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Work/Life Balance

Staying healthy and well for your patients, your family, and you

Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP) – is a voluntary program that provides confidential support and help with personal health issues. Physicians, residents, medical students, AND their immediate family members can call. Will cover up to 6 hours of counselling. Counselling must be pre-arranged by calling the PFSP assistance line: 1-877-767-4637
www.albertadoctors.org/services/physicians/pfsp

AMA Physician Health Resources –
www.albertadoctors.org/services/physicians/pfsp/resources

American Academy of Family Physicians – provides family practice management articles on Life Balance:
www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=43

Canadian Mental Health Association (Alberta Division) – provides accessible mental health services in the forms of help lines, printouts, free counselling and group therapy sessions, and mental health skills training, workplace mental health training, and additional resources connections when necessary
https://alberta.cmha.ca/

The Happy MD – is a blog created by Dr. Dick Drummond, a Mayo-trained Family Practice Physician with a unique combination of ground level experience in medicine, coaching, and personal and business development.

KevinMD.com – is a blog created by Dr. Kevin Pho, an Internist who grew up in Toronto and underwent his medical training in Boston. KevinMD.com shares the stories and insight of the many who intersect with the North American health care system but are rarely heard from. Over 2,000 authors contribute: front-line primary care doctors, surgeons, specialist physicians, nurses, medical students, policy experts, and of course, patients, who need the medical profession to hear their voices.

Less Is More Medicine – is a blog created by Dr. Jessica Otte – a Nanaimo-based family physician who works mainly as a Hospitalist on Vancouver Island and as a rural GP in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. “In medicine, more is not always better. Patients and health care providers can work together to pursue care that improves health outcomes, all the while minimizing harm and unnecessary interventions.“

Rural Mental Health Network – Training, networking, and funding for rural mental health capacity building projects.
https://www.ruralmentalhealth.ca/#–

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My name is Smitha Yaltho and I feel privileged to work as a family physician. Why? I believe that being a family physician has been the best job any physician can hope to have. I have personally grown in my own abilities and skill-sets with diverse opportunities in ambulatory practice, acute care and work in Facility Living.  Working in primary care has been exciting and has also afforded me tremendous opportunities for growth while still remaining stimulating in its complexity.  I believe that Family physicians are trusted partners in patient care –  every step of the way. 

Why are you volunteering to serve on this committee?
I currently have an interest in Physician Leadership and  trauma informed care.  I have served as a director with the Board of Directors with the Edmonton North PCN, Edmonton’s largest PCN. Thereafter, I have worked as the Director of Medical Services with CapitalCare (also based in Edmonton) for almost 6 years. It is my express wish that my contribution on the ACFP board of directors will highlight the excellence of family medicine that exists right here and now within the Alberta health care system. 

What about the ACFP’s work do you find most valuable?
Ability to highlight and further support the excellence of primary care right here in Alberta.