Community service

Wound care tele-advice is no longer available on Specialist Link.

There are four new lab bulletins (three provincewide and one for Calgary and area).

Without a physician’s referral, Albertans can now purchase diagnostic screening tests at participating private providers.

Effective Tuesday, July 28, a new Alberta Precision Laboratories test directory will be released for healthcare providers who do not have access to Connect Care.

TPP Alberta encourages all health professionals to review the latest updates to the TPP Atlas.

The July issue of our e-newsletter to the public included articles on staying safe in the summer heat, tick and mosquito bites, and a community partner spotlight on Finding Balance.

Finding Balance is an initiative to educate and empower older Albertans aged 55-plus to prevent falls.

Hip and shoulder MRI referrals for patients aged 55 and up are now part of the existing, expanded process for reviewing clinical appropriateness.

Effective as of July 2, tele-advice hours for Specialist Link’s Neurology and Thrombosis services are 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.