., February 14, to take advantage of early bird pricing.

Recognizing excellence – The ACFP celebrates its 2021 awards recipients

The ACFP would like to congratulate Dr. Nasser Barakat and Dr. Shehzad Kassam on being the 2021 Family Medicine Resident Leadership Award recipients. Thank you for your admirable leadership and advocacy in family medicine!
 

Read more about these amazing physicians and how you can nominate a peer for their outstanding contributions.

Learn to tame pelvic pain

The Collaborative Mentorship Network for Chronic Pain and Addiction (CMN) is hosting a free February session; “Pelvic Pain 101: It’s Not All Endo” with Dr. Magali Robert. All monthly virtual forums are now open to non-CMN members.

New: MD Culture Shift Issue #11

In this issue of MD Culture Shift:

• Black History Month
• Pink Shirt Day
• Trauma Informed Leadership – March 22 & 30
• CMA Wellness Connection
• Canadian Women in Medicine & Equity in Medicine
• Doctor of the Week – Call for Nominations
• And more!

MD Culture Shift is an AHS publication created by physicians for physicians through the Physician Diversity, Wellness and Leadership Development portfolio. It shares news of the constructive efforts happening in Alberta that support physician diversity, wellness and leadership. Visit ahs.ca/mdwellness to learn more and read previous issues.

Incorporated? Here are strategies for your financial plan

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Survey Corner

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

AHS Survey: Physicians’ perception of pharmacists prescribing opioids and controlled substances
Do you have thoughts around pharmacists prescribing opioids and controlled substances? Practicing Alberta physicians (on the general/provisional register) are invited
to take a 10-minute anonymous survey exploring your perceptions. The aim is to involve physicians as important stakeholders to enable and inform collaborative practice. Study approved by the Research Ethics Board at the University of Alberta: Pro00115230. Questions? Please contact heather.tieu@albertahealthservices.ca.
 

Treatment options for chronic musculoskeletal pain – physician and patient perspectives

This project aims to gain a better understanding of doctors' and patients’ motivations and expectations regarding the prescription and use of cannabis for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Participation in this project consists solely in the completion of an online questionnaire which will take about 15 minutes. The Research Ethics Board of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center has assessed project MP-20-2020-4962's compliance with the principles governing research ethics.

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.

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