Peace River a draw for Canadian medical grads
Many homegrown family doctors have been drawn to a welcoming Northern Alberta community, outfitted with a well-supported teaching hospital. Several western Canadian graduates have been part...
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Rural Alberta teachers check in on student well-being amidst global pandemic
Educators across rural Alberta are finding industrious ways to continue academic work, ease uncertainty, and let their students know they are not alone as they transition to online education during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nurse Practitioners in Rural and Remote Communities
In September 2019, the Alberta Government announced it was increasing spending to hire nurse practitioners to work in primary care settings in rural and underserved areas, including the Bonnyville Primary...
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Heart and stroke clinic eases anxiety for rural residents
Christine Holubec-Jackson’s 49th birthday wasn’t quite the celebration she expected. Days earlier, the Wetaskiwin resident was diagnosed with bleeding on the top of her...
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Keeping health care close to home in Drayton Valley
Local high school students to learn what it’s like to be a health professional in rural Alberta Local health professionals will teach...
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Community support key to rural health-care success
In rural health care, as with most things, resources are limited and offering services outside of those considered core can require extra...
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Community works together to support new moms and caregivers
Being a physician doesn’t mean you are immune to life’s health challenges.
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Crowsnest Pass community comes together to create a high school health mentorship experience
How do you support a rural high school student in their journey to become a rural health-care provider? Well, it takes a...
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“Pop-up” clinic the right prescription for country music fans
Meeting the medical needs of the BVJ For five days in mid-summer, a “mini-hospital” rises to the beat of country music in...
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Calm head during emergency confirms medicine in volunteer’s future
A stint as a medical volunteer at Big Valley Jamboree five years ago was all 20-year-old Allyson Wrubleski needed to know she...
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Brooks hosts life-saving Emergency Hysterectomy Course for rural health professionals
Southern Alberta health professionals recently received life-saving training during a unique learning experience in Brooks. A group of ten physicians and several...
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Digging deep pays off as portable ultrasound equipment comes to Milk River
Milk River is now home to world-class portable ultrasound technology, thanks to the foresight and generosity of local health professionals and residents....
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