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Virtual physician pilot project in Northern Alberta to help combat ER closures

admin3 months ago09 mins

Jesse Boily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter An Alberta Health Services (AHS) pilot project started this week in Beaverlodge is meant to ensure emergency services remain open by having physicians connect with patients by telephone or videoconference. The Virtual Emergency Physician pilot project started on Monday and will also be operated in Elk Point, Hinton and…

Rapid test project tackling Alberta’s syphilis outbreak

admin12 months ago12 months ago05 mins

Brett McKay Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Provincially, nationally, and globally, there is an ongoing resurgence of syphilis. In Alberta, the number of infectious syphilis cases increased by 2,498 per cent between 2012 and 2022. Using groundbreaking rapid testing devices and an innovative community-involved project, a researcher from the University of Alberta is hoping to remove…

Virtual physician pilot project in Northern Alberta to help combat ER closures

Rapid test project tackling Alberta’s syphilis outbreak

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