Alberta Doctors' Digest

Dr. Paterson talks teeth: the state of dentistry in Alberta, as compared to the "entrepreneurial physician."

“A quadriplegic ER physician? How is this even possible?” Dr. Ian J. Rigby credits his family and peers for his comeback from a serious accident.

ADD editor Dr. Dennis W. Jirsch discusses the obesity, chronic illness and "paleo" diets.

Read to highlights from the presidents' comments to the Alberta Medical Association’s (AMA’s) Representative Forum (RF) and annual general meeting in Edmonton, September 27-28.

Dr. Alexander H.G. Paterson discusses the $10 million, two-year inquiry into preferential access.

Dr. Dennis W. Jirsch talks about medical mistakes and our concept of time: "Certainly fatigue and arrogance can get in the way of good medical judgment, but our predilection for haste deserves special consideration."

Dr. Alexander H.G. Paterson shares his summer holidays in "Three museums and a flood: An August weekend in Alberta."

In Dr. J. Barrie McCombs' final article, he discusses his tenure writing the Web-footed MD column: "Computer addiction - A career spanning punch cards to iPads logs out."

The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) is making a major investment in our Youth Run Club for healthy kids and communities. We invite you to bring these resources to where you, your family and your neighbors live.

Dr. Dennis W. Jirsch talks about the pros and cons of our digital age in "Our technological discontent."

Dr. Dennis W. Jirsch talks about his book review of The Origin of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology and a Sustainable Society. The opinions expressed in Alberta Doctors’ Digest are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of the Alberta Medical Association or its Board of Directors. The association reserves the right to edit all letters to the editor. The Alberta Medical Association assumes no responsibility or liability for damages arising from any error or omission or from the use of any information or advice contained in Alberta Doctors’ Digest. Advertisements included in Alberta Doctors’ Digest are not necessarily endorsed by the Alberta Medical Association.

At AMA's second primary care summit in Calgary on June 1, we learned that the word "attachment" doesn’t resonate well with patients. The opinions expressed in Alberta Doctors’ Digest are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of the Alberta Medical Association or its Board of Directors. The association reserves the right to edit all letters to the editor. The Alberta Medical Association assumes no responsibility or liability for damages arising from any error or omission or from the use of any information or advice contained in Alberta Doctors’ Digest. Advertisements included in Alberta Doctors’ Digest are not necessarily endorsed by the Alberta Medical Association.

Dr. J. Barrie McCombs give an overview of Windows 8 File Explorer. The opinions expressed in Alberta Doctors’ Digest are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of the Alberta Medical Association or its Board of Directors. The association reserves the right to edit all letters to the editor. The Alberta Medical Association assumes no responsibility or liability for damages arising from any error or omission or from the use of any information or advice contained in Alberta Doctors’ Digest. Advertisements included in Alberta Doctors’ Digest are not necessarily endorsed by the Alberta Medical Association.

Dr. Alexander H.G. Paterson talks about retirement, transition planning and continuing to contribute. The opinions expressed in Alberta Doctors’ Digest are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of the Alberta Medical Association or its Board of Directors. The association reserves the right to edit all letters to the editor. The Alberta Medical Association assumes no responsibility or liability for damages arising from any error or omission or from the use of any information or advice contained in Alberta Doctors’ Digest. Advertisements included in Alberta Doctors’ Digest are not necessarily endorsed by the Alberta Medical Association.

Dr. Alexander H.G. Paterson shares anecdotes from a recent trip to the Galapagos Islands.

Learn about three new features from the AMA website.

The death of a friend and colleague is hard to bear and hard in a few ways. Dr. Ian Bennett died in Lethbridge on February 13 after a nine-month encounter with cancer. Last summer he took a medical leave from his Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP) duties and returned in October for what turned out to be his final team meeting. Ian was 73.

In the last issue, we looked at an overview of the new Windows 8 operating system for PC computers. In this issue, we’ll take a closer look at the new Windows 8 “Start Screen” which replaces the “Start Button” and “Start Menu” in older versions of Windows.

The Post Graduate Medical Education’s (PGME’s) Future of Medical Education in Canada – Postgraduate Project (FMEC-PG) created 10 recommendations for change to ensure an improved collective vision for the training of future physicians. One of these recommendations is to create positive and supportive learning and work environments centered on our patients.

Opening a medical clinic can be extremely time consuming with a seemingly endless list of items to manage and check before finally opening the doors to patients. One area often overlooked is the terms of the premises lease, and in particular the insurance requirements found in the lease.