May 31, 2024
Shared Commitments webinar, new leader rounding guide
Watch our introductory webinar and check out the new leader rounding guide. (more...)
Explore available services to improve your overall well-being
Take practical and proactive steps to support your health and personal life through Life Smart Coaching. (more...)
Mental Wellness Moment
Dr. Nicholas Mitchell talks about how longer days and more sun exposure can affect one’s mental well-being. (more...)
Celebrate Indigenous culture throughout June
Staff are invited to participate in education and awareness sessions throughout June to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Month. (more...)
New Antimicrobial Stewardship Program launched to improve patient care
Once implemented, AHS will be a national leader in demonstrating impacts on antimicrobial use and improved patient outcomes. (more...)
Empower patients to ask questions with My Next Steps resource
Help patients feel confident about being discharged from hospital by giving them a resource called My Next Steps. (more...)
Learn about ethics issues in pediatric care
Join the Ethics Lunch ‘n’ Learn Series for a session about the ethics issues in pediatric care. Offered June 6 at 11:30 a.m. and June 7 at noon. (more...)
Register for AHS Improvement Way (AIW) Day on June 12
Registration closes June 10 for the AHS Improvement Way (AIW) Day conference. Register here. (more...)
May 31, 2024
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The Introduction to Shared Commitments webinar is now posted. The webinar highlights why Shared Commitments were created, what they are and who has a role in implementing them. Team members also answer some participant questions. Many of the questions will be added to our staff and provider frequently asked questions document.
AHS has also developed a guide to support Shared Commitments conversations during leader rounding. It provides leaders with questions and conversation starters to help teams understand how patients are experiencing Shared Commitments during their care. It was developed with feedback from the Leader Rounding Community of Practice.
Learn more about Shared Commitments.
The Employee and Family Assistance Program offers several services through Life Smart Coaching to support you through everyday life events.
You can get coaching support for your health, personal life and career in areas such as wellness, stress and pre-retirement planning. These services are offered over the phone. If you are feeling uncertain or overwhelmed, in-person or virtual counselling services are also available.
To get started, contact the intake line at 1-877-273-3134. You will be asked a few questions and then connected to a specialist who will guide you through a personalized plan tailored to your needs.
Physicians can contact the AMA Physician and Family Support Program, a confidential 24/7 support line, at 1-877-SOS-4MDS for options and support.
Questions? Contact wellness@ahs.ca.
The longest day of the year is only a few weeks away. In this Mental Wellness Moment, Dr. Nicholas Mitchell — Provincial Medical Director for Addiction and Mental Health with AHS — talks about how longer days and more sun exposure can affect one’s mental well-being, for better and worse.
AHS is honouring Indigenous Peoples throughout June — National Indigenous Peoples Month — with a series of online education and information sessions. All staff are invited to join us on June 3 at noon to kick off AHS celebrations with a broadcast of the in-person opening ceremonies at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, featuring guest speakers and dancers.
To learn more and to see the event listings for the month, visit Insite and Together4Health.
AHS launched a new Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) focused on integrating and optimizing antimicrobial stewardship practices in AHS acute care sites across the province.
Antimicrobial misuse and overuse contribute to poor patient outcomes and antimicrobial resistance, a known global health threat as declared by the World Health Organization. Through the new ASP, AHS is taking concrete steps to address this threat and improve the care of our patients.
Visit Antimicrobial Stewardship Program learn more.
Help patients feel more confident about being discharged from hospital by giving them a resource called My Next Steps: Getting Ready to Leave the Hospital. Developed by patient advisors and providers, My Next Steps supports patients in becoming partners in care—an element of AHS’s Shared Commitments.
My Next Steps lists resources and coaches patients on questions to ask providers. “It covers things like medications, home care and wound care—which patients should be thinking about before discharge,” says AHS patient advisor Karen Moffat, who helped design My Next Steps.
Part of Home to Hospital to Home Transitions, My Next Steps is on the Safe Discharge Checklist on Connect Care, and fits into the discharge readiness orientation. By helping discharge processes go more smoothly, My Next Steps can improve transitions in care and keep patients from returning to hospital.
More information:
The Ethics Lunch ‘n’ Learn Series explores common healthcare issues, identifies ethical concerns at play, and provides an ethical framework for thinking them through.
Join the next session: No Way Home? Ethics Issues in Pediatric Care Across the Urban-Rural Divide:
This session will be presented in partnership with Awasisak Indigenous Health, Aid for Symptoms and Serious Illness Support Team (ASSIST) and the Family Talks program at the Stollery Children’s Hospital. You’ll learn the challenges parents face when contemplating supporting a child with a complex medical condition in rural or remote areas.
Discover more sessions in the series.
Whether you're a seasoned AHS Improvement Way practitioner or new to the approach, join us on June 12 for a day of virtual engaging presentations and interactive workshops. This year, our focus is on change management within AIW, essential process improvement tools, and strategies for leading an efficient organization. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect, learn and be inspired.
Register here. If you have any questions, please email aiw@ahs.ca.
