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  Music and singing connects us all

  by Turtles, over 6 years ago

  My son and I have been volunteering with the Sing Along Group at the Olds Hospital and Care Centre in Long Term Care.  I started with the group over 25 years ago when Don Bennett and the two Ingas offered their singing talents and enthusiasm for the residents in Long Term Care.  I was hesitant at first but learned that the outer shell of a person just hides the true person inside.  I learned this with my son who has Down Syndrome.  Music speaks to ALL people in some way no matter what our physical abilities or even appearance present... Continue reading
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  AHS as a leader in disclosure

  by DebraS, almost 7 years ago

  AHS Patient Safety has had a longstanding commitment to advance the culture of the disclosure of harm. This includes regular revisions to ensure our disclosure procedure reflects leading practice and disclosure training.  To date, AHS Quality Patient Safety Education has coordinated disclosure training for 5,413 providers and leaders. In 2015, AHS commissioned an external audit to assess how frontline practice aligned with our procedure.  The patient safety reporting and learning system (RLS) was modified to add a prompt to start to measure disclosure rates.  These metrics are reported regularly to the Board, and have allowed local improvements around disclosure.  In... Continue reading
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  The AHS Human Factors and Evaluation Team Journey in the Last Decade

  by jasonlaberge, almost 7 years ago

  Human factors optimizes the interaction among humans and other elements of a system. The AHS Human Factors and Evaluation (HF&E) team engages with front line clinicians, patients, and families to generate innovative solutions to improve the healthcare system and reduce patient safety incidents.

  Over the last 10 years the HF&E team has grown from two to eleven team members and we have been fortunate to collaborate with a wide variety of AHS groups throughout the Province.

  Highlights include:

  • Collaborating with Connect Care stakeholders to recommend design changes which will help ensure system safety and usability.

  • Embedding human factors evaluation methods... Continue reading
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  10 years of Improving Health Outcomes

  by michael sidra, almost 7 years ago

  To me, the Improving Health Outcomes Together or IHOT concept is about working together to realize the AHS vision of; Healthy Albertans. Healthy Communities. Together. Over the last 10 years our organization has made great progress towards that vision. More specifically for my current area of work, we’ve been able to identify and work on key initiatives that are aimed at improving health outcomes across the province. Just as important, we’ve worked together to make this happen. 

  One of my favorite quotes is from Dr. Atul Gwande; “Better is possible. It does not take diligence. It takes moral clarity. It... Continue reading
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  A Life's Worth

  by rhodorafuncion, almost 7 years ago

  It began as a normal day and as usual I would go for a walk over my lunch break—my “walking adventure” as I called it.  To this day, I never get tired of walking in the river valley and along the North Saskatchewan River. Each season brings its own specific beauty to the area: the new beginnings of spring, the greenery of summer, the fall colours and the stillness of winter.

  On this particular Friday afternoon in May 2015, you couldn’t ask for more--a perfect spring day with the sun shining warmly on my face. As I walked along the... Continue reading
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  ‘e’ is for electronic! eQuality and eSafety (eQeS) Team working hard to improve patient safety when using health technology.

  by sbacheldor, almost 7 years ago

  eSafety has come a long way since the formation of AHS in 2009. You may have not heard of the term eSafety, it is the application of leading practices to protect patients from harm in the development, implementation, and use of digital health technology. eSafety is coming to the forefront of healthcare delivery. The eQeS team works to ensure that digital health initiatives, including Connect Care, are designed with patient safety and quality of care in mind. Through the eSafety Transformation Project, the team is working with a wide variety of teams across AHS to adopt eSafety concepts. The Project... Continue reading
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  Three Hills Health Center Volunteer; Jisoo Kim.

  by Jisookim1021, almost 7 years ago
  

  Three Hills Health Center Volunteer; Jisoo Kim.

  I volunteer because I love serving and caring for those within my community. I learn a lot from volunteering, especially about the value in something as simple as a short conversation. Some residents have few visitors, so their appreciation for our conversations makes me feel that what I do is worthwhile and important. Whether it’s by giving a manicure, going for a walk, or simply having a discussion, seeing the smile on a resident’s face reminds me that it doesn’t take much to lighten someone’s day.
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  10 years Together: eSIM Provincial Simulation Program

  by sbarnes, almost 7 years ago

  10 years together has seen exponential growth in provincial eSIM (educate, simulate, innovate, motivate) program!

  eSIM has visited over 90+ AHS and Covenant sites and has added 19 Simulation team members across our provincial team. A grassroots program has allowed us to train AHS educators, clinicians and physicians as simulation faculty (1185 in total) through our foundational learning course called WISE (Workshop in Simulation Education).

  This model for provincial simulation service delivery was developed in January of 2009. The framework focused on integration, coordination, leveraging and building on existing simulation infrastructure and expertise. The provincial eSIM simulation program was designed... Continue reading
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  Helping Albertans

  by christineduong, almost 7 years ago

  My name is Christine. I work in Edmonton with the CPSM department.

  I decided to make a career change in 2009 from working in a laboratory environment to an office environment.

  In September of 2009, I was hired by AHS as a casual employee, working in the flu clinic.  After 3 months with AHS, I applied for a permanent full time opportunity with CPSM. I have transferred to a couple of positions within CPSM and have experienced many changes within the area.

  I enjoy coming to work everyday knowing that I can make a difference in the life of all... Continue reading
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  What does AHS mean to me?

  by celineli, almost 7 years ago
  

  My name is Celine Li. I work in 43 Michener Bend, Red Deer as an Administrative Support IV. I am from China.

  I moved to Red Deer from Montreal in February 2014. I applied for Alberta Health Card after a week. Then I received a letter stamped with “Confidential” from AHS right after that. I was invited to do a cervical screening. I was really shocked that I was provided health care services without any request at all. When I lived in Quebec for 3 years, I never had received this service. AHS, at that time, means care, respect, and... Continue reading