Lattes and bucking bulls: A wild time at Tofield Skills Event
Bucking bulls, paintball pellets, live music, and lattes were among the many highlights of a recent Health Skills Event in Tofield. Close...
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Meet five amazing rural Alberta health professionals who shared their stories during Alberta Rural Health Week
A rural nurse that fell in love with a helicopter pilot. A physician who loves jet-boating on the Smoky River. A licensed...
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Emma Hulit: A Rural Health-care Hero
Emma Hulit is a member of her local Quad Municipality (Milk River, Warner, Coutts, County of Warner) support committee and the Old...
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Vegreville looking to grow their own health professionals
Sometimes the best way to get something done is to start from the ground up. In the east-central Alberta town of Vegreville,...
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Pincher Creek area students experience a hands-on introduction to health-care careers
A recent event in Pincher Creek proved beneficial for both local students and health-care professionals. About 30 enthusiastic high school students received...
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From suturing to snowshoes, health-care students have an amazing rural experience in Barrhead
A visit to Barrhead proved to be a weekend of firsts for several future health–care professionals. On March 9 and 10, over 50 post-secondary health-care...
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Bulls and billets part of unique Tofield health-care experience
Community will be a big part of the upcoming RhPAP Health Skills Weekend on Apr. 13-14, 2019 Billets and bulls will be...
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Pembina committee rolls out the welcome mat in Drayton Valley
First impressions are powerful! So, when Suné and Dr. Ryan White came from South Africa to Drayton Valley for a site visit...
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New Pincher Creek A&R committee says thanks to local health-care heroes at inaugural event
The warmth of a chinook breeze welcomed Pincher Creek and area residents as they gathered on January 13 to say “thank you”...
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Gold, Chicken Bones, and a “Bouncy Pillow”
54 Post-Secondary Health Care Students Experience a Fun-Filled Skills Weekend in Peace River Have you ever jumped on the “Bouncy Pillow”? It’s...
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Enhanced Surgical Skills in rural Alberta: Q&A with Dr. Audrée Bédard and Dr. Jared Van Bussel
Family physicians who offer enhanced surgical skills (ESS) are vital to rural Alberta communities. Rural GPs who can perform enhanced surgeries like...
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Thorhild County’s Nurse Practitioner keeps health care close to home
A rural Alberta county has undertaken innovative measures to maintain health care services close to home. Thorhild County, located about 80 km...
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