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,
Recognizing progress & encouraging positive change
Throughout 2016 the College of Physicians and Surgeons have been working to address one of the recommendations from the Health Quality Council of Alberta’s 2013 Continuity of Care study (Recommendation #2). Starting in January 2017, physicians will have to meet new timeframes
Lack of basic health system oversight & coordination puts Alberta patients and families at risk
On July 18th, Alberta Health Services issued a report resulting from a joint investigation by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta and Alberta Health Services “into inadequate reprocessing and sterilization of medical devices” in the North Town Medical
HQCA report outlines lack of progress
We certainly appreciate very much the work that the team with the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) did to investigate what has been accomplished since the recommendations made in the first report the Continuity of Patient Care Study.
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
Updates to After-hours Access to Care
We are pleased to share that after hearing from patients and providers, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) have established the Continuity of Care standard of practice. This standard clarifies the expectation of doctors and peers in
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