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Hi, everyone: Please see the attached memo regarding the joint document titled Guidelines for Medication and Vaccine Injection Safety (December, 2016) recently released by CARNA The document was developed in collaboration with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta and the Alberta College of Pharmacists.   Regards Terri Woytkiw AGNA President   2016-12-22-stakeholders-memo-re-guidelines-for-medication-and-vaccine-injection-safety-december-2016

Please find below a message from the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, including a link to a number of resources on their website…

On Saturday, October 22nd, the Edmonton Journal will be publishing a special feature in conjunction with the Seniors’ Health & Wellness Forum aimed at educating seniors and their caregivers about seniors’ health and wellness and the resources available in our community. The following document provides some information on how you might be able to participate/

New CARNA Hand Hygiene Guidelines

I hope that everyone has been able to get out and enjoy some of the nice, warm weather the last little while! While many are on holidays, we know that there are still many of you hard at work over these summer months. We found a short video that has a few interesting facts about

The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA) is proposing amendments to its professional regulation, requesting authorization for restricted activities allowing for the expansion of scope of practice for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN’s). AHS has requested feedback from stakeholders including CARNA on the proposed amendments. CARNA members can provide feedback through an online survey

The Canadian Home Care Association, Canadian Nurses Association, and College of Family Physicians of Canada are inviting you to share your ideas and experiences of home care in Canada through an online survey. For more information and to participate click here. The survey will remain open until August 31, 2016!

If any of you are like me, you’ll know that life can be busy at times. While I have been meaning to get a blog post up on the website for Seniors’ Week for a few days now, with all of the activities going on this time of year, it’s been a little tough to

AHS has made available a number of resources and powerpoint presentations from the ADDMA Conference in February here. Lots of great resources for the care of patients who have dementia!