Addiction and Mental Health - Opioid Dependency Program

Provides methadone or Suboxone® 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 MMT 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

Addiction and Mental Health - School-based Services, Child and Adolescent

The primary goal is to keep children with mental health conditions learning and functioning as well as possible in their schools and communities.Includes consultation with education personnel.

Addiction Helpline

The Addiction Helpline is a toll free confidential service which provides alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and problem gambling support, information and referral to services. The Addiction Helpline operates 24 hour a day, seven days a week and is available to all Albertans.

Addiction Services - Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program

AHS Addiction and Mental Health Services - Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Program (PChAD) is for legal guardians of youth under the age of 18 who can apply to the Provincial Court of Alberta, Family Court for a protection order. Guardians must provide evidence to the judge to show that the youth’s use of alcohol or other drugs is likely to cause significant harm to the youth or others. PChAD is a treatment option for youth who will not access addiction on a voluntarily basis. If the court agrees, the youth will be admitted to a Protective Safe House (PSH) for up to ten days. While in the Protective Safe House, the youth will undergo detoxification and stabilization as well as participate in an assessment with an addiction counsellor. Parents / guardians are expected to participate in programming at the PSH.

Parents / guardians who want to apply for a protection order must first attend a PChAD Pre-Application Information Session with an AHS addiction counsellor. Make an appointment at an Addiction and Mental Health services office in / near your community to explore all alternatives, including voluntary programs, and to receive more information about PChAD. The addiction counsellor will provide written proof of attendance once you have completed a Pre-Application Information Session, which the court will require prior to accepting an application for a protection order.

If a judge grants a protection order, parents / guardians will be able to request a bed for their child. A bed will be placed on hold for a child as soon as possible after a request is made; however, beds are not always immediately available. PChAD is not a crisis service. Admissions to PChAD are carefully planned and coordinated. Parents/guardians will receive instructions from the addiction counsellor at the Pre-Application Information Session about how to request a PChAD bed after a protection order is granted.

PSHs are located in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie. Transportation to the house is the responsibility of the parent / guardian, however parent / guardians can request in their application to court for assistance from police to apprehend and convey their youth to a PSH. It is the parent / guardian’s responsibility to pick up the youth from the house at the end of their stay.
Want to know more? Call the 24-hour Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 and/or see our AHS webpage.

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, in a lodge, or a group home by providing financial assistance for respiratory equipment and supplies. Respiratory benefits include oxygen, ventilators, tracheotomy tubes and suction supplies, and bi-level positive airway pressure (BPAP) devices.

A healthcare provider will do an assessment to determine the equipment and supplies that you can get through the program.

Alberta Breast Cancer Screening Program

The ABCSP develops and coordinates activities that contribute to finding breast cancer early. Services include:

• information and teaching to women and healthcare providers
• up-to-date screening throughout Alberta based on research and feedback from healthcare providers
• works with healthcare providers and clinics to communicate with women who have been screened or who are eligible to be screened

For more information visit our website.

Screen Test operates clinics in Edmonton and Calgary, and offers mobile screening mammography services to about 120 communities throughout rural Alberta. The Alberta Society of Radiologists offers mammography clinic services in communities throughout Alberta.

Alberta Cervical Cancer Screening Program

This program works to increase the number of women aged 25 to 69 who have regular Pap tests. Pap tests together with HPV vaccination are the best way to prevent cervical cancer. Over 90% of cervical cancers can be cured when found and treated early.

The ACCSP develops and coordinates activities that contribute to preventing and/or finding cervical cancer early. Services include:

• increasing access to cervical cancer screening services in the province
• working with healthcare providers and labs to contact women who have been screened
• educating women and healthcare providers
• providing a correspondence system that includes invitations, results, recalls, and follow-up letters for clients and healthcare providers
• providing cervical cancer screening quality assurance
• supporting continual quality improvement of cervical cancer screening services based on feedback from Albertans and healthcare providers and research/evidence based practice

For more information about the Alberta Cervical Cancer Screening Program, visit our website.

Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

The ACRCSP advocates for adherence to the Canadian colorectal cancer screening guidelines; these guidelines recommend that average-risk men and women aged 50 to 74 years of age participate in colorectal cancer screening using the FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test) every 1-2 years. The FIT is a home stool test (poop test) that finds blood in the stool. Patients who are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (due to a personal or family history of colorectal cancer or pre-cancerous polyps) should be screened at regular intervals via a colonoscopy.  Please speak to your doctor about what test is most appropriate for you.

ACRCSP develops and supports the implementation activities that help contribute to the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer.

Services include:

• providing increased access to colorectal cancer screening services across the province
• providing information and education to target age groups and healthcare providers
• mailing FIT home stool test result letters (abnormal and normal) to men and women between 50 and 74 years of age
• providing colorectal cancer screening quality assurance
• improving and supporting the overall quality of colonoscopies
• patient and provider education
• continual quality improvement in the delivery of colorectal cancer screening services based on feedback from Albertans, healthcare providers and research information

For more information, visit our website.

Alberta Prevents Cancer

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.

Alberta's Newborn Metabolic Screening Program

Healthcare providers work with parents (or guardians) to screen for 17 treatable conditions (14 metabolic, 2 endocrine, and cystic fibrosis).

• 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 has a 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

AlbertaQuits Learning Series

Research shows that receiving support and advice from a health professional specially trained in tobacco cessation can double a tobacco user's chances of successfully quitting.

The AlbertaQuits Learning Series includes self-study, online and classroom learning units to deliver comprehensive training and best practice guidance to participants. The AlbertaQuits Learning Series also prepares healthcare professionals for the opportunity to write the national Certified Tobacco Educator exam through the Canadian Network for Respiratory Care (CNRC). For the current list of available tobacco-related courses including the Foundational Health Educator training please refer to the “Learning” tab on AlbertaQuits website.

AlbertaQuits Online

This free web-based program is designed to help people who want to quit smoking or using spit tobacco find the support and tools they need.

Cancer View Canada

The Cancer View Canada website provides people with access to services, information and resources for cancer prevention, screening, and treatment. It also provides supportive, palliative and end-of-life care.

The site also provides collaborative tools to help people in Canadian cancer communities to link with each other.

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 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 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

Continuing Care Access (CCA)

The North Zone Continuing Care Access (CCA) supports Albertans, health care providers and organizations to access continuing care services in Northern Alberta including:

• Home Care
• Rehabilitation Services such as Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
• Alberta Aids to Daily Living (equipment/products)
• Access to a Designated Supportive Living, Long Term Care and Respite
• Adult Day Programs
• Palliative and End of Life Care
• Self-Managed Care
• Navigating the health care system
• Accessing services in other areas of the province

CCA has a toll free number staffed by Registered Nurses who will discuss your health care needs, complete an assessment and send a referral to the most appropriate AHS health care provider or service. The Registered Nurse may also provide callers with resources and supports available in their community.

Dementia Advice Service

This service provides:

• 24/7 telephone nurse advice for individuals and caregivers living with Dementia and Alzheimer's
• When needed, callers will be referred to a specialized dementia nurse for additional support.

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
• pamphlet
• Parent Guide to Wise Use of Antibiotics (20-page guide for respiratory infections)
• 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

The program aims to identify permanent hearing loss early and provide necessary follow-up services and support to families when needed.

Services include:

• Screening babies for hearing loss by one month of age
• Diagnostic assessment, if needed, by three months of age
• Access to follow-up services and support, if needed, by six months of age

For more information, visit our website

Emergency Medical Services - Billing & AHS Collections

This service 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

Mailing Address:

AHS EMS Accounts Receivable
PO Box 1260, Station Main
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 2M8 

Related Services:

Financial Operation Department - Accounts Receivable

Emergency Medical Services - Patient Concerns and Commendations

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

For other questions:

• Emergency Medical Services - Billing Information

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

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 EMS, 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.

The program brings an interdisciplinary team directly to the patient. EMS 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. They also have access to an on-call physician to determine the best treatment.

If possible, the patient will be supported to remain in their home. However, EMS will provide transport to the emergency department, if desired.

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 - Accounts Receivable
• Emergency Medical Services - Billing Information

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

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
• System navigation
• Dementia Advice Service
• Catch-A-Break Osteoporosis screening
• AlbertaQuits Tobacco Helpline
• Addictions information and referral
• Central Access to specialized services
• Referrals to clinical services including Specialized Medication Advice and Dietitian Services

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.

Healthy Children and Youth

Develops partnerships with stakeholders to affect policy change, leverage resources, increase capacity, and plan programs in Alberta to improve the health of youth between 6 and 18. A comprehensive school health approach is used, which includes these initiatives:

• Health promotion coordinators partner with school districts 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

Heart Safe Community

Promotes a heart-safe community in Alberta by teaching people about cardiac emergencies, CPR and AED training, and having AEDs in common areas.

Provides a place for people and organizations to learn about AEDs. Services include:

• a provincial database to register AEDs (includes location and who maintains)
• email notifications for battery or pad expiry dates
• monthly monitoring of AEDs reminders
• provides information on where to put an AED and making or changing an emergency response plan
• lets EMS dispatchers know where AEDs are located

Indigenous Health Program

The Indigenous Health Program (IHP) delivers health services for First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in Alberta. The IHP 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 Health Program - Calgary Zone
• Indigenous Health Program - Central Zone
• Indigenous Health Program - Edmonton Zone
• Indigenous Health Program - North Zone
• Indigenous Health Program - South Zone

Influenza Immunization Clinics

Annual influenza immunization is offered, free of charge, to all Albertans six months of age and older.

Find more information, including local clinic schedules, see the Alberta Health Services Influenza Immunization page.

Medical Assistance in Dying

Provides access to a single point of contact for all end of life options, including medical assistance in dying, through a team called Care Coordination services.  Also provides support in grief and bereavement. 

For further information:

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

MEND - Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It!

MEND (MEND - Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It!) empowers children and families to become active, healthier and happier!

Learn about:

• healthy eating and mealtime habits
• active play
• how to read food labels
• positive parenting
• what serving sizes look like
• behaviour change strategies
• building self-esteem
• healthy growth

MEND 2-4: Healthy lifestyle program for children aged 2 to 4 years and their families. The program has 10 sessions spread over 10 weeks. Each session is 90 minutes long with fun family activities, information, active play and a snack. MEND 5–7: Healthy lifestyle program for children aged 5 to 7 years who are above a healthy weight and their families. The program has 10 sessions spread over 10 weeks. Each session is 105 minutes long with fun family activities, information and active play and a snack. MEND 7-13: Healthy lifestyle program for children aged 7 to 13 years who are above a healthy weight and their families. the program has 20 sessions that spread over 10 weeks. Each session is 2 hours long and includes family activities, information, and physical activity. For more information and to register for MEND programs visit the MEND website.

Mental Health Help Line

Provides 24/7:

• confidential, anonymous service
• crisis intervention
• information about mental health programs and services
• referrals to other agencies if needed

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.

PADIS - 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

Parkinson Association of Alberta PD Helpline

Service offers:

• information on community resources
• supportive listening
• educational information about the symptons of PD (treatment, side effects, management strategies, research, community resources)
• confidential support, direction and guidance
• 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
• Mail: Patient Relations Department
  Suite 300, North Tower
  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.

Policy Services

Supports services within Alberta Health Services (AHS) when developing policies by:

• identifying clinical and corporate policy needs
• assessing risk and prioritization
• working in partnership with senior operational and clinical experts
• facilitating a consistent and systematic approach to policy development

Privacy Office

Responsible for:

• investigating complaints of potential unauthorized access, use or disclosure of personal or health information.
• processing formal requests for information under FOIP or corrections and amendments to health records under the HIA.

Provincial Injury Prevention Program

Injury is the leading cause of death for Albertans ages 1 to 44.

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 three main causes of injury and death Alberta:

• suicide
• transportation-related 
• fall-related 

Everyone plays a role in injury prevention and safety.

Find out what you can do at www.albertahealthservices.ca/injuryprevention.asp

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 services
• links to organizations, groups, and services in Alberta that provide palliative and end of life care
• real-life stories from patients, families, and health care providers
• information for caregivers that's been approved by Albertan experts
• “gold standard” clinical information for 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 stop using tobacco for good. Topics covered include:

• quitting support techniques and aids
• how to develop a quit plan that will work for you
• strategies to deal with recovery symptoms
• how to get your support person involved in the process
• tips on stress management, healthy eating and physical activity
• how to prevent a relapse
• insights from QuitCore graduates

The program has six 90-minute sessions over a period of 6 to 9 weeks.

RAAPID

 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

Renal Services

Treats people with sudden or long-term kidney disease (renal disease). Renal Services is comprised of two programs, the Northern Alberta Renal Program (NARP) and the Southern Alberta Renal Program (SARP).

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 Renal Services page or our program listings for Northern Alberta Renal Program (NARP) and the Southern Alberta Renal Program (SARP).

Healthcare Providers should visit Renal Services for Health Professionals.

Screen Test

Screen Test provides mammograms (breast x-rays) and information on breast health to women in Alberta.   
Screen Test also operates two mobile mammography clinics. Trailers are “clinics on wheels” complete with a reception area, dressing rooms and an exam room. For more information about this program and when the trailer will be in your community, see our website Screening for Life.

STEMI Program

STEMI is a medical emergency as it is one of the deadliest forms of heart attack. The relationship between restoring blood flow and survival in STEMI patients can be measured in minutes. Patients presenting with STEMI are assessed right away and in consultation with Cardiac Interventionalists in Calgary and Edmonton, may be treated on site, or transferred to a care centre that can preform advanced procedures.

STI / HIV Information Line

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.

Telehealth

Telehealth (often called videoconference) is a secure technology in healthcare facilities across Alberta that connects healthcare providers with patients in different locations. In a telehealth session, you can see, hear, and talk to your healthcare provider without travelling to where they are.

Telehealth’s experience supports clinical discussions for children, adults, seniors, and families. Patients, families, and health teams use telehealth for health-related services and education, from one-time health-related visits to ongoing follow-up.

The technology is flexible and supports 37 clinical programs. These are a few examples:

• Addiction and Mental Health
• Cardiology
• Neurology such as stroke, epilepsy
• Pulmonary
• Pediatric
• Chronic diseases like diabetes or arthritis
• Rehabilitation services
• Palliative
• Senior’s Health

If you have questions about using Telehealth for healthcare in Alberta, please e-mail us. Please include the name of your home community, as it will help us respond to your email.

Tobacco Reduction: Tobacco Reduction Program

The Tobacco Reduction Program (TRP) is the provincial Alberta Health Services team responsible for supporting the implementation of the Government of Alberta’s tobacco reduction strategy: Creating Tobacco Free Futures: Alberta’s Strategy to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use 2012-2022. We provide evidence-informed leadership, guidance and support to collective efforts of community and provincial stakeholders to reduce tobacco use in Alberta, and ultimately reduce tobacco-related death and illness. These combined goals are shaped by the four strategic directions of the strategy:

• Prevention - Prevent youth, young adults, pregnant women and at-risk populations from using tobacco, tobacco-like products, smokeless tobacco and other related products.
• Protection - Protect Albertans from the harms of tobacco, tobacco-like products, smokeless tobacco and other related products.
• Cessation - Expand comprehensive cessation initiatives.
• Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building - Support linkages between prevention, protection and cessation outcomes.

For further information see the AlbertaQuits website.

Weight Wise Adult Community Program

This program provides weight management education and support to patients and health care professionals.

Patient services include:

• Weight Wise Group Education Workshops
• Weight Wise Information Line
• Post Bariatric SurgeryInformation and Support

Healthcare professional services include:

•   Weight Management Education/Training

Community services include:

• Education at community organization/site

Additional information:

• Resources for Professionals