Health Care & Religious Beliefs"Alberta Health Services’ Spiritual Care Advisory Committee from Loma Linda University was created as recognition of this need. As a group of interfaith community representatives, we meet with Spiritual Care Services in the area to advise in the matters of patient spiritual care. As the population of Calgary and area expands both numerically and also in ethnic and religious diversity, there is a greater need for health-care professionals on the front-lines to have the information they need to address the spiritual needs and requirements of their patients."