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Health workforce strategy 2023

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As with other Canadian jurisdictions, Alberta is experiencing challenges with its health care system that can be attributed to a worldwide deficit in health workforce supply, as well as challenges... More ≫

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As with other Canadian jurisdictions, Alberta is experiencing challenges with its health care system that can be attributed to a worldwide deficit in health workforce supply, as well as challenges with how the existing workforce is utilized. Alberta Health, with input from other Government of Alberta ministries as well as Alberta Health Services, has developed this health workforce strategy to highlight the province's health workforce strengths, to describe current efforts already underway to create a healthy, sustainable, engaged, and efficient health care workforce, and to set out the province's plans to maintain and strengthen this workforce going forward.

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Cytotoxic drug exposure : OHS information for workers and employers

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Cytotoxic drugs are used in healthcare and veterinary settings to treat conditions like cancer, arthritis, and psoriasis. However, exposure to these drugs can have negative impacts on healthy... More ≫

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Cytotoxic drugs are used in healthcare and veterinary settings to treat conditions like cancer, arthritis, and psoriasis. However, exposure to these drugs can have negative impacts on healthy people. This brief fact sheet looks at how exposure to these drugs can occur in the workplace, and steps that can be taken to protect workers from exposure.

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Best practices for the assessment and control of physical hazards : best practices guidelines for occupational health and safety in the healthcare industry

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This volume is a companion document to the No Unsafe Lift Workbook, where the features of safe patient handling are described. Patient handling is the predominant physical hazard in the healthcare... More ≫

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This volume is a companion document to the No Unsafe Lift Workbook, where the features of safe patient handling are described. Patient handling is the predominant physical hazard in the healthcare sector. Together, the two documents combine to provide a comphrehensive summary of best practices that have been shown to be effective in controlling the leading physical hazards in the healthcare sector.

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Best practices for the assessment and control of biological hazards : best practices guidelines for occupational health and safety in the healthcare industry

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Provides information to assist with identifying, assessing and controlling biological hazards in healthcare workplaces. This is not meant to be a definitive text on the nature of biological... More ≫

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Provides information to assist with identifying, assessing and controlling biological hazards in healthcare workplaces. This is not meant to be a definitive text on the nature of biological hazards. It is a summary of practices that have been shown to be successful in reducing the health and safety risks for health care workers.

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Best practices for the assessment and control of psychological hazards : best practices guidelines for occupational health and safety in the healthcare industry

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Work organizational factors, health factors, and environmental factors have significant impacts on the psychological health of works in the healthcare industry. This volume focuses on best... More ≫

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Work organizational factors, health factors, and environmental factors have significant impacts on the psychological health of works in the healthcare industry. This volume focuses on best practices for the identification and control of work-related psychological stressors. While there is some metnion of personal stress management, the volume deals primarily with the causes and management of organizational stress.

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Handbook of occupational hazards and controls for medical and surgical staff

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This document focuses on hazards and controls for workers on Medical and Surgical Units (including Medical Oncology) and Emergency Rooms. Much of this information may also be useful for any... More ≫

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This document focuses on hazards and controls for workers on Medical and Surgical Units (including Medical Oncology) and Emergency Rooms. Much of this information may also be useful for any workers providing direct patient care including those in long term or continuing care, homecare, outpatient or community clinics, and staff offering specialized medical services such as dialysis.

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Handbook of occupational hazards and controls for personnel in continuing care facilities

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This document focuses on hazards and controls for workers in Continuing Care facilities.

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Handbook of occupational hazards and controls for dental workers

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This document focuses on hazards and controls in dental offices and clinics.

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Handbook of occupational hazards and controls for personnel in diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine

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This document focuses on hazards and controls for workers in Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, including those working in Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diagnostic Radiography, and... More ≫

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This document focuses on hazards and controls for workers in Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, including those working in Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diagnostic Radiography, and Nuclear Medicine.

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Handbook of occupational hazards and controls for pharmacy workers

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As part of the Alberta Healthcare Initiative, a five-volume series of Best Practice documents was produced to better acquaint healthcare workers with workplace hazards and appropriate control... More ≫

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As part of the Alberta Healthcare Initiative, a five-volume series of Best Practice documents was produced to better acquaint healthcare workers with workplace hazards and appropriate control measures. A series of short summaries of relevant information have also been produced using excerpts from these five best practice documents, to focus the hazard assessment and control information for specific healthcare professions. This summary focuses on hazards and controls in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Respiratory Therapists. It may also be useful for recreation therapists. This summary focuses on hazards and controls in pharmacies.

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