Alberta Doctors' Digest Podcast
Since launching Alberta Doctors' Digest as an all-digital publication in the spring of 2018, we have been enhancing our print stories with embedded video and audio, as well as a podcast. Listen to select ADD stories in iTunes, the Apple Podcast app, or your other podcast player. Subscribe to the podcast so the stories will automatically show up in your podcast app as they become available.
About ADD's podcast host
Marvin Polis is a contract member of the AMA Public Affairs team, contributing to publications, podcasts and video productions. He's been the Editor-in-Chief of Alberta Doctors' Digest since 2011.
Throughout his 40+ year career, Marvin has been a media visionary. While at TELUS, he helped lead the development of their high speed internet and television services now known as TELUS Optik TV. At ATB Financial, he helped usher in internet banking and re-branded the organization from Alberta Treasury Branches to ATB Financial.
Marvin has produced about 10,000 projects including broadcast TV, radio, video, podcasts, ebooks, audio books, magazines, newsletters and digital publications. He has managed projects throughout Canada, the USA, Europe and Asia. Since 2002, Marvin has operated his own media consulting and production company working for Canadian and international organizations such as the Alberta Medical Association, U of A Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, City of Edmonton, Shell and Lafarge.
An International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) member for 35 years, Marvin is a past president of the Edmonton chapter and was twice named member of the year. His projects have won more than 40 regional, national and international awards.
Episodes
2023
A new way of discharging homeless patients from hospital
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Edmonton ER physician Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti talks about a new pilot project - the Bridge Healing Transitional Accommodation Program - that provides the use of temporary bridge-healing transition spaces that offer a safe place for houseless patients to go after leaving the hospital. Listen here.
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Socioeconomic determinants of health: Children and adolescents
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Calgary psychiatrist and analyst Dr. Chris Wilkes discusses mental health for children and adolescents, including how life experiences can affect the physical and emotional health of everyone. Listen here.
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eHealth Modernization
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Calgary physician Dr. Heidi Fell talks about the status of eHealth modernization in Alberta. Listen here.
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Socioeconomic determinants of health: Social systems
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Calgary psychiatrist Dr. Vera Krejcik talks about social systems as an important socioeconomic determinant of health. Listen here.
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2022
Tarrant Scholarship 2022
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Listen to the AMA Section of Rural Medicine awards ceremony for the 2022 Tarrant Scholarship. Listen here.
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Socioeconomic determinants of health: Advocating for children from low-income homes
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Pediatrician Dr. Ian Mitchell talks about the socioeconomic determinants of health and advocating for children, especially those from low-income homes. Listen here.
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How you can improve the continuity of care for your patients - CII/CPAR
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Dr. Carla Laidlaw discusses how CII/CPAR is being used in the Westview PCN to improve continuity of care. Listen here.
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Socioeconomic determinants of health: Pandemic learnings
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Dr. Jane Lemaire talks about the socioeconomic determinants of health and what we've learned from the pandemic. Listen here.
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Virtual Care will be here to stay post-pandemic
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Dr. Heidi Fell discusses the issues surrounding virtual care. Listen here.
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Socioeconomic determinants of health: Geriatrics
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Palliative care, medical assistance in dying (MAID) and access to pharmaceuticals can all be issues among elderly patients. Listen here.
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Socioeconomic determinants of health: Income - Reducing the impact of financial strain
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Dr. Karla Gustafson, Medical Officer of Health, Calgary Zone discusses income as a socioeconomic determinant of health. The Reducing the Impact of Financial Strain (RIFS) initiative. Listen here.
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Socioeconomic determinants of health: Racialized Communities
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Dr. Gabriel Fabreau (Calgary) discusses some of the socioeconomic determinants of health among immigrants, refugees, temporary foreign workers and other racialized communities. Listen here.
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2021
Section of Rural Medicine bestows 2021 Tarrant Scholarship
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Listen to the AMA Section of Rural Medicine awards ceremony for the 2021 Tarrant Scholarship. Listen here.
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Advocating for the homeless
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Dr. Monty Ghosh talks about about some of the issues around homelessness. Listen here.
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Socioeconomic determinants of health among children
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Alberta Medical Association launches new podcast series. In this episode: Juliet Guichon – Socioeconomic determinants of health among children. Listen here.
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Water fluoridation back on the ballot in Calgary
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Learn about the importance of adding fluoride to Calgary's municipal water supply. University of Calgary science and medical students present on the issue. Listen here.
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2020
Section of Rural Medicine bestows 2020 Tarrant Scholarship
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Listen to the AMA Section of Rural Medicine awards ceremony for the 2020 Tarrant Scholarship. Listen here.
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Alberta-based start-up develops UV-C pathogen decontamination gadget
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Representatives from Alberta startup, Teser Technologies, talk about sterilizing medical equipment and PPE with UV-C light. Listen here.
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albertapatients.ca now has more than 11,000 members
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Albertapatients.ca reaches 11,000 user milestone! Listen to the backstory. Listen here.
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2019
Ensure safe health care
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Chris Power, CEO of Canadian Patient Safety Institute, talks about harm in the heath care system, World Patient Safety Day and Canadian Patient Safety Week. Listen here.
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The W5 on new building codes for physician offices
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Patrick Sweet from the City of Calgary and Dr. John Latter discuss new province-wide accessibility building codes for doctors' offices. Listen here.
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Understanding substance use disorder in physicians
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Dr. Terrie Brandon from the AMA's PFSP talks about substance use disorder and what physicians can do about it. Listen here.
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Healthy working environments
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AMA President, Alison Clarke discusses the Healthy Working Environments initiative. Listen here.
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Medical students learn how to create change
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Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis interviews AMA and CMA presidents about physician advocacy. Listen here.
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AMA members need to be understood - Insight Survey 2019
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Ryan Williams of TWI Surveys discusses the AMA Member Insight Survey. Listen here.
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AMA president: "Value from the health care system matters"
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Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis interviews AMA and CMA presidents about physician advocacy. Listen here.
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CMA president: "As physicians, we advocate for our patients every day"
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Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief, Marvin Polis interviews AMA and CMA presidents about physician advocacy. Listen here.
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World Professional Association for Transgender Health holds first-ever conference in Canada
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Dr. Michael Marshall talks about transgender health. Listen here.
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PFSP captures international attention
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Dr. Terrie Brandon talks about the AMA’s Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP). Listen here.
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Care transformation through informatics
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Dr. Heidi Fell's presentation on Informatics at the fall 2018 Alberta Medical Association RF/AGM. Listen here.
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Dr. Phillip van der Merwe talks about Primary Care Networks. Listen here.
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Since we launched Alberta Doctors' Digest as an all-digital publication in March of 2018, you may have noticed we started embedding audio interviews into some of the print stories. The reaction has been good, so we're now taking it to the next level. Listen here.
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2018
Student AMA board member Zohaib Siddiqi
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Alberta Doctors' Digest Editor-in-Chief Marvin Polis interviews AMA student board member Zohaib Siddiqi. Listen here.
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Calls about stress and burnout have increased
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Dr. Terrie Brandon talks about physician burnout and the AMA’s Physician and Family Support Program. Listen here.
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Physician burnout is real
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Dr. Jane Lemaire discusses physician burnout. Listen here.
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Can we talk? Albertapatients.ca
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AMA President, Dr. Neil Cooper talks about Albertapatients.ca. Listen here.
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