Board Summary: May 6, 2026
Transition to Regional Primary Health Care Networks (RPHCN)
The transition to the RPHCN remains pending under the coordination of the provincial Primary and Preventive Health Services (PPHS) Transition Team. Primary Care Alberta has indicated that no plans will be released until after the required regulations are approved. There are no updated timelines for the transition.
Policies
The Board approved revisions to several policies as follows:
- Business Plan Amendment Policy - enabled a more streamlined process for not issuing a call for proposals when there is limited funding available.
- CPCN Orientation Policy - now requires new Clinic Managers to attend orientation.
- Social Media Policy - now ensures alignment with current practices, clarifies governance and accountability of CPCN Social Media accounts, and strengthens expectations related to privacy and security.
- Gifts and Honorariums Policy - renamed Grants, Donations, and Gifts Policy, focusing exclusively on the restrictions of using per-capita funds for those items.
- Network-wide Code of Conduct Policy - incorporates restrictions of acceptance of gifts while performing CPCN duties, which was previously included in the Gifts and Honorariums Policy.
- Speaker Honorariums Policy - enables two separate categories of honoraria for speakers and removes restrictions on who could receive such honorarium.
All policies are accessible via the portal.
Governance
- The Chinook PCN Physicians Ltd. Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Director Nominations Committee appointed Dr. Connor Low as Chair of the Committee.
- The Board of Directors participated in a robust discussion, working towards developing a Board Teamwork Charter and strengthening its Code of Conduct.
Attendance
Physician and Nurse Practitioner Directors
- Dr. Andrea Hargrove – Chair
- Dr. Jillian Demontigny – Vice Chair
- Dr. Garland Jonker
- Jackie Foreman
- Janice Epp (regrets)
- Dr. Ryan Torrie (regrets)
- Dr. Sandy Cunningham
- Dr. Tracy Burton
Public Directors
- Cole Beck (regrets)
- Jenn Schmidt-Rempel
AHS/Primary Care Alberta Directors
- Trevor Inaba
- Dr. Catherine Scrimshaw