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Hygienist on wheels to help ease patients’ anxiety, pain with RHPAP support

April is Oral Health Month, a time to recognize health professionals who provide oral care to patients year-round. In the feature below, we speak with…

April is Oral Health Month, a time to recognize health professionals who provide oral care to patients year-round. In the feature below, we speak with a rural hygienist who carries out her dental care in an unusual clinic setting. •••…

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  • RHPAP consultant loves building relationships with her rural communities

    RHPAP consultant loves building relationships with her rural communities

    Amazing people work with RHPAP throughout the province. In this feature, Alicia Fox, a community consultant with the Community Development and Engagement...

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  • Substantial RHPAP bursary helped students in journey to rural medicine

    Substantial RHPAP bursary helped students in journey to rural medicine

    Two physicians from across the province are following the lead of a rural healthcare champion after receiving bursaries from RHPAP to cover...

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  • Olds social workers supported through REAL

    Olds social workers supported through REAL

    March is Social Work Month, a time dedicated to honouring the work and commitment of social workers. As a vital member of...

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  • Lamont field trip turns Grade 1 students into doctors for a day

    Lamont field trip turns Grade 1 students into doctors for a day

    White coat fever hit the community of Lamont in February, but there was no need to panic.  Forty Grade 1 students donned...

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  • RhPAP Let’s Go Rural! event influences student to study medicine years later

    RhPAP Let’s Go Rural! event influences student to study medicine years later

    A Sundre resident is on her way to becoming a rural physician several years after a spur-of-the-moment decision to attend a medical...

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  • Study shows support is key to global nurses’ success in rural Alberta

    Study shows support is key to global nurses’ success in rural Alberta

    Community and workplace support play a critical role in the success of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) working in rural Alberta, according to a research project...

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  • Veteran physician divides time between home practice and rural locums

    Veteran physician divides time between home practice and rural locums

    Dr. Vamini Selvanandan has seen it all while covering for physicians across the province and beyond during her nearly quarter century career....

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  • Recognize rural healthcare heroes today with Rhapsody Awards

    Recognize rural healthcare heroes today with Rhapsody Awards

    Two health professionals with nearly six decades of experience between them say shining a light on rural healthcare and its workers has lasting positive...

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  • Smile returns for rural trauma patient after RhPAP funds innovative therapy training

    Smile returns for rural trauma patient after RhPAP funds innovative therapy training

    Dr. Lana Fehr doesn’t shy away from creating a well-stocked toolbox to help her patients. When a patient presents with high blood...

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  • Let’s Go Rural! event influences healthcare aide career

    Let’s Go Rural! event influences healthcare aide career

    Cheyanne Brett’s positive interactions during an RhPAP Let’s Go Rural! High School event were a pivotal point in her decision to become...

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  • Banff research project shows self-referral clinic popular with patients

    Banff research project shows self-referral clinic popular with patients

    Skiers, hikers, and other patients of a Banff sports clinic are often on the road to recovery more quickly due to a...

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  • Return to nursing made possible through BIEN program

    Return to nursing made possible through BIEN program

    Rialyne Dalida has travelled the globe as a registered nurse (RN), but a village in central Alberta has captured her heart, with...

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