AMA in the news

July 2024

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
July 19	Edmonton Journal	Elective hip, knee surgeries halted at Royal Alex to Aug. 11 after residency program snag
July 18	CBC News	Alberta's ER staffing crunch getting worse in big cities and small, doctors warn
July 18	St. Albert Gazette	Nurse practitioner clinic set to open in St. Albert this summer
July 17	Real Talk with Ryan Jesperson	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
July 11	630 CHED - Midday with Courtney Theriault	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
July 11	Healthing.ca	Leaders in health: Dr. Shazma Mithani and patient advocacy on the frontlines of emergency medicine
July 10	Lethbridge Herald	Hospital diversions a crisis in Alberta: AMA
July 10	CTV Alberta Primetime	'It's growing and growing': AMA says ER staffing shortages causing worse outcomes for patients
July 8	Global News	Alberta doctor calls lack of support staff to perform emergency surgeries 'a crisis'
July 8	Red Deer Advocate	Hospital diversions an increasing problem: Alberta Medical Association
July 8	CBC News	Alberta doctors raise alarm about surgical and trauma diversions
July 8	CTV News	'It's not safe': Alberta Medical Association concerned with patient diversions for emergency surgery
July 8	Fairview Post	Fairview recruits three doctors, clinical assessments booked
July 8	City News	Doctors concerned with surgical capacity in Alberta
July 8	Lethbridge Herald	Oncologist wait times worsening, says Alberta Medical Association
July 6	CBC News	Edmonton doctor set to be first Canadian woman to become a commercial astronaut
July 4	CTV News	'He wants to fight': Edmonton family feeling hopeless after months waiting for cancer care
July 3	City News	Alberta man waiting to see oncologist more than 2 months after cancer diagnosis

June 2024

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
June 18	City News	Alberta doctors labelled 'pedophiles, sex offenders' at UCP fundraising event
June 14	Edmonton Journal	Opinion: Let's get new pay model for family doctors to the finish line
June 10	Red Deer Advocate	Alberta doctors calling on the province to recruit more oncologists
June 8	Global News, The Roy Green Show	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
June 4	630 CHED - Midday with Courtney Theriault	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
June 1	Medicine Hat News	Medical association president shares unease with acute care system

May 2024

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
May 31	CTV News	Province needs to bring Alberta Advantage to lagging cancer care: AMA
May 24	CBC News	Hundreds of Alberta seniors face losing doctor home visits as debate about physician fees heats up
May 24	Everything GP	AMA worried about shortage of oncologists
May 22	St. Albert Gazette	Emergency wait times trend down in St. Albert
May 21	CTV News - Alberta Primetime	Dr. Paul Parks discusses the changes being made to Alberta's health care system
May 18	CTV News	AMA sounds alarm over lack of available oncologists
May 18	Daily Guardian	AMA sounds alarm over lack of available oncologists
May 18	Global News	Alberta cancer patients left waiting for care over lack of oncologists
May 17	Edmonton Journal	Doctor shortage, diagnosis delays threaten Alberta cancer patients: Oncologist
May 17	CBC News	Alberta must offer higher pay to keep scarce supply of oncologists, medical association says
May 16	Edmonton Journal	Rolling surgical outages point to Alberta's acute care crisis: AMA
May 16	Health Debate	Proposed changes to the system leaves Alberta's health care leaders with more questions than answers
May 14	Chat News Today	Alberta proposes bill to revamp health care system, advocate says consultation needed
May 14	City News Everywhere	Alberta tables bill to split AHS into different agencies
May 13	CTV News Edmonton	Calls for more spending on Alberta health care following senior's 3-week stay in hospital hallway
May 3	CTV News Edmonton	Alberta doctors' advocate decries federal capital-gains tax changes
May 3	Calgary Herald	Braid; Feds can learn from UCP's very bad week - reverse tax hike and give doctors a hand
May 3	CTV News Edmonton	Federal tax changes could impact family doctors

April 2024

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
April 25	CBC News	New payment model will see Alberta's nurse practitioners make 80% what family doctors make
April 25	Daily Herald Tribune	Alberta unveils new nurse practitioner funding model
April 24	Calgary Eyeopener with Loren McGinnis, Angela Knight - CBC Listen	Doctor's tax increases segment with Dr. Paul Parks
April 19	CBC News	Alberta government knew about NICU pressures before this week's letter from doctors
April 17	CBC News	Calgary doctors pushing back on provincial government's response to NICU crisis
April 16	Edmonton Journal	'Frail, underweight infants': Edmonton doctors say neonatal ICUs above safe capacity
April 17	CHAT News Today	Medicine Hat physician says new Alberta doctor pay structure will make family care more viable
April 17	CBC News	Alberta government closing in on new pay model to attract family doctors
April 17	City News Everywhere	Alberta announces new compensation model for family doctors
April 17	Lethbridge News Now	Health Minister LaGrange reveals plan with AMA for new compensation model for rural and family doctors
April 17	CHAT News Now	Alberta close to deal to recruit and retain family doctors, health minister says
April 17	Red Deer Advocate	New pay model for family doctors announced
April 17	Edmonton Sun	Alberta government closing in on new deal to pay family doctors
April 17	CTV News Edmonton	Province says 'heavy lifting' done on new family doctor funding model, but negotiations continue
April 12	630 CHED - Midday with Courtney Theriault	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
April 12	The Breakdown AB	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
April 10	Edmonton Journal	'Overruled by Alberta Health': Doctors with fewer than 500 patients don't qualify for provincial aid
April 8	Edmonton Journal	Medical students looking at becoming family doctors, call for action by province
April 5	My Grande Prairie Now	Rural physician practices serving under 500 patients ineligible for Transitional Funding Support from province: AMA
April 5	High River Online	Some of Alberta's physicians may be eligible for some funding
April 4	Discover Airdrie	Funding could be on the way for your family physician
April 4	CTV News	Rural doctors in Alberta eligible for $24k to $40k in funding from the province

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
March 26	CBC Radio - Edmonton AM with Mark Connolly & Tara McCarthy	How medical students are trying to improve Alberta's health care system
March 26	City News	Alberta vows to improve surgery wait times amid anaesthetist shortage
March 25	City News	Alberta doctor calls out provincial funding program, saying it excludes rural physicians
March 4	Everything GP	AMA head welcoming items in the new Alberta budget
March 1	City News	Reactions mixed on Alberta's 2024 budget
March 1	Edmonton Journal	Physician funding model still just elevated fee for service: AMA
March 1	Lethbridge Herald	Health care 'doomed' with budget: Phillips
March 1	CTV News	Alberta government mothballing south Edmonton hospital 'senseless': health advocates
March 1	Edmonton Sun	Alberta Budget: Cost of restructuring AHS pegged at $85 million over two years

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
February 28	630 CHED - Midday with Courtney Theriault	Interview segment with Dr. Paul Parks
February 26	CTV News	Tight budget, health-care changes expected to dominate Alberta legislature sitting
February 26	Edmonton Sun	Tight budget, health-care changes expected to dominate Alberta legislature sitting
February 26	Times Colonist	Tight budget, health-care changes expected to dominate Alberta legislature sitting
February 22	Calgary Herald	With doctors in short supply, wait times are rising at Alberta walk-in clinics: report
February 22	CTV News, Edmonton	Alberta gov't halting spending to address needs due to population growth not 'brightest idea': critics
February 21	Edmonton Journal	Dismantling AHS: Primary care, a way forward in Alberta
February 9	Edmonton Journal	Alberta government's promised $57M for primary care clinics begins to roll out
February 9	CTV News	Family doctors get $12M 'stabilization payment' from province. AMA says more funding needed soon
February 9	RD News Now	Province aiming to help primary care providers support patients
February 2	Lethbridge Herald	'Completely overwhelmed': Family doctors in Alberta take concerns to social media
February 1	Edmonton Journal	'Completely overwhelmed': Family doctors in Alberta take concerns to social media
February 1	Windsor Star	SOS: Alberta family doctors say they are in 'crisis' mode

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
January 31	City News	Alberta doctors warn of 'crisis in family medicine'
January 31	Global News	AMA launches social media blitz highlighting state of healthcare
January 31	CTV News	Doctors launch 'SOS' campaign to bring awareness to unsustainable family practice model
January 29	CBC News	Alberta doctors call for action on women's health in new awareness campaign
January 26	Discover Airdrie	Finding a family doctor in Airdrie to become tougher
January 25	CBC News	Alberta government promotes 'pharmacy clinics' to take strain off family doctors, ERs
January 25	Cochrane Eagle	Primary care 'crumbing around us,' survey of Alberta doctors shows
January 25	Canada's National Observer	Our health-care system is crashing
January 24	Lethbridge Herald	Alberta health care system in dire shape, says Medical Association
January 24	630 CHED Afternoons with Bryn Griffiths	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
January 24	St. Albert Gazette	Primary care 'crumbling around us,' survey of Alberta doctors shows
January 23	The Globe and Mail	Primary care in 'critical condition,' Alberta doctors group head says, citing survey
January 23	Global News	61% of family physicians in Alberta considering leaving provincial health-care system: Report
January 23	CBC News	Primary care in 'critical condition,' Alberta doctors group head says, citing survey
January 23	Lethbridge News Now	Primary care in 'critical condition,' Alberta doctors group head says
January 23	Calgary Herald	Braid: Top doctor urges UCP to 'stop the bleeding' in family medicine or face disaster
January 23	Times Colonist, Victoria	Primary care in 'critical condition,' Alberta doctors group head says, citing survey
January 23	Calgary Sun	AMA president says 61 per cent of Alberta family physicians considering leaving health care system
January 23	Global News	Family doctors considering leaving Alberta
January 23	City News	Primary care is 'crumbling' AMA says, citing new survey data
January 23	Edmonton Journal	AMA president says 61 per cent of Alberta family physicians considering leaving health care system
January 23	Red Deer Advocate	Family doctors desperate for funding to save practices, says AMA
January 18	630 CHED - Midday with Courtney Theriault	Interview with Paul Parks - What's behind the temporary pause in Alberta's kidney matching program?
January 17	CBC News	Doctors worry breaking point is coming at Alberta hospitals - interview with Dr. Paul Parks
January 17	CBC News	CBC News Network's Andrew Nichols speaks with president of AMA Dr. Paul Parks
January 16	CBC News	Makeshift dividers, hallway medicine are signs of a system in crisis, say Alberta front-line staff
January 12	CTV News	Calls for health-care system overhaul - Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
January 11	Edmonton Sun	Bell: Top Alberta doc to Danielle Smith - 'We don't need more chaos'
January 10	CTV News Calgary	AMA calls on Alberta to declare health-care crisis as surgery, ER and ambulance wait times increase
January 10	River Country 94.9	Doctors wanting action taken on "health care crisis"
January 8	Calgary Herald	Braid: Health care just kept getting worse after Smith's big promises last year
January 5	CTV News	AMA lists proposals for province to fix acute-care system issues
January 4	Edmonton Journal	AMA calls for updates to doctor incentives to help address hospital crisis
January 2	Edmonton Journal	AMA says new fee changes to be announced January 17

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
December 28	Medicine Hat News	Year in Review: Influenza spike, recruiting problems cause struggles for health-care system
December 23	Red Deer Advocate	HACKETT: Health care funding and the message that wasn't
December 22	Livewire Calgary	Question of vaccinations in province dominates Alberta announcement on primary care physician funding
December 22	Edmonton Sun	Premier announces $200-million infusion for struggling primary care and rural doctors
December 22	Medicine Hat News (Print Edition)	Alberta commits extra $200M for family doctors, finalizes $1B health deal with Ottawa
December 22	Red Deer Advocate	Flu numbers "absolutely a problem": AMA president
December 22	Castanet.net	Alberta commits extra $200M for family doctors, finalizes $1B health deal with Ottawa
December 21	Edmonton Journal	Premier announces $200-million infusion for struggling primary care and rural doctors
December 21	todayville	Massive funding boosts kick off Alberta’s transition to fully comprehensive care
December 21	rdnewsNOW	Province announces $200 million to stabilize family and rural physician clinics
December 21	CBC Lite	Alberta commits extra $200M for family doctors, finalizes $1B health deal with Ottawa
December 21	Ottawa Sun	MOIR and HILL: Albertans endure some of the longest health-care waits in Canada
December 19	Bow Island Commentator (Print Edition)	Medical association sets up team to lead input on health commitments
December 19	Coaldale Sunny South News (Print Edition)	Alberta Medical Association sounds alarm on hospital overcapacity
December 15	The Globe and Mail	Alberta’s health care system struggling with overflowing hospitals
December 14	Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen	Dr. Paul Parks' segment on Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen
December 14	Lethbridge News Now	As viral illnesses surge, pressure starts to build on southern Alberta hospitals
December 14	Stony Plain Reporter	'As bad as we've seen it in 25 years': AMA president sounds alarm as Alberta hospital wait times rise
December 14	Sherwood Park News	'As bad as we've seen it in 25 years': AMA president sounds alarm as Alberta hospital wait times rise
December 14	CBC News, Calgary	Hospital surge beds added as pressure grows in Alberta's intensive care units
December 14	Edmonton Journal	Thursday's Letters: Family medicine is the first priority - Dr. Paul Parks
December 13	The Globe and Mail	'We're actually quite worried:' Spike in children, babies with respiratory virus symptoms in Western Canada
December 13	Global News	Kids' emergency rooms are crunched in Canada. What parents should know
December 13	Medicine Hat News	AMA sounds alarm on hospital overcapacity
December 12	Red Deer Advocate	Respiratory illness pushes Red Deer emergency department to the edge
December 12	CBC News, Calgary	Alberta hospitals already in 'disaster' mode as virus season picks up, doctors warn
December 12	Edmonton Journal	Flu bug gets ugly in Alberta: H1N1 rates soar across province
December 11	630 CHED, Midday with Courtney Theriault	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
December 11	City News	AMA calling for more support as hospitals are overwhelmed
December 11	CTV News, Edmonton	Provincial health-care system in danger of collapse: Alberta doctors
December 11	Edmonton Journal	'As bad as we've seen it in 25 years': AMA president sounds alarm as Alberta hospital wait times rise
December 11	Global News	AMA president warns of long waits, very sick kids at hospitals
December 8	Lakeland Today	MLA says allowing nurse practitioners to set up private practice could benefit everyone
December 8	Lethbridge Herald	Medical association sets up team to lead input on health commitments
December 6	City News	Doctors claim ERs across Alberta are critically overcrowded
December 3	CBCNN Live	Alberta doctors are pushing back against a plan to give nurse practitioners autonomy - interview with Dr. Paul Parks

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
November 30	Sherwood Park News	"Difficult time": Boosting nurse practitioner clinics lets physicians down, says AMA
November 28	Alberta Prime Time	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
November 28	Medicine Hat News	Local ER doctor, Paul Parks, president of the AMA has written an Op/Ed on the need for a funding framework with primary care physicians in the province.
November 25	CBC News, Calgary	Nurse practitioner announcement leaves family physicians feeling devalued, disrespected
November 24	QRFM Calgary, Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
November 24	Everything GP	Critics say Alberta's plan to allow nurse practitioner-led clinics could throw health care into disarray
November 24	Edmonton Journal	'Difficult time': Boosting nurse practitioner clinics lets physicians down, says AMA
November 24	RD News Now	Critics say Alberta's plan to allow nurse practitioner-led clinics could throw health care into disarray
November 23	Edmonton Journal	Opinion: Family doctors must be the priority in Albertans' primary care
November 22	Global News	Alberta nurse practitioners can soon open their own clinics under new compensation model
November 22	CTV News, Edmonton	Nurse practitioners to open clinics as part of Alberta plan to address doctor shortage
November 21	My Grande Prairie Now	AMA addresses rural family medicine ahead of provincial budget
November 16	Sherwood Park News	AMA hopeful AHS overhaul is better for doctors and patients
November 15	Brooks Bulletin	Former Brooks physician to lead Alberta Health board
November 10	CHAT News Today!	Medicine Hat doctor says input from frontline workers is crucial for Alberta's new health care system
November 10	Express Healthcare Management	Controversial plan to restructure AHS sparks concern and opposition
November 9	CTV News, Calgary	AHS employees getting first details of new structure in series of town hall meetings
November 9	MyLloydminsterNow	Provincial healthcare announcement separate issue from the immediate one at hand: AMA president
November 9	MyLethbridgeNow	Provincial healthcare announcement separate issue from the immediate one at hand: AMA president
November 9	CTV News, Edmonton	Smith and UCP begin selling health care overhaul to supportive rural leaders, skeptical professionals
November 9	iHeartRadio	Smith and UCP begin selling health care overhaul to supportive rural leaders, skeptical professionals
November 9	CBC News, Calgary	Nurses, doctors call on Alberta government to back down from health-care restructuring
November 9	MyGrandePrairieNow	Lack of physician coverage in rural areas among urgent needs: AMA president
November 9	630 CHED	Afternoons with Bryn Griffiths and Reid Wilkins
November 9	Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen	Dr. Paul Parks segment of Real Talk with Ryan Jesperson
November 9	Taproot Edmonton - The Pulse	Headlines: Nov 9, 2023
November 8	CBCNN Live	AMA President speaks to Sarah Galashan on CBC News Network's Canada Tonight regarding government's plans to restructure health care in Alberta
November 8	CFWE FM	Alberta announces new health delivery system
November 8	iHeartRadio	Doctors describe patients 'suffering' at Edmonton hospitals due to extraordinarily long wait times
November 8	Canadian Healthcare Network	How changes to Alberta's health system may impact its doctors
November 8	Calgary Herald	AMA hopeful AHS overhaul is better for doctors and patients
November 8	Everything GP	Restructuring of AHS must be done "responsibly and carefully" says AMA president
November 8	Edmonton Sun	AMA hopeful AHS overhaul is better for doctors and patients
November 8	Global News	Some Albertans and experts worried about public health restructuring, fear privatization
November 8	CTV News Calgary	'Blow it up and sell pieces off': Stakeholders react to UCP plan to revamp Alberta healthcare system
November 8	CTV News Edmonton	Alberta announces new health delivery system, promises to try to protect jobs
November 8	CBC News	Alberta to dismantle current patient-care model, create new health delivery system
November 8	CTV News Edmonton	Doctors describe patients 'suffering' at Edmonton hospitals due to extraordinarily long wait times
November 8	Canada News	Doctors describe patients 'suffering' at Edmonton hospitals due to extraordinarily long wait times
November 8	Lethbridge Herald	AMA president wants assurances about impact of health services restructuring
November 8	rdnews NOW	AMA president reacts to government's plans for health system reform
November 8	Edmonton Journal	AMA hopeful AHS overhaul is better for doctors and patients
November 8	Lethbridge Herald	AMA consulting with city stakeholders on health system
November 7	City News	UCP vows to decentralize Alberta Health Services
November 7	Global News	Doctors say 2 Edmonton hospitals at 150% capacity, experiencing very long ER waits
November 6	CBC News	Fundamental change needed as Alberta health system is 'not working', minister says
November 6	MountainView Today	Commentary: Health care must remain top priority
November 5	Global News	Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushing AHS reform
November 3	City News	AMA sounds alarm on state of healthcare system
November 3	CTV News, Calgary	23 new family doctors recruited to work in Lethbridge
November 3	CHAT News, Medicine Hat	Medicine Hat physician voices concerns over health-care system's precarious state
November 3	Everything GP	Northern training for doctors one idea to solve specialist retention issues says AMA president
November 3	CTV Calgary	Without DynaLife, Alberta's lab wait times are decreasing: AMA
November 3	Toronto Star	Alberta doctors 'trepidatious' about changes to already fragile health care system
November 3	Alberta Medical Association	Dr. Paul Parks - Local Doctors, Local Issues November 2, 2023 media briefing
November 2	City News	Alberta is in a family doctor crisis: AMA
November 2	MyGrandePrairieNow	AMA pushing for "strategic investing" for physicians in cities like Grande Prairie
November 2	Calgary Herald	'Extremely fragile': AMA head says docs' funding model putting Alberta health care in jeopardy
November 2	Red Deer Advocate	Red Deer doctors struggling with overcapacity at hospital
November 2	630 CHED	Afternoons with Bryn Griffiths: interview with Paul Parks
November 1	Everything GP	Province-wide tour brings AMA president to Grande Prairie

Date	Media Outlet	Name of article/link to interview
October 31	The Albertan (print edition)	Health care must remain top priority
October 26	CTV Calgary	Doctors give feedback on struggling Alberta health care system
October 26	CTV Calgary	Alberta Health Care Concerns
October 24	Alberta Primetimes	Province and AMA introduce a memorandum of understanding to support family docs
October 24	Edmonton Journal	Getting ‘harder and harder’ to recruit family physicians into rural communities, says AMA president
October 23	BigWest Country 92.9 FM	AMA president visits central Alberta for town halls with local members
October 23	Medicine Hat News	Parks says top priorities as AMA president are doctors shortages, overcrowding
October 19	City News	Alberta announces support for nurse practitioners
October 19	Alberta Primetime, CTV	Interview with AMA President, Dr. Paul Parks
October 19	CBC News	Health-care workers on edge as number of Albertans hospitalized with COVID-19 doubles
October 18	Edmonton Journal	Alberta Health Minister LaGrange announces first efforts to fix what ails primary health care
October 18	CTV News	Head of AMA concerned over health system
October 17	CBC The Homestretch	Medical association provincial tour
October 17	Global - Shaye Ganam	AMA president says doctors’ input key to restructuring AHS
October 17	CBC Radio Active	The AMA speaking to doctors around the province

Date	Media Outlet
August 13	Lethbridge Herald	Alberta doctors ready to roll with new care model
August 12	CTV News, Edmonton	Alberta premier promises new funding deal for family doctors coming soon
August 12	CTV News, Calgary	Rural emergency departments struggling with physician shortage
August 12	Global News, Edmonton	Orthopedic surgeries at Royal Alexandra Hospital postponed
August 10	Edmonton Sun	AMA says surgical, trauma services stressed by shortages as surgical cancellations extended at Royal Alex
August 9	Midday with Courtney Theriault	Interview with Dr. Paul Parks
August 9	Calgary Herald	Braid: UCP MLA sparks outrage with claim that a ban on COVID vaccines is in the works
August 9	Lethbridge News Now	Doctors urge immediate action by the Alberta government to stabilize health care
August 8	Red Deer Advocate	Alberta family doctors await new funding model
August 8	Everything GP	Doctors urge immediate action by the Alberta government to stabilize health care
August 8	Chat News Today - Medicine Hat	Doctors urge immediate action by the Alberta government to stabilize health care
August 8	Edmonton Journal	Opinion: Alberta must act now to shore up family, rural and acute health care
August 7	Medicine Hat News	SOS not heeded by province, AMA president says, as system in 'dire sense of urgency'
August 2	City News	Alberta doctors say SOS call unanswered by province
August 2	630 CHED - Afternoons with Bryn Griffiths	AMA sounds alarm as government fails to respond to health care SOS, warns of escalating crisis

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