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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2017 - 2018 OF RESIDENT PHYSICIANS OF ALBERTA
CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Resident physicians of Alberta, been the best part
of the job. The in-
It has been one of my greatest honours to serve in the crease in engage-
role as PARA President for the last year. I thank you all ment has been
4 WHAT IS A RESIDENT PHYSICIAN for affording myself and PARA the opportunity to rep-
resent your interests in these often tumultuous times.
very encouraging.
We have seen re-
page 4 Much has been accomplished over the past year by cord numbers of
PARA, the Assembly and the Executive, and the admin- participation in
6 ABOUT PARA istrative team led by CEO Rob Key. resident physician
social and well-
Uncertainty has loomed over portions of this year - how ness events. Our
8 PARA GOVERNANCE
will physician resource planning impact resident physi-
cians? Will there be a job for me? What does the new
Agreement mean for my program? I am extremely
committees and
Assembly have had high yield output in each domain of
focus. From an advocacy standpoint, we had another
proud of the work PARA has done to ensure the inter- successful round of meetings with MLAs to advocate for
10 INVESTING IN RESIDENT PHYSICIANS
ests and well-being of our resident physicians are ac-
counted for. As members of the government’s Physician
a more comprehensive pharmacare plan for Albertans.
PARA continues to grow in the role as a partner in health
Resource Planning Advisory Committee we have advo- care systems’ decisions as evidenced by our member-
cated for considerate and thoughtful advances in the ship on a number of AHS and government commit-
physician resource plan. As the voice at the table rep- tees. Perennially PARA runs the PARAdime campaign
12 MEMBER ENGAGEMENT resenting resident physicians we have worked with our
partners to ensure that no rapid changes are made to
in support of provincial charities and shelters; this year
was no different as resident physicians from around the
page 12 physician hiring without a full understanding of the up- province came together and donated clothes and other
and down-stream effects. A strong working relationship goods to support vulnerable Albertans. This campaign
with the other parties at the table has been a hallmark signifies to me the dedication to our patients and to the
14 RESIDENT PHYSICIAN WELLNESS of our efforts. public both in our care and in the community.
We also ushered in a completely rehauled Resident Though I have been reflecting on the past year, PARA is
Physician Agreement. This Agreement lays out the pa- very much looking towards the future. Under the direc-
rameters with which we ensure resident physician well- tion of our new President, Dr. Deepak Dinakaran, and
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16 LEADERSHIP ness while balancing our goal of providing high quality
patient care. Though challenges arise with any system
CEO Rob Key, the Association is prepared and ready to
continue advocating for the resident physicians of Al-
in tension, PARA continues to achieve results in strik- berta. I look forward to continuing the work of the As-
ing the balance between education, care provision, and sociation this year. And again, I can’t express enough
fairness to resident physicians. The coming year has pro- thanks to the resident physicians of Alberta for putting
17 ADVOCACY vided us with the opportunity to refine the Agreement
as we have entered negotiations once again. Thank you
your faith in me and in PARA this past year.
to all the resident physicians who have taken time to Sincerely,
contribute to the negotiations by sharing your views
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and opinions. I assure you our negotiations are driven
by resident physicians and we could not effectively bar-
gain on behalf of resident physicians without this input. Dr. Michael Martyna
PARA President 2017-2018
The most incredible part of the last year has been you, Psychiatry, University of Alberta
the resident physicians that constitute the PARA mem-
page 17 bership. Getting to meet and know more of you has
2017-2018 Annual Report 3
R
WHAT
esident physicians are most often involved in a patient’s first medical
contact in hospitals and clinics throughout Alberta.
• Following the completion of a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program, resident
physicians undergo further training, known as residency, which prepares
them for certification with either the College of Family Physicians of
is a resident physician? Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
• Resident physicians generally have at least eight years of university
training prior to the commencement of residency.
• With residency programs requiring an additional two to seven years of
post-graduate training, most resident physicians spend more than ten
years training to become fully-licensed physicians.
Residency training has a rich tradition. The term ‘resident’ reflects that these
trainees used to live within the hospital, providing intense, round-the-clock
care to patients during their training. While resident physicians no longer
live within the hospital, they still take on a significant portion of overnight
and after hours care in acute care facilities across Alberta.
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4 PA R A
ABOUT PARA
What does PARA do?
PARA negotiates the Resident Physician Agreement on behalf of resident physicians. The Agreement
deals with the provision of health care services within a learning environment as part of:
The Professional Association of Resident Physicians of Alberta (PARA) is the voice of the more than 1,700 • salary
resident physicians who provide round-the-clock care to Albertans in outpatient facilities and acute care • stipends (call, practice, chief resident, etc.)
hospitals. • on-call service expectations
• well-being benefits
PARA provides effective representation for physicians completing further training in a residency program.
We advocate excellence in education and patient care while striving to achieve optimal working conditions • working conditions
and personal well-being for all resident physicians.
PARA strives to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
PARA’s Vision PARA enhances resident physician well-being by organizing social events, information seminars and
Informed about our patients’ health and innovations in medicine. workshops.
Empowered to create healthy professional working and learning environments. PARA advocates for individual resident physicians with professional or academic challenges.
Involved in shaping the future of health care delivery in Alberta. PARA advocates on behalf of resident physicians as a whole at all levels with various organizations:
• Regionally with the Universities, Faculties of Medicine and Alberta Health Services;
PARA’s Core Values • Provincially with the Alberta Government, Alberta Medical Association and College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta; and
• Principled, accountable, inclusive
• Nationally (through Resident Doctors of Canada) with the Canadian Medical
• Engaged, collaborate, passionate
Association, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, College of Family
• Representative, responsive, proactive
Physicians of Canada, Medical Council of Canada, Federal Government and Canadian Medical
Protective Association.
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2017-2018 Annual Report 7
PARA 2018-2019
GOVERNANCE EXECUTIVE
Dr. Deepak Dinakaran Dr. Imhokhai Ogah Dr. Casey Chan Dr. Franco Rizzuti
President VP Community & VP Leadership VP Operations
Radiation Oncology Internal Relations & Education & Finance
University of Alberta Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Public Health
University of Calgary University of Calgary & Preventative Medicine
University of Calgary
The PARA Assembly supports the strategic direction of the Association and is responsible for ensuring
the interests of all PARA members are represented.
Through their work on the Assembly, resident physicians access opportunities to fulfill a number of
CanMEDS roles:
• develop leadership skills
• liaise with health and medical education partners
Dr. Taylor Wong Dr. Bethany Ostrowerka Dr. Davis Sam Dr. Michael Martyna
• represent Alberta’s resident physicians at the regional, provincial and national levels
Calgary & Southern Edmonton & Northern Alberta Medical Past President
The PARA Assembly is comprised of the Executive Board and delegates from the University of Alberta Alberta Ambassador Alberta Ambassador Association Ambassador Psychiatry
Internal Medicine Psychiatry Internal Medicine University of Alberta
and the University of Calgary. Each university has up to 20 delegates, seperated into two groups: Program University of Calgary University of Alberta University of Calgary
Liaisons and Members at Large.
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INVESTING R esident physician agreement
PARA negotiates the Resident Physician Agreement on behalf of resident physicians. This Agreement
addresses the provision of health care services within a learning environment during residency training
IN RESIDENT such as salary, well-being benefits, stipends, on-call service expectations and working conditions.
member bene f its
PHYSICIANS
PARA members enjoy benefits that are mandated through the Resident Physician Agreement. These
benefits include:
• compassionate leave
• flex/float days
Resident physicians are an integral part of • health/flexible spending account
the health care delivery system in Alberta.
• health and dental insurance
Investing in resident physicians results in
• life insurance
better care and outcomes for Albertans.
• long term disability insurance
PARA is committed to advocating excellence • maternity/parental leave
in education and patient care while striving
to achieve optimal working conditions and wor k ing conditions
personal well-being for all its members. Resident physician working conditions are also mandated through the Resident Physician Agreement.
These conditions include:
PARA also supports individual resident
• call rooms
physicians through education, leadership
• commitment to safe and secure work environments
and wellness initiatives.
• medical reference materials
• resident physician lounges
Fatigue M anagement
As both learners and front-line health care providers, resident physicians are in a distinct position. This
dual role means resident physicians often work long hours providing patient care as part of their training.
PARA is committed to advocating for evidence-based fatigue management initiatives. To this end,
PARA participates on a national working group aimed at identifying and mitigating fatigue-related risk
at health facilities, having a positive impact on patient safety and supporting resident physician health
and wellness.
Taxi Reimbursement Program
The PARA Taxi Reimbursement Program ensures resident physicians make it home safely when too
tired to drive after an in-house or switched on-call shift. Research has shown that resident physicians
and members of the public are particularly at risk from motor vehicle collisions caused by fatigue. The
program contributes to resident physician and public safety and is an opportunity for PARA to exemplify
resident physician well-being as one of our priorities.
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MEMBER P R E S E N TAT I O N S
Helping resident physicians
navigate all aspects of their
residency training is an important
ENGAGEMENT
part of our engagement strategy.
We regularly give presentations
to resident physicians as part of
their academic half days. We also
participate at resident physician
orientations at both universities,
as well as presenting to medical
students to help prepare them
Member engagement is one of PARA’s strategic priorities. This for moving into residency.
includes being informative and relevant for members, as well as TOP RIGHT
Resident physician submitted photos & PARA-
medical students, allied health colleagues and partners. sponsored events
BOTTOM RIGHT
PARA’s annual e-magazine
C ommunications
PARA communicates exclusively electronically via recently launched member forums.
PARAscope, our monthly member e-newsletter,
and PARAphrase, our bi-annual member Our website also features our Faces of
magazine, as well as our website and social media
Residency—resident physician profiles that
platforms. encourage resident physicians to learn more
about other specialties, aid medical students with
PARA engages actively with members, partners their career decision-making process, and help
and other interested audiences via our Facebook interested members of the public to understand
page, Twitter and Instagram. more about resident physicians.
The PARA website is the heart of our In 2017, we launched our resident physician
communications. The public side of the site written blogs. These blogs allow members to
includes information for interested members of share their personal experiences with residency.
the public and potential future Alberta resident Topics have included: surviving the first call shift;
physicians. The secured members-only side life as a rural resident physician; parenting during
provides more detailed information specific to our residency; and medicine as a second career.
members and an interactive community via our
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RESIDENT PHYSICIAN P
ARA is committed to providing opportunities to facilitate resident physician
wellness. This includes hosting wellness events and sharing wellness-related
research and initiatives from other partners.
PARA SPONSORED EVENTS
WELLNESS
PARA hosts social and wellness-oriented events throughout the year, including:
• bowling
• CFL football tickets
• cooking classes
• PARAlyzers (pub nights)
• picnics
• skating
• sponsoring registration for charity runs
• WHL hockey tickets
All PARA-sponsored events are free for PARA members and guests (including families
where appropriate).
PARA supports community outreach initiatives directly related to health. In addition to
sponsoring resident physicians in the Run for the Cure (September) and the Mother’s
Day/Teddy Bear Fun Run (May), PARA supports the Movember Foundation through the
Dr. Stache photo contest.
MOVEMBER CAMPAIGN
During the month of November, we encourage resident physicians to participate in the
Movember awareness campaign. For every photo submitted to the PARA office, PARA
makes a donation to Movember, with an additional donation made on behalf of the Dr.
Stache winner.
Dr. Paras Satija was selected as PARA’s 2017 Dr. Stache.
RESIDENT PHYSICIAN WELLNESS MONTH
This year, PARA decided to extend Resident Physician Wellness Week to Resident
Physician Wellness Month (RWM) to further encourage resident physician wellness and
recognize resident physicians for the work they do.
PARA celebrated RWM for the entire month of May 2018 with wellness events and
initiatives including:
• board game cafe night
• cooking class
• family recreation day
• finding wellness photo contest
• healthy snacks in resident physician lounges
• mindfullness session
• science night
• spin class
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LEADERSHIP Involvement with PARA provides
ADVOCACY
resident physicians with several
benefits, including the opportunity PA R A D I M E
to network with colleagues with
The PARAdime Campaign is an annual
similar professional backgrounds resident physician-driven initiative
that provides support to some of
and interests. It also exposes them to
Alberta’s most vulnerable citizens.
trends and best practices within their
From November 27, 2017 to January
profession and provides leadership 31, 2018, collection bins were set up
training and experience. in hospitals across Alberta, allowing
resident physicians and allied health
care workers to drop off donations of
gently used clothing and other items
most needed by partner agencies.
INVOLV E M E N T W ITH PA RA C ON FE RE NCE S PONS ORS HI P Association in achieving its At the end of the campaign, resident
strategic direction. physicians delivered the donations to
Volunteering with PARA The PARA Conference local shelters and agencies working
allows resident physicians Sponsorship Program helps with Alberta’s most vulnerable.
to directly benefit their own embody the value PARA places
LE ADE RS HI P WO R K SHO P S
residency experience and that PARAdime is an opportunity
on resident physician education In November 2017, PARA hosted
of their colleagues. It provides to increase resident physician
and resident physician wellness. leadership workshops in both awareness of the challenges faced
opportunitites to interact with
Edmonton and Calgary. These by some of their neighbours. It is
people from all facets of residency As part of this program, PARA one-day facilitated sessions
and from all areas of Alberta, as also an opportunity to engage other
sponsors a resident physician explored the dynamics of allied health care workers – those
well as learning about the function from the University of Alberta collaboration in a multidisciplinary who work with resident physicians
of different organzations within
and the University of Calgary health care setting. as part of the interdisciplinary teams
health care and how decisions
to attend specifically chosen providing patient care – in providing
are made. PARA volunteers have
conferences on either physician These workshops will continue basic necessities that will improve the
the opportunity to interact with the
health or medical education. to be offered annually, free of health of some of those at risk.
leaders of health care change.
charge to PARA. members.
In October 2017, PARA sent Dr. The PARAdime Campaign encourages
PARA opportunities include: resident physicians to help keep
Aditi Amin to the International
Conference on Residency their community healthy by providing
• serving on the PARA Assembly basic necessities; recognizing that
• participating on PARA Education in Quebec City.
improving the health of some of the
committees and working In April 2018, PARA sent Dr. most vulnerable will help relieve some
groups Danya Traboulsi and Dr. Michiko of the pressure on a stressed health
• serving as an ambassador at Maruyama to the Canadian care system.
external partner meetings Conference on Medical
• hosting social events Education in Halifax.
• attending educational ABOVE
opportunities and social These conferences are selected Dr. Aditi Amin
activities based on how they assist the Occupational Medicine
Resident Physician
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resident physicians in the legislature
As part of our leadership and advocacy
PARA AWARDS & RECOGNITION
development mandate, PARA is In April 2018, a group of resident
committed to fostering strategic physicians met with MLAs from all parties,
R esident physician o f the month award PA R A B U R S A R I E S
relationships and positively impacting as well as the Health Minister and senior
health care policy in Alberta. policy advisors. The group advocated for
The Resident Physician of the Month Award is an initiative The PARA Bursaries are awarded annually to
a comprehensive provincial pharmacase focused on improving Resident Physician well-being by
Resident Physicians in the Legislature plan to ensure all Albertans have access to one graduating U of A medical student and U of C
recognizing and rewarding Resident Physicians who medical student who are entering residency training
(RIL) is a continuing advocacy event appropriate medications. make a positive contribution to their work environment in Alberta.
providing Alberta’s resident physicians the while maintaining a balanced lifestyle.
opportunity to participate in face-to-face Alberta’s resident physicians are committed
meetings with elected representatives to working with elected officials and I nterdisciplinary T eamwor k award RESIDENT PHYSICIAN WELL-BEING &
and senior government officials and to health care policy makers to share our C linical teaching A W A R D
offer their distinct perspective on issues perspectives and help ensure the highest Resident physicians often work as part of a team providing
relevant to health care delivery in Alberta. possible quality of patient care for all care to patients, and the experience of that team is PARA recognizes the outstanding contributions of
It also supports the CanMEDS roles of Albertans. greatly dependent on the contributions of its members. educators to resident physician well-being through
health advocate and communicator. The Interdisciplinary Teamwork Award was established the Resident Physician Well-being Award. This
to recognize our allied health care colleagues who value recognition is awarded to a physician preceptor at
and exemplify a positive team-based approach, and who the University of Alberta, University of Calgary and
advocate for healthy and caring work environments for all a rural centre.
members of the team and our patients.
2017-2018 Recipients: Dr. Michelle Morros (U of
2017-2018 Recipients: Hazal Babadagli and Carolyn A), Dr. Kara Nerenberg (U of C) and Dr. Ieleen
Gratton Taylor (rural)
PARA recognizes excellence in resident physician
education through the Clinical Teaching Award.
The Award is given to a deserving physician at the
University of Alberta, University of Calgary and a
rural centre.
2017-2018 Recipients: Dr. Ken Joffe (U of A),
Dr. Rahim Kachra (U of C) and Dr. Luke Savage
(rural)
18 PA R A 2017-2018 Annual Report 19PARA STAFF
Chief Executive Officer
Rob Key
rob.key@para-ab.ca
Member Affairs Manager
Tara Madden
tara.madden@para-ab.ca
Member Services Coordinator
Robin Raworth
robin.raworth@para-ab.ca
Member Services Specialist
Ravneet Saran
para@para-ab.ca
Communications Specialist
Amanda Wolfer
amanda.wolfer@para-ab.ca
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