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Lesser Slave Lake Health Advisory Council
Monday, September 24, 2012
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Room, Flatbush Complex
Flatbush, AB
Council Members: Ken Matthews (Chair), Colleen Greer (Vice Chair), Ernie Grach, Roberta McKale, Angel Meinecke, Francis Schultz,
Helen Taylor, Marian Wolitski
Alberta Health Services: Kimberley Burton, Cindy Harmata, Trevor Maslyk, Mary Mueller, Shelly Pusch, Brittney Thomas
Public:
Regrets: Connie McKee, Karina Pillay-Kinnee
Agenda Item Discussion Action
1. Approval of Agenda Moved by Francis Schultz, seconded by Marian Wolitski,
that the agenda of Monday, September 24, 2012 be
approved with an amendment to:
6. Next Meeting to Date:
Monday, November 19, 2012
Location: Northern Lakes College Slave Lake, AB.
MOTION CARRIED.
2. Approval of Minutes Moved by Ernie Grach, seconded by Colleen Greer, that
the minutes of Tuesday, June 26, 2012 be approved.
MOTION CARRIED.

3. Presentations
3.1. Emergency Medical Services,
Trevor Maslyk, Executive
Director, Emergency Medical
Services, North Zone
3.2.
3.3.
Municipal District of Lesser Slave
Lake, Robert Esau and
Murray Kerik, Councilors
Continuing Care – Coordinated
Access Initiative – Information
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Trevor Maslyk advised that approval has been received to
build a garage onsite for the second ambulance at the
Wabasca Healthcare Centre. Construction should
commence in the spring of 2013. He is asking Capital
Management to consider expanding the scope of the
garage to an ambulance station. The funds raised by the
Wabasca Hospital Auxiliary can be used for equipment or
furniture in the new ambulance garage.
Karina Pillay-Kinnee asked when an alternate location for
fixed wing air transfers to Edmonton will be established.
Trevor advised that Emergency Medical Services are
developing additional strategies at the International
Airport to quickly transfer people and an alternate airport
is being considered. Council requested timelines for
information about an alternate location.
Kirsten Dupres relayed concerns with ambulances
travelling 100 kilometers one way on gravel to access calls
at Trout Lake. She also asked if patients have a choice
regarding the location patients are driven to by the
ambulance. i.e. Peace River or Slave Lake.
Robert Esau and Murray Kerik were unable to attend.
Continuing Care, whether it be home care, supportive
living, or long term care can now be reached through one
consistent toll free number across the North Zone.
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Trevor Maslyk will ask about a timeline for
information regarding the use of an alternate
airport for fixed wing transfers other than the
International Airport.
Trevor Maslyk will follow up on the access to
Trout Lake and facility choices.

4. Old Business
4.1.
Review of Action Items from the
Minutes of Monday,
June 26, 2012
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A Registered Nurse answers the call and phone line hours
have been extended. Awareness of the line will be through
posters, pamphlets (provided to each health council
member) and a news release.
The action items were reviewed as follows:
3.1 Mary Mueller to request a written status update
on the ambulance garage for Wabasca from
Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) for the Wabasca Ladies Auxiliary.
Complete. Trevor Maslyk in attendance.
3.3 Ms. Cindy Harmata to meet with the Municipal
District of Opportunity to discuss long term care
beds, EMS use of beds in the facility and space
available in the Medical Clinic building. Date to be
scheduled in October, 2012.
3.3 Mary Mueller to draft a written request for council
to Alberta Health Services about the beds in use by
Emergency Medical Services at the Wabasca
Healthcare Centre. To be addressed at the
Municipal District of Opportunity meeting noted
above.
3.1.2 Mary Mueller to draft a written request for an
update regarding the staff housing and the process
of housing repair and replacement in Wabasca.
Incomplete.
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Cindy Harmata to report back to council with
results of the meeting with the Municipal
District of Opportunity.
Mary Mueller to draft a written request for
an update regarding the staff housing and the
process of housing repair and replacement in
Wabasca.

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5.1 Mary Mueller to request further presentations of
programs to support young Albertans in the
council area to maintain health and wellbeing.
Discussion.
Council to request information about what health
education is in schools presently. Council to send a
letter to the Board asking them to encourage
Alberta Health and Education to work together to
ensure schools teach health information
throughout school. Moved by Ken Matthews,
seconded by Ernie Grach to send a letter to the
Alberta Health Services Board encouraging the
Ministers of Health and Education to ensure
policies are developed to increase health
education in the schools to counter long term
chronic health conditions.
MOTION CARRIED.
The second subject discussed was Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome Disorder (FASD). Is there a role by
Alberta Health Services? There are services
provided in the schools for the assessment of
FASD children by Allied Health and the Student
Health Initiative Program (SHIP) funding.
5.1 Mary Mueller to invite the Physician Resource
Planner to the next council meeting to discuss a
role for health councils in the recruitment and
retention of physicians. Incomplete.
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Mary Mueller to request information from
the school districts in the council area about
health programming currently in the schools.
Council to draft a letter to the Alberta Health
Services to encourage the Ministers of Health
and Education to ensure policies are
developed to increase health education in
the schools to counter long term chronic
health conditions.
Mary Mueller to follow up on the process for
the assessment of children with Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome Disorder.
Mary Mueller to invite the Physician
Resource Planner to the next council meeting
to discuss a role for health councils in the
recruitment and retention of physicians.

5.4 Mary Mueller to invite Emergency Medical
Services to the next meeting. Complete.
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4.1 Mary Mueller to draft a letter for council to send
forward for Alberta Health services to ensure
there is support and assistance for families to view
bodies when they are taken to the morgue at
hospitals. Incomplete.
4.2 Mary Mueller to draft a letter for council to send
to Heather Toporowski to forward to the
Provincial Rural Obstetrics Service Plan Committee
to acquire timelines for plan completion and
distribution. Complete.
5.1 Mary Mueller to draft a letter for council to send
to North Zone Executive Leadership asking for
population data for the communities surrounding
Red Earth and find out why there is no physician
currently visiting Red Earth. Incomplete.
5.4 Mary Mueller to draft a request for council to
human resources for information on recruitment
of maintenance personnel. Incomplete.
5.4 Mary Mueller to forward Patient Feedback contact
information to Angel Meinecke. Complete.
5.4 Mary Mueller to register Lesser Slave Lake Health
Advisory Council for the fall trade fair in High
Prairie on Friday, September 7 and
Saturday, September 8, 2012. Complete.
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Mary Mueller to draft a letter for council to
send forward for Alberta Health services to
ensure there is support and assistance for
families to view bodies when they are taken
to the morgue at hospitals.
Mary Mueller to draft a letter for council to
send to North Zone Executive Leadership
asking for population data for the
communities surrounding Red Earth and find
out why there is no physician currently
visiting Red Earth.
Mary Mueller to draft a request for council to
human resources for information on
recruitment of maintenance personnel.

4.2.
4.3.
4.4.
5. New Business
5.1.
Obstetric Services – Regular
Update
Heather Toporowski
Vice President,
Visiting Psychiatrist – Slave Lake
and High Prairie – Status Update
– Addiction and Mental Health
Physician Resource Planner –
Regular Update Allison Chisholm,
New Physician Resource Planner
North Zone Update – Cindy
Harmata
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5.5 Mary Mueller to forward application information
to Louis Okemow as he is interested in joining the
council. Complete.
A letter was received from Alberta Health Services North
Zone. North Zone will begin to develop a service delivery
approach on October 1, 2012 as part of the Zone
Integrated Planning. High Prairie, Slave Lake and Wabasca
are the priority areas for obstetrics.
A visiting psychiatrist, Dr. Leah Stutter, has been hired to
visit Slave Lake and Wabasca alternately, one day per
month. The delivery of tele-psychiatry services are also
actively used in both communities.
A general practitioner is interested in High Prairie and is
waiting for an assessment. There is a site visit planned for
a general practitioner with obstetrics in Slave Lake, in
October.
Dr. Schofeld will be practicing in Wabasca for one year.
Some of the highlights from the report were:
� Accreditation site visits will occur in High Prairie and in
Slave Lake in mid October.
� Access to continuing care has been increased through
the support of the toll free number.
� The Family Care Clinic in Slave Lake has supported a
20% decrease in non-emergent access to the
Emergency Department in the Slave Lake Healthcare
Centre. Council advised that there are challenges with
reaching the clinic via the telephone.
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Ken Matthews to relay to George Keay,
former Chair, that a Visiting Psychiatrist has
been hired.

5.2.
Advisory Council Officer Update –
Mary Mueller
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� The annual influenza immunization campaign
commences October 15, 2012. Council referred
Cindy Harmata to an article in the Globe and Mail that
counteracts evidence about influenza immunization.
� Sites in the North Zone are developing a plan to
ensure they are compliant with the Tobacco and
Smoke Free Futures by June, 2013.
� Living Well is working on a presentation for Wabasca
and Kinuso. The classes in Slave Lake are full.
� The Physical Therapy positions have been filled in
Slave Lake. This enables the provision of services to
Wabasca.
The Rural Physician Action Plan Fall Conference is
October 11-12, 2012.
Moved by Colleen Greer, seconded by Frances Schultz to
send two people to attend the Rural Physician Attraction
and Retention Conference.
MOTION CARRIED
Ken Matthews asked for someone to attend the Chairs
Breakfast at the Health Advisory Council conference as the
Chair and Vice Chair are unable to attend the conference.
Moved by Ernie Grach, seconded by Marian Wolitski to
send Kirsten Dupres to the Chairs Breakfast and if a second
one is allowed to attend, to also send Karina Pillay-Kinnee.
MOTION CARRIED.
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5.3.
5.4.
Report from the Chair – Ken
Matthews
Round Table - Community
Reports
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Council discussed three successes and came up with:
1. Engaging communities and diverse populations,
2. Gathering feedback at Trade Fairs,
3. Council submitting specific feedback relevant to their
council area.
Ken provided the following highlights:
� He suggested preventative health and wellness
education in the schools at the last conversation with
the Health Advisory Council Chairs, the Board Chair
and the President and CEO.
� He attended the Resident Council session at the
Continuing Care in High Prairie and it went very well.
� He is pleased that a number of council members have
registered for the Health Advisory Council fall
conference.
Marian Wolitski reported that the Golden Opportunity
Medical Clinic in Wabasca has changed its name to the
Keyano Medical Clinic.
Ernie Grach reported that the Municipal District of
Opportunity would like to custom build some space for
physical therapy in the Keyano Medical Clinic building.
Ernie Grach encouraged Emergency Medical Services to
consider Careers the Next Generation positions.
Francis Schultz reported she feels there is too long a wait
list for specialists and doctors appointments. She received
poor food reports regarding the Westlock Healthcare
Centre. (Closer to Home food initiative information will be
sent to her)
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Helen Taylor received feedback that physicians in Slave
Lake would like incentives to get more education in areas
such as obstetrics and anesthesiology.
Karina Pillay-Kinnee reported that a house is being built
for physician recruitment in Slave Lake. She has received
lots of good compliments on the Family Care Clinics.
There is funding for further physician education through
the Alberta Medical Association and the Tri Council in
Slave Lake.
Connie McKee requested more information about Alberta
Health Services Addiction and Mental Health services.
Colleen Greer participated on a conference call for the
Nutrition and Food Services sub-committee, at the
Resident Council meeting in High Prairie, at the Trade Fair
in High Prairie and at the meeting with
Mr. George Vanderburg, Associate Minister of Seniors and
Ms. Pearl Calahasen, Member of the Legislative Assembly
(MLA). Concerns taken forward to them were obstetrics,
access to specialists and services locally, mental health,
physician recruitment and retention, family care clinics,
ambulance, seniors, and obesity.
Kirsten Dupres advised that the Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal
Council (KTC) and the Western Cree Tribal Council (WCTC)
had pilot projects approved in the area of primary care.
She is looking forward to the benefit that the outcomes
will have on primary care programs and services for the
Nation members.
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Mary Mueller to request a presentation by
Addiction and Mental Health for the January
meeting.

5.5.
5.6.
Community Input
Kirsten strongly asked when the new hospital for High
Prairie will be built. Council members are asked this
question often. Shelly Pusch advised the functional plan
for the High Prairie hospital has gone forward for
approval. Alberta Health Services North Zone plans to
develop a project planning committee next to complete
the detailed design stage.
There were no members of the community present.
In Camera Session Due to time constraints, the in camera session was not
held.
6. Date of Next Meeting
7. Meeting Evaluation and Adjournment
Date: Monday, November 19, 2012
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Board Room, Northern Lakes College,
Slave Lake, AB
Moved by Kirsten Dupres that the meeting adjourn at
8:00 p.m.
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*Please note that these minutes are in DRAFT form and are subject to change and approval at the Monday, November 19, 2012 Council meeting.
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