Addiction and Mental Health - Opioid Dependency Program

Provides methadone or Suboxone® initiation and maintenance treatment in an outpatient setting. Patients are stabilized on methadone or suboxone under close medical supervision and evaluation of response to medication.

When they are properly prescribed and dispensed, a person on either medication is able to function normally with no drowsiness and no withdrawal symptoms. When taken as prescribed, both methadone and suboxone are safe medications and can be taken over a long term.

Services available may include:

• ongoing support and monitoring (e.g. prescription management, medical follow up, urine testing, counselling and treatment planning)
• health, safety and risk reduction teaching and management
• source of information and expertise for community stakeholders on Opioid Agonist Treatment and suboxone
• links to community pharmacists
• links to other addictions treatment services
• links to other social and health support systems
• hepatitis and HIV screening

Services are voluntary and confidential.

For more information, visit our website

Looking for additional Addiction & Mental Health (AMH) services visit AMH Programs & Services.

Addiction Helpline

The service is staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists. It operates 24 hour a day, seven days a week and is available to all Albertans.

Advance Care Planning Goals of Care Designation

Advance care planning is a way to help you think about, talk about and document your wishes for health care. It is a process that can assist you in making health care decisions now and for the future.

To learn more visit our website

Additional Information:

• Health Professionals

Alberta Aids to Daily Living - Respiratory Benefits Program

Helps Albertans with a long-term disability, chronic illness, or terminal illness stay independent at home or in a supported living facility by providing financial assistance for respiratory equipment and supplies. Respiratory benefits include oxygen, ventilators, tracheotomy tubes, suction equipment and supplies, and bi-level positive airway pressure (BPAP) devices.

Visit the Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) website for more information.

Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Program

Services include:

• working with healthcare providers to support women, aged 50 to 74, in getting breast cancer screening across the province
• providing breast cancer screening information and education to eligible women and healthcare providers
• sending screening invitations, results, reminder and follow-up letters to eligible women
• working with healthcare providers to contact women who have been screened or who are eligible to be screened.

For more information, visit our website.

Where are mammography services offered?

• Alberta Health Services (AHS) Screen Test uses 2 mobile trailers to provide mammograms to women in over 120 communities in rural Alberta
• community clinics operated by the Alberta Society of Radiologists throughout Alberta
• hospitals and community health centres operated by AHS. To find a clinic or to book a mammogram, visit screeningforlife.ca

Alberta Cervical Cancer Screening Program

Getting screened regularly, following up on abnormal Pap test results and getting the HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine are the best way to prevent cervical cancer.

Services include:

• working with healthcare providers to support women, aged 25 to 69, in getting cervical cancer screening across the province.
• offering additional testing in Pap test samples with minor cell changes (positive low-grade results), called reflex HPV testing, to help decide what follow-up is needed.
• providing cervical cancer screening information and education to eligible women and healthcare providers.
• sending screening invitations, result recalls and follow-up letters to eligible women.

For more information, visit our website.

Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

Getting screened regularly is the best way to find colorectal cancer early when treatment is more effective.

Services include:

• working with healthcare providers to support Albertans aged 50 to 74 in getting colorectal cancer screening across the province.
• providing colorectal cancer screening information and education to eligible Albertans and healthcare providers.
• sending FIT result letters to eligible individuals.

For more information, visit our website.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) Privacy Office

AHS is subject to Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) and Health Information Act (HIA) legislation and must protect your personal and health information and when applicable may investigate privacy incidents involving your personal information or your health information.

Personal Information includes, but is not limited to, employee demographics, benefits, payroll, employment and education history and unique identifiers (e.g. SIN, driver’s license, employee ID).

Health Information includes, but is not limited to, patient name, DOB, PHN, ULI, healthcare provider, diagnostic and treatment information.

AHS’s Privacy Office is responsible for processing information requests under FOIP, answering general privacy related questions under FOIP and HIA, and when applicable, investigating suspected and confirmed privacy breaches involving AHS’s facilities and employees as it relates to your personal information or health information.

The following queries are not handled by the AHS Privacy Office:

• requests from former/current employees for personal information - call HR Contact Centre
• requests for health information regarding an AHS program or service - contact the service area directly or call the health information management department at the facility.
• requests for name/address change, update first with Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. You are encouraged to validate your information when you seek a health care service to ensure that all systems are up to date.

Alberta Kidney Care

Renal Services is comprised of two programs, the Alberta Kidney Care - North (AKC) and the Alberta Kidney Care - South (AKC-S).

Services include:

• peritoneal dialysis
• chronic and acute hemodialysis
• home, night-time, and self-care hemodialysis
• kidney transplants
• clinics that diagnose and treat kidney disease

For more information visit our website.

Alberta's Newborn Metabolic Screening Program

Healthcare providers work with parents (or guardians) to screen for certain treatable conditions (metabolic, endocrine, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, and severe combined immunodeficiency).

• Newborn blood spot screening helps your doctor or midwife find conditions that can be treated early to prevent health problems, improve your baby's health and may even save your baby's life. It’s the best way to tell if your baby is at risk of having a certain treatable condition that you, your doctor or your midwife might not know about.
• It’s best to have the newborn blood spot screen completed at the hospital when your baby is between 24 and 72 hours old, before your baby goes home. If it is not completed at the hospital, it will be completed at a home visit, clinic visit or at a lab in your community.
• Your doctor or midwife will have results by the time your baby is two weeks old.

For more information visit our website.

AlbertaQuits Helpline

A free, confidential telephone counselling service for smokers and spit tobacco users.

Calls are answered by a trained cessation counsellor who can:

• help you develop a quit plan
• offer information and support or refer you to services in your community

If you are looking for help for other addictions or mental health concerns call the Addiction and Mental Health Helpline at 1-866-332-2322.

AlbertaQuits Online

Preparing to quit is the most important thing you can do on your quit smoking journey - AlbertaQuits can help!

AlbertaQuits will help you get ready to stop smoking. It’s all about finding the right information at the right time. You’ll learn what to expect and how to prepare for road blocks on your journey to successful quitting.

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (the Partnership) is the steward of the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control (the Strategy). Its work is guided by the Strategy, which was refreshed for 2019 to 2029, and will help drive measurable change for all Canadians affected by cancer and a future where fewer people get cancer, more people survive cancer and those living with the disease have a better quality of life.

The Partnership works with those on the front lines of cancer care, and people living with the disease, to make system-level changes that improve all aspects of the cancer continuum from prevention, screening and diagnosis through to treatment, clinical care, palliative care and survivorship. Partners include provincial and territorial governments, cancer agencies, health organizations, health-care professionals, people living with cancer and those who care for them, as well as First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, governments and organizations.

Please visit our website for more information.

Chronic Disease Prevention

Chronic disease prevention offers expertise and programming around tobacco reduction, oral health prevention and treatment and physical activity programs in communities. More information can be found on the Chronic Disease Prevention information page.

Clinical Ethics Service

Offers support to make hard choices about healthcare when people's beliefs and values are in conflict. This provincial-wide service is for patients, their families, healthcare providers, and administrators. Examples include when patients and family members have a hard decision to make about treatment or healthcare providers must deal with a situation that causes moral distress.

The service offers a confidential consult, which may include:

• simple talks
• guided talks with teams
• help making decisions
• help with complex situations and ethical challenges

Communications

Responds to all media requests and public inquiries and supports all departments in Alberta Health Services (AHS) by offering:

• media relations
• strategic communications
• innovation and technology support
• web, Intranet, and production services
• employee engagement
• marketing and creative services
• publications and reports

Dementia Advice

Dementia Advice provides support for people living with dementia and their caregivers, including tele-triage, health advice, and available resources. A Health Link nurse assesses clients needs and provides advice for immediate concerns. When needed, clients are referred to a specialized dementia nurse for additional advice.

Specific services include:

• short term psychosocial support
• dementia related education
• facilitates linkages to community resources
• referrals to services such as Alzheimer Society and Home Care

Do Bugs Need Drugs?

Provides education, print materials, and web-based resources for healthcare providers, children, parents, schools, daycares, seniors groups, workplaces, and the public.

The main messages of the program are:

1. Handwashing is the best way to stop infections from spreading.
2. Bacteria and viruses are different. Both can cause respiratory infections, but antibiotics don't work against viruses like colds and influenza.
3. Antibiotic resistance is a problem. Use antibiotics wisely to prevent bacteria from becoming resistant to antibiotics.

Resources:

• workshops for healthcare professionals and students
• employee group education sessions
• authorized resources for Alberta teachers
• teaching kit for Grade 2 students
• teaching kit for child care children and staff
• teaching kit for assisted living centres
• posters
• handwashing signs and stickers
• handwashing posters available in Blackfoot, Cree, Dënesųłı̨né, French, Saulteaux, and Stoney Nakoda.
• pamphlets
• Guide to Wise Use of Antibiotics (20-page guide for respiratory infections) available in Arabic, Blackfoot, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Cree, Dënesųłı̨né, French, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Stoney Nakoda, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Urdu and Vietnamese.
• Healthy Hands at Work: Employer Handbook (20 pages) and Worker Handbook (12 pages) about preventing infections in the workplace and hand hygiene and cleaning/disinfecting products.

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program

Alberta's Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program is a provincial screening program that identifies permanent hearing loss as early as possible in a baby's life. This ensures that babies and families receive timely follow-up and support sooner to optimize developmental outcomes.

Services include:

• Screening babies for hearing loss by 1 month of age
• Diagnosing permanent hearing loss by 3 months of age
• Ensuring access to intervention by 6 months of age

For more information, visit our website

Emergency Medical Services - Patient Concerns and Commendations

Call if you have questions, concerns, or commendations about Emergency Medical Services (EMS).

For other questions:

• Finance Department - Billing Cash and Collections | Alberta Health Services

Emergency Medical Services Palliative and End of Life Care Assess Treat and Refer Program

This service is for both adults and pediatrics, the only difference between the 2 is peds has a Specialized Treatment Protocol (SPT) that can be accessed by the front line paramedics in the home as well a dispatch Location Of Interest (LOI) form. This service links primary and palliative care resources in the community to collaboratively manage patients in a symptom crisis.

The program may be initiated by paramedics, who arrive in the home after a 911 call from the patient or family, or by a clinician, who has assessed the patient (in the home or over the phone) and determines additional support is needed on an urgent basis.

Over 50% of patients having a crisis related to their life limiting illness are recognized through routine 911 call and front line paramedics assess the patient to be appropriate for the program and will attempt to make contact with the patient's home/palliative care team. If these teams are unavailable the paramedic will contact the 24/7 on call palliative physician through RAAPID. If all of the above teams are not available the paramedics can call On-line Medical Consultation (OLMC), a 24/7 ED physician available to all front line paramedics.

The program brings an interdisciplinary team directly to the patient. The frontline paramedic crew and the clinician work together, with the patient and the patient’s family, to provide care that aligns with the patient's wishes and Goals of Care Designation (GCD). They also have access to an on-call physician to determine the best treatment.

If possible, and at the patient’s wishes they will be supported to remain in their home. However, paramedics will provide transport to the emergency department, if desired or required.

For further information see our website.

Finance Department - Accounts Payable

Responsible to:

• confirm that goods or services have been received and that invoice amounts are accurate
• pay invoices
• process all Alberta Health Services (AHS) employee expenses
• make sure invoices and expense claims from vendors and AHS employees are complete and accurate

Related Services:

• Finance Department - Billing Cash and Collections

Finance Department - Billing Cash and Collections

Responsible to send invoices:

• for uninsured, out-of-province, and out-of-country patient services
• to The Workers Compensation Board
• to third-party insurance companies

This service also is responsible for:

• invoicing direct delivery ambulance services, including Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Air Ambulance Services, and transfers between facilities
• collecting fees and charges on overdue accounts

Find A Doctor

Not sure how to find a family doctor? There are 3 ways to help connect you with a family doctor.

• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (online tool)
• Primary Care Networks
• Health Link

For more information on how to access these options, visit Find a Doctor.

GLA:D Canada in Alberta

GLA:D® is an eight-week program offered in a group setting with other Albertans living with osteoarthritis (OA). There are two education sessions followed by 12 supervised exercise sessions (twice / week).

The program is designed to teach Albertans about OA with an aim to reduce symptoms through a targeted exercises program. The program roll-out is led by the Bone and Joint Health Strategic Clinical Network (BJH SCN).

More information can be found by visiting the BJH SCN website, the GLA:D® Canada website or by viewing the GLA:D® Canada overview video.

Some service locations may be offered by a contracted service provider and may have a cost for the service. Call the specific service location for more information regarding cost and specific program details.

Health Advisory Councils

Enhances and develops partnerships between communities and Alberta Health Services (AHS). Each council is geographically-based with 10 to 15 volunteer members that are committed to their communities and the healthcare system.

Health Advisory Council members:

• give feedback about what is working well in the healthcare system and suggest areas to improve
• talk to people in communities about what is being said about healthcare services in their area
• think about quality and safety reports from AHS and find issues or trends in certain areas
• give feedback to AHS about healthcare services and delivery

Health Link 811

Health Link provides a number of clinical services including tele-triage and health advice, navigation services and online content support for all Albertans by calling 811 or by using one of its companion web products, MyHealth.Alberta.ca or InformAlberta.ca. The specific services include:

• Symptom-based nurse triage and health information
• CoViD-19 Vaccine Booking
• System navigation
• Dementia Advice Service
• Catch-A-Break Osteoporosis screening
• AlbertaQuits Tobacco Helpline
• Addictions information and referral
• Central Access to specialized services
• Information on Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections (HIV / STIs).
• Referrals to clinical services including and Dietitian Services amd Rehab Advice Line

Health Status Assessment

The focus of the team of population health assessment analysts is on regular monitoring of and reporting on the health status of Alberta residents.

The building blocks for the picture of health status of people living in the province comes from Information about people including:

• demographic data
• vital statistics data
• health utilization data (emergency department and hospital)
• survey data
• health inequality

The data enables us to identify areas where actions may be taken and/or policies implemented that would improve the overall health of the population.

For more information about Surveillance and Health Status Assessment visit our website.

Healthier Together

The website connects Albertans to useful resources and strategies they can use right now to reduce the risk of cancer, or detect cancer earlier.

Provides the following:

• prevention
• education
• health promotion
• cancer screening
• cancer prevention

For more information, visit our website.

Heart Safe Community

The PAD Program promotes Heart Safe Communities in Alberta by; encouraging Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public areas; recognizing sudden cardiac arrest, the importance of early Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of AEDs.

The website provides a place for people and organizations to learn about AEDs and register them in the provincial database.

Services include:

• a free provincial database to register AEDs (includes location and who maintains)
• email notifications for battery or pad expiry dates
• monthly AED Inspection reminders
• provides information on where to put an AED on site
• lets 911 EMS dispatchers know where AEDs are located

Indigenous Wellness Core

The Indigenous Wellness Core (IWC) delivers health services for First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in Alberta. The IWC works with Indigenous peoples, communities and other partners to provide services to Indigenous patients that honour their culture, beliefs and identities.

Our work is guided by five important areas:

• Caring for our patients with respect and dignity
• Improving access to health services
• Treating people as unique individuals
• Managing addictions and mental health
• Staying up to date on the health of Indigenous Albertans

We do this by connecting with Indigenous communities, leaders, decision-makers, and most importantly, our patients. In addition, we are guided by the advice of our Wisdom Council, a group of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Albertans who first came together in September 2012. Their goal is to help ensure that all Indigenous Albertans receive the best possible health care.

For more detailed information, contact the Indigenous Health Program in your zone:

• Indigenous Wellness Core - Calgary Zone
• Indigenous Wellness Core - Central Zone
• Indigenous Wellness Core - Edmonton Zone
• Indigenous Health, Population & Public Health - North Zone
• Indigenous Wellness Core - South Zone

Influenza Immunization Clinics

In early October, anyone who lives, works, goes to school, or visits Alberta can get the influenza immunization for free.

AHS Public Health clinics are for children 6 months to under 5 years and their families—each person needs a booked appt., there’s no drop-ins.

Anyone 5 years or older can get immunized at a pharmacy or their doctor’s office. Health Link doesn’t have info about what pharmacies or healthcare providers offer influenza vaccine—you need to call yourself to check.

To learn more about influenza, go to ahs.ca or myhealth.alberta.ca and search for influenza.

Mammography

Mammography is a type of x-ray to look for growths or changes in breast tissue.

Medical Assistance in Dying

Alberta Health Services has developed a MAID Care Coordination Service to act as a single point of contact for patients, families and health care providers.
MAID is not an urgent service and the process can take varying lengths of time depending on your circumstance. To qualify for this service, you must meet all the eligibility criteria set out by federal law.

For further information:

• Medical Assistance in Dying
• All End of Life Options - Palliative Care

Mental Health Help Line

The line is staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists.

The service provides:

• confidential, anonymous service
• information about mental health programs and services

Mouth Care Training for Care Providers

Anyone looking after an adult who is unable to keep their mouth clean and healthy can access educational resources.

Find information related to:

• understanding mouth health and healthy aging
• selecting dental products
• caring for natural teeth
• caring for dentures
• handling challenging behaviours
• knowing the difference between a healthy and unhealthy mouth

Northern Alberta Adult Cardiac Access Line

Healthcare providers access cardiac services in the Edmonton Zone.

Parking Services

Provides pay parking services at a variety of lots at each site. Please contact the individual site office for detailed information.

Free visitor parking is available at all rural hospitals.

For more information about parking maps, paying a ticket or appealing a ticket visit the website.

Parkinson Association of Alberta PD Helpline

Service offers:

• emotional support
• information about community resources
• confidential conversations with direction and guidance for callers
• information about Parkinson's disease symptoms, treatment, management, and research
• information about Parkinson's for family physicians, nurses, healthcare providers, employers, students and the public

Patient Relations Department

This service is where patients, family members, and the public may express complaints about the health services they receive through Alberta Health Services (AHS). It also receives suggestions, and compliments and acts as a resource for both patients and AHS staff and practitioners during the Patient Concerns Process. Staff and practitioners may be involved with:

• receiving and acknowledging a complaint
• obtaining information from the complainant about their complaint
• explaining the patient concerns resolution process and identifying the next steps to the complainant
• assisting with coordination and communication of the patient feedback process with the public, staff, practitioners and management
• acting as an ongoing contact for the complainant, including updates to the patient concerns resolution process
• documentation of the process and outcome of the complaint
• the Patient Relations Department, led by the Patient Concerns Officer and the Executive Director of Patient Relations, is available to work with patients and AHS leaders to resolve a complaint until all possible avenues within AHS have been explored.

The following options are available for resolving a complaint:

Option 1

Discuss your concern with your care team. Because your care team knows you best, discussing your concern with them may resolve the issue right away. You may also ask the manager of the program or service area for help.

Option 2

Contact the Patient Relations Department by telephone, fax or mail:

• Telephone: 1-855-550-2555<
• Fax:1-877-871-4340
• Mailing address only:
  c/o Patient Relations
  10030 107 Street NW
  Edmonton, AB
  T5J 3E4
• Online feedback form

Once we hear from you, a Patient Relations Representative will be in touch with you by phone within three business days. This person will clarify the details of your concern, and staff will work with you to resolve the concern.

Poison & Drug Information Service

Services may include:

• emergency advice about poisonings
• drug information for healthcare providers
• medication advice for the general public
• poison education and prevention

For more information visit the Poison & Drug Information Service

Poison Centre

What to do when you call:

• Have the poison container with you when you call
• Be prepared to answer important questions
• Listen carefully to instructions
• Ask the Information Specialist to repeat anything you don’t understand
• Follow the Information Specialist's advice

What to expect when you call:

Information Specialists will want to know:

• name
• gender
• weight
• what was swallowed
• how much was swallowed
• information from the container label
• if you've had anything to eat or drink since swallowing the poison

Policy Services

Manages all aspects of the policy document lifecycle while accountable for the Policy Development Framework and all aspects of the policy development process within Alberta Health Services (AHS). Specifically accomplishing this by:

• identifying clinical and corporate policy needs
• assessing risk and prioritization
• working in partnership with operational leaders and subject matter experts
• consulting and engaging internal and external stakeholders
• facilitating a consistent and systematic approach to policy development and records retention
• creating and maintaining archival and library services for all AHS governance documents

Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program

PChAD (Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program) is for legal guardians of children / youth under the age of 18 years who can apply to the Provincial Court of Alberta, Family Court for a PChAD protection order. If the court agrees, your child will be admitted to a Protective Safe House (PSH) for up to ten days, with a possible extension of up to five days. PSH's are located in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie.

While in the Protective Safe House, your child will undergo detoxification and stabilization as well as an assessment by an AHS Addiction and Mental Health Counsellor. Parents / legal guardians are expected to participate in programming at the PSH.

If a judge grants a PChAD Protection Order, parents / legal guardians will be able to request a bed at a PSH for their child. A bed will be placed on hold as soon as possible after a request is made; however, beds are not always immediately available. PChAD is not a crisis service, and admissions are carefully planned and coordinated.

Transportation to the PSH is the responsibility of the parent / legal guardian, however parent / legal guardians can request in their application to court for assistance from police to apprehend and transport their child to a PSH. It is the parent / legal guardian's responsibility to pick up their child from the PSH at the end of their stay. If unable to pick up their child, they must arrange for a designated adult to pick them up.

For additional information and resources about the PChAD program, call the 24-hour Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 and / or see our AHS webpage. You can attend a PChAD pre-application information session with an authorized addiction counsellor at your local Addiction Services office.

Provincial Injury Prevention Program

Injury is the leading cause of death for Albertans.

This program provides leadership across Alberta Health Services (AHS) to identify, establish, and advance injury prevention priorities. Team members work together with AHS regional staff to ensure excellence in injury prevention programming across the province.

Priority areas are the four main causes of injury and death in Alberta:

• unintentional poisoning
• falls
• suicide
• transportation

Everyone plays a role in injury prevention and safety.

Find out what you can do at Injury Prevention

Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care

The Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Care website is for Albertans -- people who need care, families, clinicians, and care providers. The information has an Alberta focus and is designed to be easy to understand and simple to find. Here we offer:

• a quick and easy way to find palliative and end-of-life care information and services
• links to organizations, groups, and services in Alberta that provide palliative and end-of-life care
• real-life stories from patients, families, and healthcare providers
• information for patients and caregivers that's been approved by Albertan experts
• clinical information for healthcare providers
• information on provincial palliative and end-of-life care programs and initiatives that support patients, families and health care providers
• listings for education, workshops, conferences, and online learning

QuitCore

QuitCore is a FREE group support program that provides Albertans (18+); with the tools and skills they need to quit using tobacco. The program consists of six 90-minute sessions over a period of up to nine weeks at various locations around the province. Join a group in your community to share your stories, learn new coping strategies and celebrate milestones together.

RAAPID (Referral, Access, Advice, Placement, Information & Destination)

RAAPID works to:

• facilitate critical and / or urgent consultations with a tertiary or regional care facility specialists
• facilitate the right care at the right place, using real time capacity information
• facilitate and coordinate the return of patients to a healthcare facility closest to their home community after an acute episode
• record and archive all calls for future reference and quality assurance.

If you have questions please email us.

Information for health professional is available on our website.

School Health & Wellness Promotion

Develops partnerships with stakeholders to affect policy change, leverage resources, increase capacity, and plan programs in Alberta to improve the health of youth. A comprehensive school health approach is used, which includes these initiatives:

• Health promotion facilitators partner with school authorities across the province to promote healthy eating, being active, and positive mental health among students
• The comprehensive school health initiative looks at school health in Alberta by understanding the state of health in schools, supporting consistent messages and resources related to school health, and creating partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

Screen Test

Screen Test, as part of the Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Program, offers mammograms and information on breast health to women in Calgary, Edmonton, and over 120 communities in rural Alberta. This service uses 2 mobile mammography clinics to ensure eligible women in rural communities are able to get breast cancer screening. These trailers are clinics on wheels, complete with a reception area, dressing rooms and an exam room.

For more information and to see the mobile clinic schedule, visit our website.

STEMI / Vital Heart Response Program

The STEMI / Vital Heart Response programs provide advice and urgent emergency care for STEMI (ST Segment Elevated MI) patients who present with chest pain and total blockage of a coronary artery. This is a true medical emergency, representing the deadliest type of heart attack. The critical relationship of restoring blood flow and chance of survival in patients can be measured in minutes. With the 2 key programs available patients presenting with STEMI are assessed right away and in consultation with Interventional Cardiologists in Calgary and Edmonton. Patients may be treated on site using clot busting medications and / or transferred to a care centre that can perform advanced procedures to open the artery.

Teaching Sexual Health

Teaching Sexual Health offers evidence-based sexual health information for teachers, educators and parents.
The teacher portal includes information, lesson plans and teaching strategies for teachers to increase their knowledge, comfort, and capacity to teach the human sexuality curriculum. The teacher portal is an Alberta Education authorized resource. Free online teacher workshops four times a year.
The parent portal provides parents with sexual health information for children birth up to 18 years of age. It has tips to increase communication between parents and children, links to reliable community agencies, and other information about sexual and reproductive health.

To learn more visit our website.

Tuberculosis Program

This service provides services for the following referral types:

• Active TB suspected / TB treatment
• Contact investigation & follow-up
• Immigration screening
• LTBI screening & treatment
• Other screening: transplant, immunosuppressed, LTC, employment, corrections

For additional information on Tuberculosis visit: myhealth.alberta.ca

Virtual Health

AHS Virtual Health’s vision is “Delivering Safe Quality Virtual Care – Anytime, Anywhere”. The service works together with clinical programs and AHS partners to add technology into their daily workflow in order to deliver health services when the clinician(s) and/or patient are separated by distance. This improves access and reduces barriers to patient care across Alberta and beyond.

Virtual care may be provided using telephone, video, messaging, or email.

Weight Management Adult Community Program

This program provides weight management education and support to patients and health care professionals.
Patient services include:

• Weight Management Group Education Workshop Series
• Weight Management Information and Advice Line
• Post Bariatric Surgery (Information and Support)

Healthcare professional services include:

• Information and advice on patients' self-management of obesity and overweight and treatment options
• Education Workshops

Community services include:

• Education sessions - currently onlinegement of obesity and overweight and treatment options

Additional information:

• Resources and Workshops for Professionals