albertapatients
Alberta’s doctors, through the Alberta Medical Association, have established albertapatients.ca – Canada's largest online community for patients to share their thoughts about our health care system.
Below are resources and associated materials to promote or learn more about albertapatients.
- albertapatients.ca newsletters
- Your Voice Matters TV slide - regular (for office TV screens)
- Your Voice Matters TV slide - extended (for office TV screens)
- 8.5 x 11 inch poster
- Tips and Frequently Asked Questions
Help spread the word
We think all Albertans deserve a voice. Know some people who would be interested in participating? You can help improve the medical system by letting them know. Enter your email address in the box below and we will send you an email with information about albertapatients.ca that you can forward to your contact list. Thanks!
albertapatients news
There's a new albertapatients newsletter!
March 4, 2021
Every so often we send albertapatients.ca members a specifically-themed health care survey, create a high-level report on their responses, then share it back to the community through an email newsletter. The most recent newsletter discusses patient impressions and experiences with Virtual Care. Read the February 2021 newsletter now.
albertapatients.ca Exploratory Research - Prescription Opioid Use Among Alberta Patients
July 19, 2018
Discussions between patients and their physicians about the use of opioids to manage pain are relatively common in Alberta, although fewer patients actually receive a prescription according to a recent survey conducted by albertapatients.ca.
Patients Offer Alberta Family Physicians Strong Marks for Care
June 13, 2017
Patients express high levels of satisfaction with the care they receive from primary care doctors in Alberta, according to a recent survey conducted by albertapatients.ca. In the March 2017 survey, over seven-in-ten (72%) rate their overall last experience with an Alberta primary care doctor as “excellent/very good” (5 or 4 on a 5-point scale).
Seniors caregiving a growing concern for Albertans
October 21, 2015
As Alberta’s population ages, a growing proportion of the province will be faced with caregiving for their aging relatives and friends according to a recent poll by ThinkHQ Public Affairs Inc.
Perspectives on seniors’ health care in Alberta
October 20, 2015
The burdens of an aging population on the province’s health care system is an issue weighing heavily on the minds of Albertans today, according to a recent survey by ThinkHQ Public Affairs, Inc. Further, the survey finds that Albertans’ confidence in the health system in relation to seniors’ care is troublingly low, and that most provincial residents are relatively uninformed about what supports and services are available for seniors.
Albertans’ concerns and expectations about aging
October 15, 2015
When it comes to getting older, health and money are the biggest concerns for Albertans, and they are relatively pessimistic about their prospects for the future according to recent ThinkHQ Public Affairs Inc. poll.
Aging population changing perceptions of aging in alberta
October 14, 2015
Canadians, Albertans, are living longer than ever before, and as a result are having profound impacts on society, the social safety net, the economy, and according to a recent ThinkHQ Public Affairs poll, perceptions of aging itself.
Alberta Medical Association seeks patient input on health care system through innovative online community
June 16, 2015
The Alberta Medical Association wants to hear from all Albertans about the health care system, and is seeking public input through an innovative, new online community – Albertapatients.ca. The new online community will be open for all adult Albertans to join, providing them with an opportunity to give input on the current system, and to shape the future of health care in Alberta through regular professionally executed survey research. Albertapatients.ca will also act as a conduit for Alberta’s doctors to update patients about what’s going on in health care delivery, and report on findings from the survey research.
