Alberta Doctors' Digest
Summary: Alberta Doctors’ Digest is the bimonthly magazine of the Alberta Medical Association, covering health care views and association updates. Featured regular columns can be found in each podcast, including From the Editor, Health Law Update, Mind Your Own Business, Students’ Voice, Residents' Page, Insurance Insights and much more. 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.
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- Artist: Alberta Medical Association
- Copyright: 2013
Podcasts:
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.
