Practice Improvement

Alberta AIM (Access Improvement Measures)

"AIM is a made in Alberta program working to eliminate delays in the health care system using principles that help match supply and demand. The goal is for each patient to see their own physician without a wait. Through improvement processes and principles, and using a collaborative model of learning, wait times and delays can be improved or eliminated."

Information about AIM, forms, dates, tools, and articles can be found at www.albertaaim.ca

Chronic Disease Management

Interdisciplinary family practice teams work in family physician clinics to deliver chronic disease management services. Physicians, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Dietitians, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists and Counsellors may be party of your primary care.

As a member of the PCN your health care provider(s) will be aware of best, most promising practices and current guidelines in chronic disease management.

You can expect a thorough assessment of your condition, health counselling, education and referrals as part of the care you receive from PCN health professionals.

Initial appointments with a PCN health care professional may take as long as one hour.  Follow-up appointments may take as long as thirty minutes.

Your physician and other health professional(s) will be working closely together to improve your health. 

Here are links to online resources relating to managing your chronic disease(s):

• The Canadian Diabetes Association provides information for newly diagnosed diabetics including resources about the disease, living with it, etc.
• The Canadian Hypertension Society provides information about blood pressure and hypertensions prevention and treatment
• The Alberta Lung Association provides information about lung diseases such as asthma and COPD, as well as information about smoking cessation and the environment.
• The Canadian Obesity Network provides resources for the public and health professionals about obesity and weight loss management.

Note: Information for physicians and PCN staff
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