Protect our Province Alberta: Recent Episodes

Protect our Province Alberta

A regular panel of doctors and experts. We bring timely, accurate updates on the COVID-19 crisis in Alberta.

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Michelle is joined by Dr. Lorian Hardcastle (Associate Professor in Helath Law and Policy at the University of Calgary), Dr. Jon Meddings (Calgary Gastroenterologist, Past Dean of the Cumming School of Medicine), and Chris Gallaway (Executive Director of Friends of Medicare) to discuss the current and future state of public healthcare in Alberta.

Presentation:Presenter: Dr. Jon Meddings

The post Pop-Up Briefing: The Future of Public Healthcare first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Michelle is joined by Dr. Sam Myhr (Alberta Rural Primary Care Physician) and Dr. Jon Hilner (St. Albert Family Physician) to discuss the family medicine and primary care situation in Alberta.

Join us next Tuesday, November 28th at 3:30PM MST for a briefing on the trajectory of Alberta’s publicly delivered healthcare system.

Presentation: Presenters: Dr. Sam Myhr and Dr. Jon Hilner

The post Pop Up Briefing: Family Medicine and Primary Care first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Michelle is joined by Dr. David Keeghan (Edmonton Emergency Physician), Dr. Neeja Bakshi (Edmonton Internal Medicine Physician), Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz (U of C Developmental Biologist), and Dr. Joe Vipond (Calgary Emergency Physician) to discuss the current state of the COVID-19 and the acute health care system in Alberta.

Presentation: COVID-19 in AlbertaPresenter: Dr. Joe Vipond

Presentation: Presenter: Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz

The post Pop Up Briefing: COVID-19 & Acute Care first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Thanks to all that joined us for our very first Twitter Spaces event! We had some technical problems to start […]

The post Inaugural Twitter Space first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Michelle is joined by Dr. Paul Parks (AMA Emergency Medicine Section President), Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz (U of C Developmental Biologist), […]

The post Urgent Update: The State of the Healthcare System first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Michelle is joined by: Dr. Lyne Filiatrault (Retired Vancouver Emergency Physician and PoPBC Member) Mario Possamai (Senior Advisor, SARS Commission) […]

The post National Edition: Lessons from SARS-CoV-1 first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Michelle is joined by Dr. Alexander Wong (Regina Infectious Disease, HIV, and Addictions physician), Dr. Jillian Horton (Associate Chair of […]

The post Briefing: The Prairies National Edition first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Michelle is joined by Dr. Michael Parkins (Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease, University of Calgary) and […]

The post Briefing: Surveillance Tools Explained first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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For our second national panel on COVID-19, Michelle is joined by: Dr. Katharine Smart (President, Canadian Medical Association) Dr. Lyne […]

The post Briefing: Fifth Wave National Edition first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Ubaka Ogbogu (U of A Associate Professor and Katz Research Fellow in Health and Science Policy), Duane Bratt (Mount […]

The post Briefing: Politics, Policy, and Plague first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Ventilation experts Robert Bean (Calgary ASHRAE Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer) and Amanda Hu (a Calgary based interdisciplinary maker and contributor […]

The post Briefing: At Home with COVID-19, a Ventilation Story first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz (U of C Developmental Biologist), Dr. Kate Bisby (Calgary Family Physician), Dr. Neeja Bakshi (Edmonton Internal Medicine), […]

The post Urgent Update: The Fifth Wave first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Wing Li (Support our Students), Bridget Stirling (U of A Doctoral Fellow and “retired” EPSB Trustee), Dr. Joe Oliver […]

The post Briefing: Safe School Reopening Strategies first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz (U of C developmental biologist), Dr. Kate Bisby (Calgary family physician), Dr. Joe Vipond (Calgary emergency physician), […]

The post Urgent Update: Schools & Isolation Requirements first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Michelle is joined by Dr. Neeja Bakshi (Edmonton Internal Medicine Physician), Dr. Rena LaFrance (Edmonton Consulting Psychiatrist), Dr. Malogazata (Gosia) […]

The post Urgent Briefing: A Fifth Wave first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Shazma Mithani (Edmonton Emergency Physician) and Dr. Dick Zoutman (Ontario Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Medical Microbiology Physician) make […]

The post Briefing: Holiday Safety first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Gosia Gasperovicz (Developmental biologist, University of Calgary), Dr. Alyson Kelvin (Virologist and Vaccinologist, University of Saskatchewan), and Dr. Jason […]

The post Briefing: Omicron first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Mike Parker, EMS Paramedic and President of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta, speaks to the mounting crisis in our […]

The post Briefing: The EMS Crisis first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. David Keegan (Calgary Family Physician), Dr. Neeja Bakshi (Internal Medicine Physician), Dr. Mukarram Zaidi (Calgary Family Physician), and Sandra […]

The post Briefing: The Family Medicine Crisis first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz (Developmental Biologist), Dr. David Fisman (Physician Epidemiologist), Dr. Kashif Pirzada (Emergency Physician), Dr. Lorian Hardcastle (Associate […]

The post Briefing: Preventing the Fifth Wave first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Tehseen Ladha (Pediatrician), Sarah Mackey (Alberta Vax Hunters), and Dr. Wing Li (Support our Students) talk about pediatric vaccine […]

The post Briefing: Pediatric Vaccine Safety first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Lori West (Director, Alberta Transplant Institute), Dr. Anthea Peters (Hematologist, University of Alberta), Reanne Booker (PhD(c), MN NP), Tisa […]

The post Briefing: COVID-19 & Transplants first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Panelists Dr. Hisham Ziauddeen (Senior Clinical Research Associate, University of Cambridge), Dr. Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz (Developmental Biologist, University of Calgary), […]

The post Briefing: Misguided Efforts for Herd Immunity first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Melanee Thomas (University of Calgary), Dr. Ubaka Ogbogu (University of Alberta), Dr. Lorian Hardcastle (University of Calgary), and Dr. […]

The post Briefing: Politics, Governance, and Public Health first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Caroline Buzanko (Psychologist in ADHD and Anxiety), Dr. Rena LaFrance (consulting psychiatrist), and Jessy Roos (Owner of Cultivate) discuss […]

The post Briefing: COVID-19 & Mental Health first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Lisa Barrett (Halifax Infectious Diseases Physician), Dr. Jillian Horton (Manitoba Physician), and Dr. Gosia Gasperowicz (Developmental Biologist) discuss the […]

The post Briefing: #FireBreakAB first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Parker Vandermeer (Central Alberta Locum Physician), Dr. Joe Vipond, Dr. Leyla Asadi, Danielle Larivee (BScN, RN, Slave Lake), and […]

The post Briefing: Rural Healthcare Capacity & New School Measures first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Kashif Pirzada (Toronto Emergency Physician), Dr. Lisa Barrett (Halifax Infectious Diseases Physician), Dr. Victor Leung (Infectious Diseases Physician), and […]

The post Briefing: Rapid Tests first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Professor Timothy Caulfield, Sarah Mackey (@ab_vax), Reanne Booker (PhD(c) MN), and Dr. Stephanie Cooper (Maternal Fetal Medicine), discuss navigating misinformation […]

The post Briefing: Tackling Misinformation first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Dr. Ilan Schwartz (Infectious Diseases), Dr. Neeja Bakshi (Internal Medicine) Reanne Booker, PhD(c) MN, Dr. Paul Parks (Emergency Medicine) Dr. […]

The post Urgent Update: Sept 24, 2021 first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Conor Ruzyki (PhD(c)), Dr. Kevin Hedges, Dr. Simon Smith, and Dr. Jennifer MacDonald discuss airborne transmission of COVID-19 and the […]

The post Briefing: Masks, Airborne Transmission, and Ventilation first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Presentation: Dr. Wing Li

The post Briefing: COVID in Schools first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Presentation: Exponential Growth in Alberta’s ICU Presenting: Dr. Ilan Schwartz, MD PhD FRCPC FECMM Presentation: Scheduled Surgery Cancellations Presenting: Dr. […]

The post Briefing: Triage, Transport, Patient Stories first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Presentation: Dr. Jason Weatherald Presentation: Long COVID Kids Canada Presenting: Susie Goulding, Director, Long COVID Kids Canada

The post Briefing: Long COVID first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Presentation: Hospital Capacity Presenting: Dr. Neeja Bakshi, Associate Clinical Professsor, University of Alberta Presentation: Exponential Growth in Alberta’s ICU Presenting: […]

The post Briefing: Hospital Capacity first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.

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Presentation: Alberta COVID-19 Modelling Presenting: Dr. Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz, developmental biologist, researcher, University of Calgary

The post Briefing: School Safety first appeared on Protect our Province Alberta.