April is home to Immunization Awareness Week (Monday, April 24 – Sunday, April 30), so we are featuring AHS’s publicly funded immunization clinics for routine vaccines.
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Printed vision, eye care patient information
At no cost to you, the Alberta Association of Optometrists will print and distribute informational resources for patients to clinics. We are collecting order requests from our members in an online form. There is a limit of 100 copies of each resource per clinic, so...
Patient e-newsletter: March issue
The March edition of Community Health Connect shared information with the public about: Simple, nutritious recipes for Nutrition Month Our Social Workers for Social Worker Month A Q&A with Dr. Rachel Han Savoie, our Medical Directory, in recognition of Canadian...
Community partner spotlight: Women’s mental health
AHS’s Women’s Mental Health Clinic is a specialty perinatal service that provides psychiatric assessment and treatment for patients with mental health concerns during pregnancy or up to one year postpartum. The clinic offers psychiatric consultation and individual and...
Patient e-newsletter: February edition
The February issue of our patient e-newsletter, Community Health Connect, shared information with the public about: Our team of Primary Care Registered Psychologists Resources for eating disorders Five tips to get active and build social connections Please talk to...
FAST referrals in Netcare delayed
Technical delays have pushed back referrals sent to Facilitated Access to Specialized Treatment (FAST) being visible in Alberta Netcare for authorized users until March. Patient referrals and referral status will be visible in each patient record in the Clinical...
PMH teams and the ASaP update
The Alberta Screening and Prevention (ASaP) 2022 update expanded the recommended biennial mammography age range for average-risk women to 45 - 74 from 50 - 74. Effective Jan. 1, PMH teams are using the new age range for reporting and will discuss the change, its...
Patient e-newsletter: January edition
The January issue of our patient e-newsletter, Community Health Connect, shared information with the public about: Setting SMART goals in the new year Mental health advice from a Primary Care Registered Psychologist Carya’s community supports for seniors Talk to your...
Two ways to get dietitian advice
The Health Link Dietitian Service has two options for Albertans aged 18 and over to request advice from a registered dietitian: Submit a request through the online referral form Call Health Link (811) and ask to talk to a dietitian Many people set diet-related new...
FAST referrals coming to Netcare; grace period over
Effective Friday, Jan. 20, referrals sent to Facilitated Access to Specialized Treatment (FAST) will be visible in Netcare for authorized users. Through the Clinical Document Viewer tree, referrals will be visible for each patient. Authorized users who submit...