Best Jointtaskforce Podcasts (2025)

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 11 20:46

2y ago20:46

20:46

Almost two years since they last spoke, our host Sam Myhr revives the podcast for a special episode on the state of rural health care with doctors Ed Aasman and Vicci Fourie. In 2020, the three of them led a successful grassroots advocacy campaign to reverse cuts impacting the viability of rural medicine. Despite this, when they recorded their podc…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 10 24:38

4y ago24:38

24:38

In our season finale, we look back on what we’ve explored in previous episodes, including the rural health crisis, virtual care and its role within a patient’s medical home, the opioid crisis, COVID-19 and the looming care backlog created by the pandemic. Our hosts also look ahead to what comes next and the urgent need for action and stability.…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 9 30:45

4y ago30:45

30:45

In this episode, our host Sam Myhr is joined by doctors Ed Aasman and Vicci Fourie to update Alberta on the state of rural healthcare. It's been over a year since they led a successful grassroots campaign that resulted in the reversal of several cuts to rural healthcare, but despite their efforts their communities are actually worse off than they w…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 8 23:20

4y ago23:20

23:20

In the second half of a two-part discussion about Alberta’s escalating opioid crisis, our hosts are once again joined by Dr. Hakique Virani, an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta and a specialist in public health and addictions. In this episode, Dr. Virani explores some of what addiction means an…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 7 21:12

4y ago21:12

21:12

In our most recent episode, our hosts are joined by Dr. Hakique Virani, an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta and a specialist in public health and addictions, for part one of a two-episode discussion about Alberta’s escalating opioid crisis. Dr. Virani notes that opioid overdose deaths have beco…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 6 22:58

4y ago22:58

22:58

In our most recent episode, our hosts interview Dr. Jia Hu, a Calgary-based public health and family physician who is currently involved in the primary care rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Jia Hu discusses how Alberta became a COVID hot spot, with some of the highest per capita new cases in the world and what it will take to get us out of this si…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 5 21:18

4y ago21:18

21:18

In the latest episode, our hosts welcome Dr. Lee Green and Dr. Terry McDonald for a discussion about the importance of the patient’s medical home and the many benefits that come from continuity of care, including fewer emergency room visits. While virtual care is necessary and needed – especially during the pandemic – it works best when delivered b…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 4 20:28

4y ago20:28

20:28

In the first episode back after March break, our hosts examine the reasons why AMA members voted No on the Tentative Agreement Package with government. They talk about member engagement during town halls and open forums – and through social media and online discussions. Our hosts explore the lack of trust in government, where the agreement fell sho…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 3 25:45

4+ y ago25:45

25:45

In the latest episode of Alberta, This is Going to Hurt, our hosts interview Dr. Paul Boucher, President of the AMA and an ICU physician working at Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre. Listen as Dr. Boucher discusses some of the challenges Alberta physicians have experienced over the past year, including the increasing pressures on primary care. He’…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 2 27:15

4+ y ago27:15

27:15

In this second episode of Alberta, This is Going to Hurt we’ll discuss the downstream impact of COVID on the health of Albertans. From delays in diagnosis and lapsed monitoring of chronic conditions, to people avoiding emergency rooms for serious events, we know there will be long-term consequences with staggering human and financial costs. We also…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 1 19:30

4+ y ago19:30

19:30

In this podcast, Alberta physicians delve into the impacts and issues created by government funding changes over the last year that have been creating threats to our health care system, which will impact every Albertan. Guests of the podcast include community activists, academics, policy experts and patients who have been impacted by funding change…

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt

Alberta Medical Association Hosts: Dr. Samantha Myhr, Dr. Jon Hilner, Dr.

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 11 20:46

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 10 24:38

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 9 30:45

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 8 23:20

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 7 21:12

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 6 22:58

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 5 21:18

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 4 20:28

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 3 25:45

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 2 27:15

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Alberta, This Is Going To Hurt - Episode 1 19:30

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