We are now early into 2017 and at a time when it is tradition to reflect on what was significant during the past year and what is expected and hoped to be accomplished in the upcoming year. 2016 Highlights For us,
Oversight required for patient’s safety
The Alberta Legislature is now back in session after a number of months of the MLAs being away. While the Legislature was quiet, some important events came to light. On the health system front, there are some outstanding questions that
4 years and counting… Time to shift our focus
4 years ago today, we lost Greg to a health system that failed him in many different ways. Since we have tried to honour who Greg was by attempting to match his positive outlook, his honesty and integrity, his sensitivity and
CPSA’s Continuity of Care Standard: Is your doctor compliant?
Today Greg should be turning 35. Instead we are left with fond memories of him and the pain of missing the many wonderful things he brought into our lives. Greg died after many failures and gaps in the Alberta health
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta’s letter to Minister Horne
You may remember that after the release of the HQCA report and recommendations, Minister Horne ordered the agencies involved to report back to him: “Horne said he’s writing to the parties involved, including Alberta Health Services, the Alberta Medical Association
One Month Later
Today the rest of “Greg’s Journey” has been added to the website, just as we wrote it some time ago. It describes what we went through in the last days/hours leading up to Greg’s death. One point to note is
Early progress
A couple of holiday filled weeks have passed since Greg’s story became public with the release of the HQCA report and the launching of our HealthArrows.ca web site. We are very grateful for the interest shown by the members of