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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Practical Evidence for Informed Practice Conference
Join the Alberta College of Family Physicians for the 7th annual Practical Evidence for Informed Practice (PEIP) conference on October 19-20, 2018 in...
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Provost says thank you to physicians at appreciation event
An eastern Alberta community came together to socialize and show appreciation for five local physicians and their families. On Sept.12, community officials...
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Health-care students rock Rimbey at RhPAP skills event
Over 50 University of Alberta health-care students experienced Rimbey’s first-ever skills weekend on August 25 and 26. The medical, nursing, and physiotherapy...
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Take Part in the Rural Mental Health Community Development Project
Mental health challenges impact all Albertans directly or indirectly. In rural and remote areas of Alberta, residents face additional barriers such as scarcity, cost, and effectiveness...
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It needs to be said’: Thanking physicians in Sundre
On July 24, Sundre physicians spent the evening making house calls to the Double N Ranch. However, it wasn’t medical advice that brought them...
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Inspiring the future of better health: 2018 CMA Health Summit
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) hosted its inaugural Health Summit in Winnipeg on August 20 & 21, 2018, sparking a national conversation about innovation...
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Medicine Gathering and Niitsitapi wellness
By Julie Davis, RhPAP Community Consultant I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon last week with a very passionate and diverse...
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Study: Telehealth services can be as effective as face-to-face
The Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine has published a review on the effects of telehealth interventions delivered by allied health professionals and nurses in...
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Rural medicine wasn’t even on my radar’" – U of C students learn about rural health opportunities
Medical students had their eyes opened to rural opportunities at the annual Rural Shadowing Luncheon sponsored by RhPAP at the University of Calgary Cumming...
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Big Beautiful Cold Lake Impresses Healthcare Students
55 post-secondary healthcare students arrive after a little over a 3-hour ride from Edmonton. Hospitalext0 They’re here at the Cold Lake Healthcare...
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Train your staff to be medical office chaperones
Support the emotional comfort and reassurance of your patients by training your staff to be medical office chaperones. Medical Office Assistants, LPNs,...
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