Dr. Sudha Koppula: Building an intentional Patient’s Medical Home
Release Date: 09/16/2020
Dr. Jovita Beyer: Community connections, mentorship, and paying it forward
Heart of Family Medicine
Dr. Jovita Beyer set out on a journey towards family medicine thanks to her rugby coach who also happened to be the family physician in her hometown of Rocky Mountain House. Throughout her career, Dr. Beyer credits mentors who have shaped her into the family doctor she is today, and how mentoring others has enriched her life and practice. Listen in to gain perspective on how mentorship can lead the way to wellness.
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Dr. Shirley Schipper: Balancing family, medicine, and establishing women in leadership roles
Heart of Family Medicine
In this episode, Dr. Shirley Schipper bravely shares personal experiences and tribulations she has faced as a woman in leadership positions over the years. Listen to Dr. Schipper's honest take on the good, the bad, and the hope for equitable opportunities for leaders in medicine.
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Dr. Rollie Nichol: Alignment, accountability, and answering the call to family medicine
Heart of Family Medicine
Dr. Rollie Nichol's story begins with his military upbringing that shaped his aspiration for leadership. Family medicine may not have initially been on his radar, but it soon became his calling. Find out how Dr. Nichol discovered his path to family medicine, how the specialty has evolved over the years, and how he pushes the boundaries to ask ‘what’s next’ in these changing times.
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Dr. Allan Bailey: Applying systems thinking to the heart of family
Heart of Family Medicine
Having started his professional career as a civil engineer, Dr. Allan Bailey quickly realized that his astute problem solving and systems thinking skills could quickly be transplanted into a different sector—health care. Realizing his childhood dream, Dr. Bailey found a new path in family medicine and has been building connections with his patients and community partners ever since.
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Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw: Transitioning out of rural family practice after 30 years
Heart of Family Medicine
After more than 30 years of rural family practice and 28 years as a family doctor in the community of Pincher Creek, Dr. Cathy Scrimshaw reflects on her time in rural family practice—the significant patient relationships she’s developed over the years, what it has meant to her personally, and what the future of family medicine and family practice holds.
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Drs. Amy Gausvik and Nicole Cardinal: Providing care where and when its needed most through the Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic
Heart of Family Medicine
Meet AIVCC Medical Director, Dr. Amy Gausvik and family physician Nicole Cardinal as they discuss the recent launch of the Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic—its purpose and importance in providing adaptive, community-based care for remote and rural patient populations. More information on the AIVCC can be found at https://aivcc.ca/.
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Matthew Corkum: Taking the fear out of disabilities through inclusion, determination, and a zest for life
Heart of Family Medicine
Having been diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 18 months didn’t stop Matt from achieving and excelling at all things he does. Matt is an accomplished meteorologist and, in his spare time, a public speaker, advocating and educating people on the importance of inclusion of people with physical disabilities. On this podcast, Matt shares his patient story about the challenges and successes he has experienced through the health care system.
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Drs. Marjan Abbasi and Sheny Khera: Healthy aging through efficient, coordinated, and collaborative models of care
Heart of Family Medicine
Drs. Marjan Abbasi and Sheny Khera have created and lead real and tangible positive change for the senior patient population by developing a primary health care model for healthy aging. Rooted in the Patient’s Medical Home (PMH) vision, they have designed a proactive and preventative care model by including the patient, their families, and the care teams. Take a listen and learn how the wholistic and comprehensive care model has change the approach to seniors care and healthy aging.
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Dr. Susan Adelman: Serving underserved communities with compassion, grace, and understanding
Heart of Family Medicine
Dr. Susan Adelman is a champion and advocate for her patients wherever she practises—be it in the northern Alberta community of Peerless Trout First Nation to Stand Off, Alberta within the Blood Tribe community, or her street outreach work for safe substance use. Listen to Dr. Adelman while she shares her perspective on serving underserved populations and provides an exemplary model of how to build empathy and understanding for patients.
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Dr. Scott Garrison: Facilitating practice change through family medicine research and pragmatic trials
Heart of Family Medicine
Finding a way to connect the dots to solve the big problems family physicians and their practices face is what keeps Dr. Scott Garrison going. Learn how a simple conversation with his patient informed his passion to help family physicians answer the big questions and changed his professional trajectory.
info_outlineDr. Sudha Koppula not only serves and cares for her patients and their families but she is also fortunate enough to have a health team of colleagues helping her every step of the way to do so. Be it preventative care, a patient in crisis, or navigating safely through a pandemic, patient care is at the center of the Patient's Medical Home. The MUHC's design was not by accident, building an PMH was intentional as infrastructure to support a PMH is critical. Creating strong PMH health teams is an important and deliberate effort to build trusted relationships among patients, their family doctors, and their PMH health teams. And nurturing a patient relationship over time is at the foundation of family medicine and essential to a PMH. Listen to Sudha's story and how she and her practice are making a difference.