Sorry, haven't been here today.

Couple of comments. First 26 unfilled is large and does worry me. However, it is the first match and these usually fill in the second. We need to watch for that.

I've found it difficult. I like it more here but I get far more engagement in healthcare (which is what I'm interested in) there.

So, for now, I'm in both places but actually a bit more there.

Carrie, can I just say that you and Alanna are doing a remarkable job? Thanks. From all of us.

Kudos to you! We should all do that - like you I'm lost when it comes to something constructive to do.

Ranting on social media is not only bad for my blood pressure it increasingly seems pointless.

Agree - another 'business cost' that drives up their rates....

I guess, 'to be fair', if they are a private company they need to make a profit. They are not in the business as a charity.

At the very least they need to cover their costs of buildings and people and that includes some expensive leaders not paid any other way.

Great reporting Carrie! Glad you are both on it.

It would be important to understand the total cost of CSF procedures in comparison to AHS cost. For eg. the cost of a hip might be the same but if the CSF gets paid for a mandatory 2 night stay (and doesn't use it)......

Yeah, perhaps that is a reason to do it. Of course it suggests a level of reasoning that I'm not sure I've seen evidence of before....

4. Integrate virtual care. Again, I would expand this to integrating all forms of care into the public system.

Virtual care, dental, pharma, long term etc. It should also address the loophole of forcing citizens to leave their home prov and pay for necessary care elsewhere.

3. Integrate all points of care.

Yes, integrated health systems are better performing, cheaper and more patient focussed.

Perhaps someone could share this with the AB government which is pell mell on route to disintegrating healthcare in AB. /6

2. Eliminate admin work. Pretty common sense I'd say. If you want your family MD's seeing patients perhaps stop using them as glorified admin assistants to fill out endless government forms.

Of course having them fill forms saves money.... /5

Why don't most med schools also train PA's with their med students? Why don't we integrate NP training with physician residencies?

Train together, play together and finally work together. Works in other areas. /4

1. Team based care. Bet you've never heard many of us advocating for this before? (sorry for the sarcasm).

This is the future and governments need to be dragged to this.

I'd go one step further. If we want teams to work in real life we should train them as teams. /3

It was difficult to get to work. Not because of the med schools, but because governments really did not want to participate and provide data. Perhaps they couldn't.

But glad to see there is finally some data - I hope it is granular enough.

Lets look at the rec's. /2

Short correction. I meant 50-100K each year. Sorry if I mis spoke there.