Community service

An navigation program that connects patients discharged from Calgary’s four urban hospitals with follow-up care and support has passed a major milestone.

HIV-1 Viral Load (quantitative) and HIV NAT (qualitative) testing are being transitioned to the Hologic Panther Aptima Quant Assay.

The Alberta Find a Doctor website has been renamed Alberta Find a Provider and can now be found at albertafindaprovider.ca.

The Calgary Zone’s iron deficiency anemia (IDA) pathway has been updated to reflect current evidence and provide additional guidance.

Interim changes to HIV viral load testing and Connect Care Point of Care Testing update.

Due to a national shortage of Bicillin L-A, it will be prioritized for pregnant cases and pregnant contacts of cases, and cases and contacts likely to be lost to follow-up.

Find out more about eligibility for pediatric rehabilitation services from birth to under six years old and for children and youth aged six to 16.

Parents/guardians of children aged 15 years and under can now request access to their child’s online health records through their MyHealth Records account.

Resources are available to support primary care providers who want to discuss the importance of screening with expectant or new parents.

Changes to Roche diagnostic analyzers and to amiodarone and metabolite testing.