ABOUT THIS SERIES

The COVID Corner series provided consistent and evidence-based content to help health care professionals navigate the rapidly evolving science and recommendations around the management of COVID-19. The series has now concluded. For other upcoming events, visit the CME&PD Course Calendar.

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2023 WEBINARS

COVID Corner: It’s a Wrap

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Recognize the role of healthcare professionals as care providers, leaders, and advocates in the face of extraordinary circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Reflect on personal, professional and system accomplishments and lessons learned
  • Discuss opportunities to effect positive changes in preparing for next normal for health care

WEBINAR RECORDING

Presentation

COVID Corner: Repeat Infection and Long COVID Risks

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • Summarize the current evidence around the impact of COVID Infections on the immune system.
  • Recognize the scope of physical and psychosocial challenges and provide practical advice to manage long COVID.
  • Identify support services and other resources in the community for long COVID patients.
WEBINAR RECORDING Presentation
Interview with Jonah
Handouts RESOURCES Evidence review of the prevalence of “Long COVID” (Post COVID Condition) after COVID-19 infection not requiring hospitalization
2022 WEBINARS

COVID Corner: Balancing Individual and Societal Needs and Responsibilities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Reflect on the balance between public health measures being lifted and protecting health and wellbeing
  • Review vaccine updates, including information and evidence on bivalent vaccine and hybrid immunity
  • Recognize the impact of social isolation on seniors in the community and in long term care settings

WEBINAR RECORDING

Presentation

Handouts

 

Don’t Trip in the Fall – COVID Community, Therapeutic, and Pediatric Updates

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Summarize current data from community monitoring, including wastewater data, new development with TARRANT Watch, and other provincial initiatives.
  • Describe outpatient therapeutic options available for COVID-19.
  • Review the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine evidence and provide practical advice on how to address vaccine hesitancy.
  • Recognize the trends in emergency room data and respiratory health concerns in children as the school season begins.

WEBINAR RECORDING

Presentation

Handouts

 

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Personal Development

Examples of personal development include:

  • “Set personal goals with my leader when completing my annual review and teaching evaluations to improve my communication and teamwork”

  • “Set personal goals when debriefed following a 360 evaluation to improve my leadership ability”

  • “Reflect on and make changes to improve my work life balance after completion of a burn out assessment”

  • “Reflect and set SMART goals based on feedback from patient surveys to enhance my communication skills”

Quality improvement activity

Quality improvement activity examples:

  • CPSA Group Practice Review (GPR)

  • CPSA Patient Record Content Review – Physician Self-Review or Peer Review

  • CPSA Standard of Practice Review – Referral Consultation

Quality improvement methods

Quality improvement methods are processes used to assess data, identify gaps, develop an action plan for change and measure whether those changes produce the desired improvements. For example:

  • PDSA (Plan Do Study Act)
  • Lean
  • Six Sigma
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Model for Improvement
  • Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ)
  • Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) Physician Practice Improvement cycle
  • Alberta Health Services (AHS) Improvement Way

Data

  • Performance data

  • Screening data

  • Adherence to reporting standards

  • Feedback data from teaching

  • Patient outcomes data

  • Audit of processes of clinical care

  • Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) data

  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data

  • MD Snapshot