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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‘It’s Just Like Home Here’. Hythe Continuing Care Centre Team Rhapsody Award Profile
For some seniors, horses can be a fond reminder of earlier days on the farm. These horses are your next-door neighbours if...
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Peace River Operating Room Team: Rhapsody Awards Profile
It’s not hard to tell that the operating room nursing team at the Peace River Community Health Centre really enjoys spending time together. ...
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An evidence-based program for rural surgical and obstetrical networks
Rural and Remote Health (rrh) has published a new joint position paper on rural surgery and operative delivery. Over the past 25 years,...
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Rocky Mountain House to host rural experience for future health-care professionals
Students studying several health-care disciplines are coming to Rocky Mountain House to discover the advantages of living and working in rural Alberta....
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Caring for your friends and neighbours: How the CARE Course helps support Alberta’s rural health professionals
Erin Welke-Martens knew long before she completed her nursing education that when you work in your own community, your patients are your neighbours, friends, and family. ...
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Today we really got to see what a rural hospital is like’ – Bow Island Skills Day
More than 40 nursing and paramedic students from Medicine Hat College experienced the demands of working in a rural hospital on September...
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Bashaw LPN complements small town health-care team
Brooke Elworthy never can predict how her day will unfold when she walks in the door at Bashaw Medical Centre. As a licensed...
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Point-of-care ultrasound turns low-risk patients into no-risk patients
Now approaching the 1000th time it has been taught, the continually-improving and intensive Emergency Department Echo (EDE) Course is still raising the...
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