News & Events - Rural Health Professions Action Plan

Rural Alberta health-care heroes receive well-deserved recognition

Mayerthorpe, Pincher Creek, Provost, and Sundre home to 2019 RhPAP Rhapsody Award recipients Health-care heroes in four rural Alberta communities are the recipients of the 2019...
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Introducing the RhPAP Attraction and Retention Toolkit

Does your community need help keeping health care close to home? The RhPAP Attraction & Retention (A&R) Committee Toolkit offers support and...
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Screen Test brings breast cancer screening to women across Alberta

For nearly 30 years, a mobile clinic has made it easier for Alberta women to stay on top of their breast health...
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Gastroenterology for General Practitioners (GI for GPs)

GI for GPs offers a robust, impactful single day of learning for Alberta’s family practitioners. Gastroenterologists from the University of Alberta and...
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Rural life is the right prescription for pharmacist’s family

More than an ocean away from her home country of Kenya, Rashida Yamani has been welcomed with open arms by a small northeastern Alberta community....
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Nominations for the 2020 Rhapsody Awards are now open

Have health professionals made a big difference in your rural Alberta community? Has your rural community successfully excelled at attracting and retaining...
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Long-serving paramedic does it all for remote Rainbow Lake

Clinic paramedic Rick Cartier has almost experienced it all during his nearly three decades in emergency medical services (EMS). Cartier is based...
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New CT Scanner brings 3-D health care close to home for patients in the Lac La Biche area

The new CT scanner in Lac La Biche, which became operational in the spring, has already performed over 500 scans. The scanner...
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College students study benefits & challenges of rural health care

Two health-care management students from Red Deer College are hoping to shed light on what it takes to attract and retain health-care professionals in...
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Drayton Valley students get taste of rural health professions

By Lesley Allan A recent event provided Drayton Valley-area students with a glimpse into a potential future career, while educating them about rural...
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Transitioning from behind the wheel

How do you know when it’s time to stop driving? It’s not an easy decision and it’s one that often involves a family physician being called on to help reach the best conclusion....
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High quality colonoscopies are making a difference in rural Alberta

Are people in rural Alberta receiving the same quality of colonoscopies as their counterparts in the cities? In 2018, RhPAP contributed funding for a...
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Sundre aims to show nursing students the beauty of working in rural

Red Deer College nursing students took aim at their future, and learned more about medicine, when they visited the community of Sundre for an...
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Stay active, live better this winter

When it comes to beating chronic disease this winter, staying active is at the top of Dr. Paul Jordaan’s prescription list. The...
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