MOH Public Health Updates for family physicians
April 2024: Measles; Adult Immunizations, Pertussis, Syphilis, Mobile Mammography in Strathmore
May 2024: Measles Staff FAQ; COVID-19 Spring Vaccine Program, Ordering PPE
June 2024: Measles, Immunization source, Pertussis, National Indigenous Peoples Month
September 2024: Immunization Information, Mpox, West Nile Virus, Provincial Measles Primary Care
Clinical Pathway
October 2024: Respiratory Virus Season and Vaccine Information, Influenza, Covid-19, Respiratory
Syncytial Virus (RSV)
November 2024: Respiratory Vaccines (Influenza & COVID-19, RSV & Pneumococcal), Respiratory Virus Surveillance, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
December 2024: Free Rapid Antigen Covid-19, AHF Fall Immunization Reminder, Improve your Health in Calgary Zone
Patient Programs & Services
Trusted source of health information that was built by the Alberta Government and Alberta Health Services (AHS).
Ministry of Seniors and Housing provides quality and affordable housing, and ensures seniors have the resources and care they need.
A resource aimed at providing families across Alberta easily accessible, reliable information about common minor illness and injuries in children.
Treatment options, information and resources on opioids are available to patients, family, community agencies and health care professionals.
Find tips, tools and resources to make it easy to help others quit smoking and remain tobacco-free.
Provides in home comprehensive geriatric assessment for homebound older adults. Multidisciplinary team with family physicians with enhanced skills in Care of the Elderly.
Program to support older adults with complex multi morbidity in the community. Information on referral criteria and access.
Information of Home Care services and access.
Connect Care Resources
Connect Care will give healthcare providers at AHS and its partners a central access point for more complete, up-to-date patient information and best practices. Patients will have better access to their own information, and it will be easier for healthcare providers to communicate with patients and each other.
Health informatics briefs for clinicians; from the Alberta Health Services Chief Medical Information Office and links to MyLearningLink and the Connect Care manual itself.
This website links to the extranet of AHS which is helpful if you’re a community physician or not on the AHS network.
Practice Tools
AHS Intranet.
Alberta Health Info Bulletins.
The AMA Fee Navigator is an enhanced, easy-to-use version of the Schedule of Medical Benefits supplemented by expert, trusted AMA billing advice and tips.
Info for healthcare providers.
Specialist LINK is a service for Calgary-area physicians and nurse practitioners that includes tele-advice, pathways and other resources.
Education resources and practice tools.
Relevant resources to help you get started.
Information on standards governing continuing care sites including Long Term Care and Supportive living.
Referrals
eReferral is Alberta's first paperless referral solution, and is a key innovation to improve access to health services in Alberta. eReferral offers Alberta NetCare users the ability to create, submit, track and manage referrals in real time throughout the referral process.
The Alberta Referral Directory provides valuable information to support effective referrals to medical specialists (Consultants), scheduled health services (Programs/Clinics), and family physicians with an area of special interest.
Alberta Referral Pathways works with clinical professionals from specific referral guidelines. In short, our referral guidelines list information by reason for referral.
Quality Referral Evolution (QuRE) is a collaborative initiative to make quality referral education part of the residency program for both medical schools in Alberta, as well as an accredited self-study for practicing physicians and surgeons in the province.
For referrals to Specialized Geriatrics programs including Seniors Health Clinic, Seniors Health Outreach Program to Supportive living and Long Term Care sites (SHOP).
If you know of a resource or service that should be added to our list, please share it with us by sending it to family.medicine@ahs.ca.