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CMA and AMA partner to develop physician leaders
Through funding provided by the Canadian Medical Association, the AMA is pleased to offer the Physician Leadership and Professional Development Initiative provided by CMA Joule, a CMA subsidiary. Current and emerging physician leaders will be supported with leadership development that aligns with AMA values of physician wellness, diversity and inclusion, and promotes opportunities for health advocacy and systems transformation.
Opportunities offered from this initiative are:
Four virtual PLI courses
Maximum 30 participants per course:*
Engaging Others:
Leading Effective Meetings:
Managing People Effectively:
Leading High-Performance Culture:
A complimentary one-year membership to the Canadian Society of Physician Leaders ($195 value) provided by CSPL for new CSPL members upon completion of one or more PLI courses through this Initiative.
Access to coaching opportunities to recognized Canadian physician coaching organizations for physicians who complete two or more of the above Physician Leadership Institute courses.
*Ensure to submit your EOI early as courses are expected to fill. EOIs will be considered in the order in which they are received and, should interest exceed program capacity, approved EOIs will be waitlisted.
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Travel grant distributed to 20 lucky students
In any other year, 20 medical students would be receiving notice that they'd been awarded the ADIUM Student Elective Travel Grant. The grant, which was established to help defray the costs of traveling to complete medical electives, is awarded annually to medical student recipients selected by random draw from entries received.
In 2020, no one was permitted to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so with input from the AMA Committee on Student Affairs, ADIUM has randomly selected 20 AMA student members from the classes of 2021 and 2022 to receive the 2021 grants.
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Issue 4 of MD Culture Shift now online
MD Culture Shift is an Alberta Health Services publication created by physicians for physicians through the Physician Diversity, Wellness & Leadership Development portfolio.
- Month of June: Celebrate Diversity. Show your PRIDE!
- June 12: Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day and the Buddy Up campaign
- June 12: Equity in Medicine inaugural conference: "Overcoming Barriers in Medicine."
- June 15: YEG Women in Health networking event
- June 21: National Indigenous People’s Day
AHS Feature
- Psychological Health and Safety at AHS
Artist’s Corner
- Improving Cultural Safety through Art
Doc of the Week
Resources for Physicians
- Leadership Development at AHS
Visit ahs.ca/mdwellness to learn more and view previous issues of the MD Culture Shift newsletter.
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WCB-AB coverage for Suboxone buccal films
(DINs 02502313, 02502321, 02502348 and 02502356)
Due to the significant risk of under or over-dosing when Suboxone is switched between the sublingual and buccal routes of administration, WCB-Alberta will not cover this formulation of Suboxone when prescribed to an injured worker. Health Canada recently released a warning that the tablets and film are not interchangeable and can lead to inadvertent over- or under-dosing.
Payments for sublingual prescriptions of Suboxone will be authorized only for the tablet form, which delivers the medication in a more stable and safer format. Authorization for this medication is usually limited to claims where WCB-AB has accepted responsibility for an opioid use disorder.
For further information, please contact Lauran Chittim at 780-498-3222. WCB-AB's contact center can tell you if the case manager has authorized a specific prescription. Call 780-498-3999 (Edmonton), 403-517-6000 (Calgary) or toll-free within Alberta at 1-866-922-9221. WCB-AB thanks you for helping promote worker safety in relation to these drugs.
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Are you an Accuro EMR user?
There are already 123 providers in 21 clinics using Accuro that are fully live, and another 145 in 25 clinics in progress to implement CII/CPAR and connect their clinic EMR to the rest of the health system. This article is the fourth in a series to highlight CII/CPAR implementation experience with the five conformed EMRs.
For primary care providers, you can contribute encounters to the Community Encounter Digest in Netcare and participate in CPAR to send your panels to the registry however, QHR will begin the technical development for eNotifications later this year.
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eReferral enhancements coming June 17
Health care professionals across the province who use eReferral can expect to see several work flow and Advice and Consult Request referral form changes starting June 17. These changes were implemented from user feedback and will ultimately help to improve the eReferral experience. Please review the changes prior to June 17 on the eReferral website. If you have any questions, please email access.ereferral@ahs.ca or call 1-888-733-3755 (Monday – Friday).
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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:
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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MD Scope Classifieds
In the June 10 MD Scope Classifieds you'll find listings for
- Physicians wanted
- Space available
- For sale
- Services
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