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The AMA publishes and supports the creation of a broad number of publications for our members, from our bimonthly magazine, Alberta Doctor's Digest, to weekly news clippings, you can find the latest issues and learn more below.

Quick Index:  President's Letter  |  AMA in the News  | MD Scope  |  ADD  |  News for Docs  |  Section News  |  Primary Care News  |  OPS  |  Billing

 

General Internal Medicine - Canary in the coal mine

Today we launched the third topic in our Acute Care Concerns advocacy series.

General Internal Medicine - Canary in the coal mine
Dr. Paul Parks, AMA President


AMA in the news

View ongoing media coverage of AMA President Dr. Paul Parks and other physician leaders who have been actively speaking to the media and providing interviews and insight.

AMA in the news


MD Scope:

In the latest issue:

  • Register to attend the Member-only Town Hall tonight at 6 p.m.
  • Notice of elections and changes to AMA Bylaws
  • Preparing for new AMA website launch
  • New webinar series: PCCM Panel Prep - take control of your panel size estimate
  • Submit a one-step nomination today!
  • New MD Culture Shift: July-August issue
  • AHS Updates: 
    • Active health advisories
    • AHS Long-COVID clinic closures
    • Clinical guidance for listeria exposure
    • Connect Care clinical documents: Address delivery method update
    • Updated Pathway Development Toolkit available on Alberta's Pathway Hub
  • MD Financial 
    • What's the best order for drawing your retirement income?
  • Community Connections
More MD Scope


Alberta Doctors' Digest: July/August issue

Highlights include:

  • Bridge Healing initiative supports emergency departments patients experiencing homelessness - An Alberta Doctors' Digest update
  • New AMA award celebrates rural/remote medicine
  • Foundation stones of medicine: General psychiatry
  • From the Editor: How are you doing now ... (compared to four years ago)?
  • Dr. Gadget: Should you use AI to take notes?
  • And more!
Alberta Doctors' Digest

In this issue of Section News:

  • Share your perspective: Apply for the Health System Refocus Working Table
  • June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada – AMA to launch new land acknowledgement statement
  • Updates from AHS 
  • 2024 PLP Summit – Advancing practice through the power of partnership
  • Thank a colleague! JPAC Shine On Gratitude Program
  • AMA in the news
  • And more for:
    • Section of Gastroenterology
    • Section of General Surgery
    • Section of Generalists in Mental Health
    • Section of Laboratory Physicians
    • Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Section of Occupational Medicine
    • Section of Pediatrics
    • Section of Rural Medicine
Section News

 

August 19, 2024

In the latest issue of SFM Bulletin:

On August 8, 2024, you received a joint letter from SFM, SRM and the PLE (member login required) regarding the proposed new Primary Care Provincial Health Agency (PC-PHA). I wanted to follow up that correspondence with a few more candid thoughts through the SFM lens.

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Primary Care News

The Primary Care Alliance brings you information about current initiatives, activities and events related to primary care in Alberta.

Primary Care News Archive


Optimized Prescribing with Seniors - July 2024

Managing falls in the older adult

JD is a 72-year-old woman who lives alone in her own home. She presents to you in clinic with a history of frequent falls and in the last three months has fallen three times. Her last fall was a week ago and she presented in the emergency department with bruising of her left leg and left hip pain. No fracture was seen.

Falls are common in older adults and can result in injuries, increased ED visits and hospitalizations. Falls among older adults are a public health issue in Canada.

OPS


Billing Publications:

Billing Tips

The AMA regularly publishes billing tips in MD Scope to help our members with their billing.

Latest update:

After-hours work over statutory holidays - December 2023 - December 2024

Billing Tips
Medical staff working on laptop computer beside medical equipment

Billing Corner

The AMA's Billing Corner keeps members up to date on billing changes.

Latest issue: April 2024

Billing Corner