Wood Buffalo Health Advisory Council Tuesday, September 10, 2013 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Ron Wolff Auditorium, Northern Lights Health Centre Fort McMurray, AB MINUTES Council Members: Alberta Health Services: Public: Regrets: Ms. Iris Kirschner (Chair), Mr. Dave Bacon (Vice Chair), Ms. Carole Bouchard, Mr. Dave Hodson, Ms. Tracy McKinnon, Mr. Jim Moore, Ms. Amanda Nielsen, Dr. Joshua Olawuyi, Mr. Edwin Rideout Mr. Allan Bradley, Ms. Kim Fleming, Ms. Susan Konski, Ms. Jordanna Lambert, Mr. Mike Linn, Ms. Leann Meronek, Ms. Joan Panteluk Representatives from Wood Buffalo PCN, Oil Sands Developers Group and Keyano College Mr. Paul McWilliams, Ms. Blue Eyes Simpson Agenda Item Discussion Action Welcome and Introductions Ms. Kirschner welcomed the public, council members and the Alberta Health Service staff to the meeting and everyone introduced themselves. 1. Approval of Agenda Moved by Mr. Bacon, seconded by Mr. Rideout, that the agenda of Tuesday, September 10, 2013 be approved with the removal of 5.1 Elders Care Facility, Fort Chipewyan from the agenda. MOTION CARRIED. 2. Approval of Minutes Moved by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Bacon, that the minutes of Tuesday, June 11, 2013 be approved. MOTION CARRIED. 3. Old Business 3.1. Business Arising from the Minutes of Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Items reviewed were: 1. Mr. Bradley will follow up on staffing during continuing care resident meal times and during recreation activities. Complete. 2. Copy the letter from Ms. Furber and from Ms. Dragon to Ms. Pusch, Senior Vice President, North Zone. Complete.
3. Council to send feedback to Ms. Berry. Complete. 4. Ms. Bernhard to follow up with Mr. Bacon about an article for North Zone News. Complete. 5. Ms. Mueller to request the development of an awareness tool to promote physicians available to accept patients. Forwarded to communications. 6. Mr. Bradley to ask the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre Volunteer Coordinator to add council to their list of volunteers. Complete. 7. Ms. Mueller to book the auditorium for the September 10, 2103 council meeting. Complete. 8. Ms. Pusch to follow up on a tour for council of the Parsons Creek site. Complete. 9. Council to invite consultants for presentation about the Elders Care Centre in Fort Chipewyan to the September 10, 2013 meeting. Postponed. 4. New Business 4.1. Physician Recruitment Report, Ms. Kim Fleming, North Zone 4.2. Report from the Chair Ms. Iris Kirschner, Chair, Wood Buffalo HAC Ms. Fleming provided an overview of vacancies, recruited physicians and hopeful candidates. Two physicians with obstetrical skills and one adult psychiatrist will commence practice in Fort McMurray after their assessment periods. Ms. Kirschner provided the following report: She thanked Ms. Mueller for distributing the annual reports to a large stakeholder group. She is one of three Chairs in the province that sits on a Ground Ambulance committee that is reviewing recommendations from the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA). She encouraged the Ground Ambulance Committee to share more information about their role and findings with all of the health advisory councils. She advised that she sent a letter to the Mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and the Minister of Health about delays with the Continuing Care capital project. 2 P a g e
She sat on a committee with Mr. Ken Sauer, Chair, Palliser Triangle to draft priorities for the councils to work on. She asked council to choose their top three of the eight priorities. In recent Chairs calls, they learned more about complex high needs populations and that five senior admin positions have been eliminated by Alberta Health Services. She extended best wishes to three senior administration members leaving Alberta Health Services Fort McMurray including Mr. Allan Bradley, Ms. Sandra Janzen and Ms. Eileen McCracken. 4.3. Report from the Advisory Council Officer Ms. Mary Mueller 4.4. Meeting schedule for 2014-2015 Ms. Mueller provided a report with updates on the following topics including: Community Engagement staff changes; the 2013 Province Wide Meeting; recruitment to Health advisory Councils; Family Care Clinics; the EMS Air Ambulance update; the EMS dispatch consolidations; a communication update; updates from the Provincial Advisory Council on Cancer and the Provincial Advisory Council on Addiction and Mental Health; and wait time measurement management policy and procedures. Council reviewed dates for meetings from 2014 and 2014. Moved by Mr. Rideout, seconded by Mr. Bacon that the meeting dates of January 14, 2014 and March 4, 2014 be removed and the following dates be set for 2014/2015, and all meetings will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Northern Lights Health Centre in Fort McMurray for: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Tuesday, June 17, 2014 Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Tuesday, February 10, 2015 MOTION CARRIED 4.5. Council Roundtable Council would like to see more awareness about the Primary Care Network in the area. 3 P a g e
Mr. Rideout noted that the Ministerial Association recently raised funds for the recreation department and purchased a piano. Council was advised there is an upcoming strategic planning session on poverty reduction on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Golden Years Society. 5. New Business 5.1. Alberta Health Services Fort McMurray and Area Update, Mr. Allan Bradley, Vice President and Mrs. Jordanna Lambert, Director, Public Health, North Zone. Ms. Lambert referred to population and public health, primary care, chronic disease management and family health. Some of the highlights included immunization and influenza immunization rates, priorities of the Inner City Homelessness Health Initiative, as well as programs to be included in the Urgent Care Centre at Parsons Creek. Mr. Thomas Kannumkulabil, Supervisor of the Fort McMurray Recovery Centre, Addiction and Mental Health added that the Recovery Centre will be open the end of November. Mr. Bradley referred to acute, seniors and allied health. Some highlights included Emergency Department access information; Operating Room flow efficiencies, actions to respond to increased acute care needs; physician recruitment, allied health programs and the continued focus on quality improvement. Mr. Mike Linn, Executive Director, Capital Management provided an overview of the areas he is responsible in the north zone including capital projects over $5 million; Infrastructure Maintenance Programs under $5 million; special targeted grants from the government such as patient lifts; site specific funding and foundation funded projects. He also provided slides from Alberta Infrastructure with options for site layouts for the new Continuing Care Centre and Community Health Centre. Council advised that some sort of funding must be used for chairs, equipment and furniture for both inside and outside on the third and fourth floors of the Northern Lights Health Centre. Old furniture has been removed but nothing has replaced it. 4 P a g e
Moved by Dave Hodson, seconded by Dave Bacon to advise Northern Lights Health Centre that furniture is needed on the third and fourth floors. MOTION CARRIED. Council to advise Northern Lights Health Centre that furniture is needed on the third and fourth floors. 5.2. Question / Response There were no questions from the audience. Session 6. Date of Next Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Time: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Location: Administrative Board Room, Northern Lights Regional Health Centre, Fort McMurray, AB 7. Meeting Evaluation and Adjournment Moved by Dave Bacon that the meeting adjourn at 8:00 p.m. 5 P a g e