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The way forward : the Indigenous Primary Health Care Implementation Panel’s plan to advance the recommendations from Honouring Our Roots: Growing Together Towards a Culturally Safe, Wholistic Primary Health Care System for Indigenous Peoples

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The Way Forward is a comprehensive plan to advance the Indigenous Primary Health Care's Advisory Panel's recommendations, respecting diverse well-being definitions within Indigenous communities.... More ≫

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The Way Forward is a comprehensive plan to advance the Indigenous Primary Health Care's Advisory Panel's recommendations, respecting diverse well-being definitions within Indigenous communities. The plan centres Indigenous voices, avoiding tokenistic practices, and adopting trauma-informed, person-centered perspectives and acknowledges the diverse health needs within Indigenous communities. It is committed to increasing life expectancy and overall health, involving community input and respecting cultural protocols while prioritizing culturally safe and holistic healthcare, honoring Indigenous expertise and traditions.

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Modernizing Alberta’s primary health care system (MAPS) : Strategic Advisory Panel final report

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Modernizing Alberta’s Primary Health Care System (MAPS) initiative was established to provide recommendations to government about how to strengthen primary health care in Alberta.

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Honouring our roots : growing together towards a culturally safe, wholistic primary health care system for Indigenous peoples - Indigenous Primary Health Care Advisory Panel final report

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This is the final report of the Indigenous Primary Health Care Advisory Panel, which was established as part of the Modernization of Alberta's Primary Health Care System initiative to provide... More ≫

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This is the final report of the Indigenous Primary Health Care Advisory Panel, which was established as part of the Modernization of Alberta's Primary Health Care System initiative to provide advice and recommendations to help transform Alberta's primary health care system in order to provide accessible, relevant and culturally safe primary health care for Indigenous peoples. It contains 22 overarching recommendations organized around five strategic outcomes of primary care: culturally safe and appropriate care, access, integration, quality, and Indigenous peoples as partners.

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Modernizing Alberta’s primary health care system - Indigenous stream : Indigenous Advisory Panel recommendations regarding opportunities for early investment

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The Modernizing Alberta's Primary Health Care System initiative has been established to strengthen primary health care in Alberta and ensure all Albertans have access to timely, appropriate... More ≫

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The Modernizing Alberta's Primary Health Care System initiative has been established to strengthen primary health care in Alberta and ensure all Albertans have access to timely, appropriate primary health care services. The Indigenous Advisory Panel was established to provide advice and recommendations to help transform the primary health care system in order to provide accessible, relevant, and culturally safe primary health care to First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. This report from the Panel provides an interim step toward building a long-term strategic road map for primary health care modernization for Indigenous peoples in Alberta.

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Modernizing Alberta’s primary health care system : Strategic Advisory Panel recommendations regarding opportunities for early investment

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The Modernizing Alberta's Primary Health Care System initiative was established to strengthen primary health care in Alberta and ensure all Albertans have access to timely, appropriate primary... More ≫

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The Modernizing Alberta's Primary Health Care System initiative was established to strengthen primary health care in Alberta and ensure all Albertans have access to timely, appropriate primary health care services. The Strategic Advisory Panel brought together local health care leaders, patients and experts to work with Indigenous Panel and International Expert Panel members to identify immediate and long term recommendations for making improvements, monitoring progress on initiatives and reducing pressure on the acute care system. This document summarizes the Panel's advice regarding early actions to improve primary health care in Alberta.

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Alberta emergency medical services dispatch review : report to the Government of Alberta

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A review of Alberta’s emergency medical services dispatch system was conducted to identify opportunities to improve the system and provide recommendations on strategies to implement changes with... More ≫

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A review of Alberta’s emergency medical services dispatch system was conducted to identify opportunities to improve the system and provide recommendations on strategies to implement changes with the goal of improving patient outcomes. The review included a comparison of the Alberta Health Services dispatch model with nine comparable systems from other provinces and other countries, as well as internal and external stakeholder engagement. Alberta’s government will be accepting all recommendations and is working on a plan of action to carry them out.

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Alberta EMS Provincial Advisory Committee final report

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The Alberta EMS Provincial Advisory Committee was established on January 24, 2022 to explore issues facing the emergency medical services (EMS) system that may contribute to service pressures,... More ≫

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The Alberta EMS Provincial Advisory Committee was established on January 24, 2022 to explore issues facing the emergency medical services (EMS) system that may contribute to service pressures, gaps and human resource/workforce challenges. This included: examining ground ambulance, air ambulance and dispatch services; reviewing procedures and policies related to the delivery of EMS services; and identifying current and emerging issues that impact EMS delivery in Alberta. This final report presents the results of the committee's work, and presents over 50 recommendations to enhance the EMS system so that it is strong, sustainable and provides quality care for patients. Alberta’s government will be accepting all recommendations and is working on a plan of action to carry them out.

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Alberta health system sustainability and resiliency action plan

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Alberta Health engaged Ernst & Young to perform a review of Alberta's response to COVID-19 and to facilitate the development of recommended priority actions that the health system should... More ≫

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Alberta Health engaged Ernst & Young to perform a review of Alberta's response to COVID-19 and to facilitate the development of recommended priority actions that the health system should consider in order to build longer-term capacity and resilience. This report sets out specific actions to be considered by Alberta's health system and aggregated into an agreed-upon delivery plan by Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services. The review and action plan are structured around six themes: workforce; acute, critical care and surgery; primary and community care; governance and decision-making; public health; and modelling.

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Response to treating people with mental illness fairly : a report on Mental Health Review Panels. Final progress report to the Alberta Ombudsman, 2020/21

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In June 2019 the Alberta Ombudsman released the report Treating People with Mental Illness Fairly: Report on Mental Health Review Panels. The report made recommendations directed to mental health... More ≫

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In June 2019 the Alberta Ombudsman released the report Treating People with Mental Illness Fairly: Report on Mental Health Review Panels. The report made recommendations directed to mental health review panels, Alberta Health, Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Covenant Health to improve administrative fairness of the review panels' hearing processes and procedures. This document contains the actions taken by the various entities in response to the recommendations.

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Human health risks associated with surface water impacts after a wildfire : problem formulation

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Presents findings of a study to complete a problem formulation for human health risks associated with surface water impacts after a wildfire. The main goal of the work was to better understand and... More ≫

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Presents findings of a study to complete a problem formulation for human health risks associated with surface water impacts after a wildfire. The main goal of the work was to better understand and assess potential human health risks from the Horse River Wildfire on surface water bodies that serve as drinking and recreational water sources and apply learnings to future wildfires. Five recommendations are provided, including a review of facilities in Alberta that are most susceptible to wildfire associated surface water risk and generation of a small suite of key indicator compounds to help notify water users of the wildfire related impacts to water.

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