PRIMARY CARE NEWS & WEBINARS

Scroll down to find updates for primary care providers, including the latest memos, the Calgary Zone Primary Cares newsletter and Zone webinar information.

Newsletters / updates

  1. Primary Cares newsletter:
    2026:
    March 6 (Navigation program helps 1,000 patients)
    February 20 (Alberta Find a Provider website, Updated iron deficiency anemia pathway)
    February 6 (HPV screening webinar, Regional networks, Newborn screening)
    January 23 (MAPS update, system changes, Respiratory virus season, Chief Medical Officer column)
    January 9 (Specialist Link is back! Lab bulletins, Supporting HER conference)

  • 2025

    December 12 (Specialist Link holiday schedule, ASaP screening maneuvers, Physician compensation model updates)
    November 28 (Alberta Find a Doctor records 5 million visits, InnovateHealth training)
    November 14 (Netcare modernization, Lab delays resolved, Surgeons join FAST)
    October 31 (Indigenous resource hub, HPV screening, Imaging transfer assistance case, Immunization program latest)
    October 17 (AI Scribe Program reopens, Immunization program latest, Health care refocusing report)
    October 3 (Fall immunization program, Regional network transition timelines)
    September 19 (Stroke prevention clinic referral guidelines, Webinar: Charting series, Saskatoon Farm update)
    September 5 (Know your family doctor campaign, Webinar: Panel conflicts, Alberta Healthy Living Program referrals)
    August 22 (Alberta Healthy Living Program nutrition criteria, Physician of the year, Webinar: Indigenous anti-racism and cultural humility)
    August 8 (Saskatoon Farm update, Difficult to treat depression pathway, Canada Disability Benefit, AISH implications)
    July 25 (Regional networks transition update, Pathway updates)
    July 11 (Measles resources, Panel conflict resources, order TPP pads online)
    June 27 (Measles resources, Hematology tele-advice, COVID-19 vaccination updates)
    June 13 (Calgary to be one of 7 regional networks, measles latest)
    May 30 (Specialist Link: By the numbers, Measles exposure risk in South Zone, Indigenous support line, PCPCM payments)
    May 16 (More doctors, NPs taking patients, AI scribe information, Dr. Spady takes on ACMO role)
    May 2 (Hematology advice, measles memo, quick links)
    April 25 (Measles latest, quick links)
    April 4 (Dr. Greyvenstein appointed Chief Medical Officer, Vascular surgery referrals, Pathway updates, Measles resources)
    March 21 (Measles precautions, Alberta Healthy Living Program dietitians, pathway, tele-advice updates, compensation model webinar)
    March 7 (Pathways for common conditions, ambulatory medication information, RSV vaccination guidelines, measles resources, MAPS townhall)
    February 21 (Compensation model resources, concussion pathways, dermatology tele-advice closure, avian influenza)
    February 7 (Concussion pathways, compensation model info)
    January 24 (Palliative care, home care, PCCM webinars)
    January 10 (Gynecology referrals, tele-advice closures, physician comprehensive care model resources, Refocusing health: Engagement sessions)

  • 2024

    Urgent gynecology message
    December 20 (Physician comprehensive care model resources, Measles case in Calgary, Urology, orthopedic surgery tele-advice to close, etc.)
    December 13 (Specialist Link holiday schedule, FAST reminder, mail and fax results being resent, etc.)
    Nov. 29 (webinar links, FAST batch launch, etc.)
    Nov. 15 (Webinar, FAST batch launch, new pathway, etc.)
    Nov. 1 (Arthur Child changes, My Personal Records)
    October 18 (Infectious disease webinar, immunization program, patient referral issue, Primary Care Alberta set to be launched)
    October 4 (Understanding neurodiversity webinar, viral transport changes, home care program transition, vaccine distribution, regional networks physician survey)
    September 20 (Understanding neurodiversity webinar, referrals via FAST, updated: suicide prevention contact info)
    September 6 (Non-melanoma skin cancer webinar, new tele-advice services, clinical indications for urine cytology, interval changes for glucose in neonates)
    August 23 (Panel size webinar, new tele-advice services, Mpox lab testing)
    August 2 (MAPS town hall, Connect Care document, results routing, canREACH fall sessions)
    July 26 (Duplicative lab requisitions, Dermatology tele-advice, wildfire resources)
    July 12 (Fibromyalgia webinar, eReferral changes, MAPS newsletter)
    June 28 (Fibromyalgia webinar, clinic pilot, bariatric referrals)
    June 14 (Fibromyalgia pathway now available, FAST program pausing spine referrals, new guidance on minimum retesting intervals)
    May 31 (Demystifying fibromyalgia, pathway updates, fax routing for Connect Care)
    May 17 (Headache and migraine, neurology access pathways, Town hall: Regional primary health care networks, Fibromyalgia webinar, measles precautions)
    May 3 (Specialist link, by the numbers, Alberta Find a Doctor, Webinar: Crucial conversations)
    April 19 (New payment model framework, MAPS implementation plan, Webinar: Crucial conversations)
    April 5 (Webinar: Crucial conversations, Measles update, Stabilization funding, Mpox information)
    March 22 (Lab supply portal launch, refocusing health update, FIB-4 webinar links)
    March 8 (Calgary Zone FIB-4 and liver health webinar link, lab changes, General surgery referral)
    February 23 (Updated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease pathway, panel management support program, Urology referrals)
    February 9 (Good faith claims live, register for FIB-4 webinar, Urology referral issue, Syphilis, gonorrhea resources)
    January 26 (Virtual mental health codes, FIB-4 paradigm shift webinar, General Surgery set for access launch, Strep A resources)
    January 12 (Webinar: Liver health, Transgender health tele-advice, pertussis information)

  • 2023 - 2020

    2023

    December 15 (Introduction from Physician Lead Executive, Specialist Link holiday hours, respiratory virus information, EMR survey results)
    December 1 (Vascular surgery referrals, measles case, CanREACH workshops)
    November 17 (Stat testing standardization, Syphilis webinar, Primary care announcement)
    November 3 (Virtual mental health codes, enhanced lipid reporting, notification duplication issues)
    October 20 (Primary care access, MAPS final report, Calgary Zone webinar, Vaccine brand update)
    October 13 (Alcohol use disorder webinar, updated heart failure pathway, immunization update, surveys, engagement opportunities)
    September 29 (Alcohol use disorder pathway, Specialist Link passes 10,000 calls, Immunization campaign, Virtual care, good faith statement)
    September 15 (E. coli information, Prenatal, postpartum care for evacuees, breast health program, Fall webinar: Alcohol use disorder)
    September 1 (Fecal calprotectin testing, retroactive payments, alcohol use disorder)
    Aug. 18 (Fall webinar: Alcohol use disorder, oncology medication info)
    Aug. 4 (COPD referral algorithm, community lab appointments)
    July 21 (Spinal surgery tele-advice discontinued, health mandate letter)
    July 7 (Alberta Surgical Initiative update, dementia advice)
    June 23 (EMR survey)
    June 16 (Masking requirements lifted by AHS)
    June 2 (Hematology and thrombosis tele-advice)
    May 19 (Access Mental Health Resource Database)
    May 5 (Connect Care, lab delays, MAPS review, mental health survey) |
    April 21 | April 6 | March 24 | March 10 | Feb. 24 | Feb. 10 | Jan. 27 | Jan. 13 |

    2022

    Dec. 16 | Dec. 2 | Nov 18 | Nov 4 | Oct 21 | Oct 7 | Sept 23 | Sept 16 | Sept 9 | August 26 | August 12 | July 29 | July 15 | June 30 | June 17 | June 3 | May 27 | May 20 | May 13 | May 6 | April 29 | April 22 | April 8 | April 1 | Mar 18 | Mar 11 | Mar 4 | Feb. 25 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 11 | Feb. 4 | Jan. 28, 2022 | Jan. 21, 2022 | Jan. 14, 2022 | Jan. 7, 2022

    2021

    Dec. 17, 2021 | Dec 3 | Nov 26 | Nov 19 | Nov 5 | Oct 22 | Oct 8 | Oct 1 | Sept 16 | Sept 10 | July 29 | July 22 | July 8 | June 25 | June 11 | June 4 | May 7 | April 15 | April 8 | April 1 | March 18 | March 4 | February 18 | February 4 | January 21 | January 7 

    2020

    August 27 | June 17 | June 3 | May 27 | May 20 | May 22 | May 15 | May 13 | May 12 | May 8 | May 6 | May 5 | May 1 | April 29 | April 24 | April 22 | April 20 | April 15 | April 8 | April 2 | March 26 | March 19 | March 13

Latest memos

Modernizing Alberta's Primary Health Care System (MAPS): MAPS information | MAPS implementation plan | MAPS regional networks town hall slides May 2024 | MAPS regional networks FAQ May 2024 | July 31 MAPS townhall | MAPS transition to regional networks | Primary Care Alberta FAQ | Town hall summary December 2024 | MAPS FAQ Dec 2024 | MAPS winter newsletter | MAPS town hall FAQ (March 2025) | Regional networks transition key messages

Calgary Zone Service Plan: 2023-26 Calgary Zone Service Plan & at a glance

General memos: Connect Care/lab fact sheet | Breast health clinic info & referral form | FAST fax number poster | Pain cognitive patterns | Exercise pathway | Mikata pathway project | Silver Linings Foundation brochure, referral form, assessment tools, screening guidelines | FAST gynecology letter to primary care | Home & community care memo | Nutrition services FAQ | 2025 Alberta Find a Doctor infographic | Measles memo May 29, 2025 | Ask why for PPIs | Shared mental health info | Shared mental health application | Know your doctor poster, social media image | Saskatoon Farm update | Pain workshops for Albertans | CMO memo on Tylenol

Calgary Zone webinar series