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2020
November 9 - Special Edition
- Nominate an Alberta physician for President of the CMA
- Important Update on RFP for Community Lab Services – Advanced Market Notice
- The voice of the AMA is the voice of physicians in Alberta
November 5
- Optimal management of dementia: a practical approach
- Register today for the AMA's media relations and social media training!
- Apply today: Health Information Data Governance Committee
- Memo from Alberta Precision Labs addresses delays in services
- Is that injury work-related? How WCB-Alberta's causation analysis process works.
- Travelling outside Canada? Manulife has COVID-19 emergency medical travel coverage
- Alberta’s routine childhood immunization is schedule is changing
- The ultimate guide to estate planning for Canadian physicians
- Are you interested in improving symptom management for cirrhosis care in Alberta?
- Sidebars:
- Renew your AMA/CMA membership online!
- Fall 2020 Representative Forum Reports and Resolutions now available
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
October 15
- Stand together. Renew your AMA membership.
- Call for Nominations: Zonal/Regional RF Delegates
- Skip the hold music with TD Insurance's direct line
- Congratulations! 2020 TDIMM/AMA scholarship recipients
- Grant applications are due October 30!
- Health Benefits open enrolment ends October 31!
- eNotifications: how a simple check-in can impact patient care and satisfaction
- Community-based physicians: You asked for it, so we built it!
- Connect Care will launch ‘Wave 2’ at Edmonton suburban sites October 24
- Finding a better path for advanced stage patients
- September 2020 eReferral Advice and Consult Request Updates
- Survey Corner:
- Sidebars:
- Fall 2020 Representative Forum Reports and Resolutions now available
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
October 1
- It's time to renew your AMA membership
- You're invited to attend the AMA AGM
- Calls for Applications: Fees Advisory Committee
- Contribute to the Tarrant Scholarship program
- Two ways to engage with CPSA today!
- Students & residents: Do you have a great health promotion idea?
- Get extended health & dental coverage from the AMA
- CII/CPAR the key to case coordination for pre/postnatal care & challenges
- Your Retirement Journey with Dr. Amy
- Survey Corner:
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- PFSP Physician Wellness #GOAT: Dr. Erica Dance
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
September 18
- AMA Senior Management Team news
- Calls for Applications: Health Issues Council, Indigenous Health Committee & SZMSA ZAF
- Students and residents: Get funding for health promotion!
- Newborn screening best way to identify treatable conditions before symptoms arise
- Webinar: Bringing estate planning to the forefront
- Are you an experienced medical educator?
- Screening mammogram result letters to include breast density score
- Survey Corner:
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- PFSP Physician Wellness #GOAT: Dr. Erica Dance
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
September 3
- How do we address Anne’s complexity while balancing her frailty & targets of therapy?
- Calls for Applications: AMA & ZMSA openings
- Get extended health & dental coverage from the AMA
- PFSP webinar: Understanding & processing our grief when a colleague dies
- We're celebrating service milestones!
- Need to speak with an MFM physician?
- Changes to eReferral Consult Request Reasons for Referral: Oncology - Lung Cancer
- Salary vs. dividends: How to pay yourself from your corporation
- Help with diagnosis of a work-related injury
- One-day Medical Office Chaperone Course
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Shine A Light: Dr. Joni McNeely
- Student Spotlight: Alex Corrigan
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
August 20
- Patient's Medical Home in Action: A Tale of Continuity with Dr. Karen Seigel
- What do you think of eReferral's usability?
- TFSAs: Tackling your most frequently asked questions
- Do RNs conduct cervical screening in your practice?
- Survey Corner
- Physician Diversity Census: Diversity and Experiences of Discrimination for Albertan Physicians
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Shine A Light: Dr. Joni McNeely
- Student Spotlight: Alex Corrigan
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
August 6, 2020
- Changes to AMA Bylaws and Notice of Elections
- Media Relations and Social Media Training
- University of Alberta resident physician recognized for wellness efforts
- July 2020 eReferral updates
- HQCA evaluation of the CII-CPAR initiative
- Update: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
- Masks4Canada: Want to learn more and get involved?
- Survey Corner
- Provider Survey for Patients that are Directly Discharged Home or Transferred from ICUs
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Shine A Light: Dr. Joni McNeely
- Student Spotlight: Alex Corrigan
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
July 23
- Confidence Vote Referendum on the Minister of Health
- CMPA extending annual dues withdrawal to September 1
- Unused CME allotments will expire July 31
- Alberta Netcare eReferral Advice Request Updates
- New grant and lower corporate tax rate
- Save the date! Practical Evidence for Informed Practice Conference.
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Shine A Light: Dr. Joni McNeely
- Student Spotlight: Alex Corrigan
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
July 9
- When are antipsychotics appropriate to use to treat dementia symptoms?
- Have your say on the future direction of the TOP CPG program
- Med students get a boost from AMA's ADIUM Insurance Services
- If you’re not subscribing, you don’t know what you’re missing!
- Retirement Plan after COVID-19
- Connect Care planning and implementation resumes
- Save the date! Practical Evidence for Informed Practice Conference.
- New eReferral Consult Request reasons added for internal medicine
- Calgary collaboration recognizes local frontline health care workers
- Access your WCB payment information online
- Survey Corner
- How is COVID-19 affecting youth with chronic pain?
Conducted by department of Child Health Evaluative Sciences at the Hospital for Sick Children. - Assessing LGBTQIA+ Physician Experiences in the Health care Environment
Conducted by University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine researchers.
- How is COVID-19 affecting youth with chronic pain?
- Sidebars:
- MD Financial Management is committed to physicians
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
June 18
- What do you think of your AMA section?
- AMA's annual Achievement Awards paused until 2021
- Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy: What physicians in group practices need to know
- Connect Care updates to Netcare
- Community specialist consult report supports care for cardiac patient in emergency
- Do you have patients in rural areas who may be feeling isolated and lonely?
- Survey Corner
- Physician perceptions on a novel COVID-19 contact tracing app
Conducted by University of Alberta researchers. - Canadian perceptions on the COVID-19 lockdown
Conducted by University of Québec in Montreal.
- Physician perceptions on a novel COVID-19 contact tracing app
- Sidebars:
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Physician and Family Support Program
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
June 4
- Vote now - WCB-AMA Agreement
- AMA-WCB Advisory Committee seeking a family or emergency physician
- The resumption of screening mammography at community Diagnostic Imaging clinics
- Should you adjust your risk tolerance during these turbulent times?
- Seeking expressions of interest for breast cancer screening CPG committee
- Internal Med - Geriatric Medicine added to eReferral Advice Request in the Calgary Zone
- Connecting Patients and Physicians with Virtual Care
- Survey Corner
- COVID-19 Experiences and Impact Survey
Conducted by the Health Quality Council of Alberta. - Exploring Attitudes Toward and Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals
Conducted by University of Calgary Department of Medicine researchers - Physician perceptions on a novel COVID-19 contact tracing app
Conducted by University of Alberta researchers.
- COVID-19 Experiences and Impact Survey
- Sidebars:
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
May 21
- Medical students say, "Thanks!"
- AMA staff announcement: Dr. Lyle Mittelsteadt is retiring
- Your estate planning checklist
- Another way to “hear” the news
- Students: Have you travelled to complete an elective?
- Survey Corner
- Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health care workforce
Research study conducted by the University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine.
- Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health care workforce
- Sidebars:
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
May 7
- PPE Distribution to Community Physicians
- How to identify and discontinue medications, where necessary, in older patients
- Dr. Vesta Michelle Warren is AMA's President-Elect
- Investing is easy – until it's not: The benefits of a real-life advisor
- Virtual Care Webinar for AHS Physicians
- AMA Committee on Achievement Awards: Online applications now being accepted
- Patients are benefiting from care continuity in the midst of the pandemic
- View April 2020 updates to eReferral Advice Requests
- Survey Corner
- Couples & COVID-19: A study of health care workers and their partners
Research study conducted by the Lydon Lab, McGill University, Department of Psychology
- Couples & COVID-19: A study of health care workers and their partners
- Sidebars:
- Physicians, thank you for taking care of Canada
- Top story from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
April 16
- Classifieds fees waived for March and April
- Don't forget! Due dates for AMA scholarships and awards applications/nominations
- COVID-19: Strategies for physicians facing reduced cash flow
- AMA committee openings: Online applications now being accepted
- No time to keep up with health care news?
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Shine A Light: Dr. Francesco Mosaico
- Shine A Light: Dr. Remo Panaccione
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
April 2
- Classifieds fees waived for March and April
- AMA President-Elect: Call for nominations
- COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for Employers
- MD’s coverage of COVID-19
- AMA committee openings: Online applications now being accepted
- No time to keep up with health care news?
- Sidebars:
- Don't forget: Due dates for AMA scholarships and awards applications/nominations.
- TD Insurance Meloche Monnex/AMA Scholarship: April 30
- AMA Award for Compassionate Service: April 30
- AMA Achievement Awards: April 30
- Tarrant Scholarship: June 1
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Shine A Light: Dr. Francesco Mosaico
- Shine A Light: Dr. Remo Panaccione
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Don't forget: Due dates for AMA scholarships and awards applications/nominations.
March 20
- Billing Corner: March 2020 updates to the SOMB
- Covid Resource center for physicians
- Physicians and their finances: 4 top FAQs
- Update from the CII-CPAR initiative
- Sidebars:
- Don't forget: Due dates for AMA scholarships and awards applications/nominations.
- TD Insurance Meloche Monnex/AMA Scholarship: March 31.
- AMA Award for Compassionate Service: April 30.
- AMA Achievement Awards: April 30.
- Tarrant Scholarship: June 1.
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Shine A Light: Dr. Francesco Mosaico
- Shine A Light: Dr. Remo Panaccione
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Don't forget: Due dates for AMA scholarships and awards applications/nominations.
March 5
- Is it therapeutic failure or is she forgetting to take her pills?
- Connect Care implementation: What does this mean for your clinic?
- How to use income splitting to keep more of your money
- What is the target age for cervical cancer screening in Alberta?
- Physician leaders and innovators: Apply for the Joule Innovation grant
- Great news for AMA members and their families who travel!
- Survey Corner
- Seeking physician feedback on the new online Canada Pension Plan Disability – Medical Report
- Sidebars:
- Don't forget: Due dates for AMA scholarships and awards applications/nominations.
- TD Insurance Meloche Monnex/AMA Scholarship: March 31.
- AMA Award for Compassionate Service: April 30.
- AMA Achievement Awards: April 30.
- Tarrant Scholarship: June 1.
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Community Connections: Dr. Esther Tailfeathers
- Physician Wellness #GOAT: Dr. Robert Chan
- Shine A Light: Dr. Lori Lobay
- Student Spotlight:
- Rachel Bethune
- Crystal Liu and Mirna Matta
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Don't forget: Due dates for AMA scholarships and awards applications/nominations.
February 6
- Register for the AMA general billing seminars
- What is substance use disorder and how can PFSP help Alberta physicians?
- RRSP, TFSA or both?
- Celebrate rural Alberta health excellence with the RhPAP Rhapsody Awards
- Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association - Call for Nominations
- AHS seeking providers for NHSF Services
- Have ideas on ways to balance Alberta's budget?
- AMA mourns passing of past president, Dr. Raymond Hulyk
- Sidebars:
- Don't forget: Due dates for AMA scholarships and awards applications/nominations.
- Member Emeritus distinction: February 15.
- TD Insurance Meloche Monnex/AMA Scholarship: March 31.
- AMA Award for Compassionate Service: April 30.
- AMA Achievement Awards: April 30.
- Tarrant Scholarship: June 1.
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Community Connections: Dr. Esther Tailfeathers
- Physician Wellness #GOAT: Dr. Robert Chan
- Shine A Light: Dr. Lori Lobay
- Student Spotlight:
- Rachel Bethune
- Crystal Liu and Mirna Matta
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Don't forget: Due dates for AMA scholarships and awards applications/nominations.
January 23
- Interruption of January 3 physician claim payments
- One Nail at a Time podcast: Insights for Building Your Patient’s Medical Home
- Call for applications: Apply online today!
- Are you interested in rural medicine?
- Nominate a colleague for AMA Member Emeritus distinction
- Six mistakes to avoid with your RRSP
- CPSA Standards of Practice Consultation - deadline extended
- CII/CPAR: Patient care benefits multiplying as participant numbers climb
- What are your perspectives on imaging and low back pain?
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Community Connections: Dr. Esther Tailfeathers
- Physician Wellness #GOAT: Dr. Robert Chan
- Shine A Light: Dr. Lori Lobay
- Student Spotlight:
- Rachel Bethune
- Crystal Liu and Mirna Matta
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
January 9
- Medical cannabis and the older adult: What is the evidence for its use and is it safe?
- Thank you, AMA members!
- Election results: Meet your new zonal/regional RF delegates
- New Breast Cancer Screening Letter for Alberta Women 75+
- MD Financial Management helps physicians prepare for retirement
- Seeking nominations to recognize outstanding achievements
- Updated AHS naloxone policies
- Sidebars:
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
2019
December 12
- Where can I find Connect Care updates?
- Mock CaRMS interviews in December and January
- Scholarship to help physicians meet Alberta's changing medical needs
- Working over the holidays? Consider these tips from your physician colleagues
- Now accepting nominations for the AMA Award for Compassionate Service
- Give CPSA the gift of your feedback, just in time for the holidays
- Patient continuity improvement - a motivating factor for CII/CPAR participants
- You can refer patients to Health Link for more than just health advice
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Shine A Light: Dr. Mzikayise Tshatshela, Chestermere family physician.
- Student Spotlight: University of Calgary medical student Asha Hollis.
- Renew your AMA/CMA membership online!
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
November 21
- Elections underway for Edmonton and Calgary zonal/regional delegates
- Meet your new RF delegates
- General surgery questions in Edmonton? Ask a surgeon through Alberta Netcare eReferral Advice Request
- Black Friday is coming
- CII/CPAR: Have you paneled your patients yet?
- Survey Corner:
- Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act review public survey - Conducted by Government of Alberta
- Sidebars:
- Your colleagues make a difference
- Shine A Light: Dr. Mzikayise Tshatshela, Chestermere family physician.
- Student Spotlight: University of Calgary medical student Asha Hollis.
- Renew your AMA/CMA membership online!
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
- Your colleagues make a difference
November 7
- Important updates to Alberta Netcare Portal for Connect Care launch
- Blood pressure management and dementia prevention: Is lower better?
- Register for AMA general billing seminars
- Introducing: the Section of Family Medicine
- Are you transitioning from residency to practice?
- Want to enhance your knowledge of chronic pain and addiction?
- Survey Corner:
- Investigating Alberta physicians’ opinions, knowledge and experience regarding medical cannabis and Canadian legislation - Conducted by University of Calgary researchers.
- Sidebars:
- 2019 Fall Representative Forum Reports and Resolutions now available
- Renew your AMA/CMA membership online!
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
Extra issue – October 17, 2019
- Have you renewed your membership yet?
- CII making a difference for specialists and patients
- Shine A Light on an everyday leader physician who’s making a difference
- Get extended health and dental coverage from AMA
- Students and residents: Have you applied for the ELiHP grant yet?
- Physician Advocacy Group – Call for Expressions of Interest
October 15, 2019
- October 1 updates to the SOMB
- What is Connect Care?
- Five tips to get retirement ready
- CII making a difference for specialists and patients
- Need help with the diagnosis of a work-related injury?
- Trained Chaperones – an asset to your health care team
- Changes to Alberta Netcare Portal
- Get extended health and dental coverage from AMA
- Students and residents: Have you applied for the ELiHP grant yet?
- Sidebars:
- Correction: Incorrect link in last issue of MD Scope
- Renew your AMA/CMA membership online!
- 2019 Fall Representative Forum Reports and Resolutions now available
- Top stories from our last issue
- MD Scope Classifieds
- Get in touch with the ARP PSS
- Invite two patients today to albertapatients.ca
- AMA News for Docs - Sign up today!
- Physicians and Family Support Program
- Practitioner Advocacy Assistance Line
