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Dr. Nicole Cardinal joins RhPAP board of directors

This spring, RhPAP welcomes a new board of director: Dr. Nicole Cardinal. In conversation with Rural Health Beat coordinator Lorena Franchuk, the rural family physician…

This spring, RhPAP welcomes a new board of director: Dr. Nicole Cardinal. In conversation with Rural Health Beat coordinator Lorena Franchuk, the rural family physician reflects on how her upbringing on the Saddle Lake Cree Nation helps her connect with…

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  • Deadline extended to July 20 for Rhapsody Award nominations             – 22nd June 2018

    Deadline extended to July 20 for Rhapsody Award nominations – 22nd June 2018

      Since 2002, the RhPAP Awards program has celebrated rural Alberta’s health-care heroes and rural communities with a healthy dose of recognition....

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  • ‘Best decision I ever made’ Flagstaff County Skills Event – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    ‘Best decision I ever made’ Flagstaff County Skills Event – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    The Flagstaff County skills day starts here in a town with medieval names.  And there, not far from the corner of Galahad and Guinevere, is Sir Galahad...

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  • Wainwright High School Skills Day             – 6th June 2018

    Wainwright High School Skills Day – 6th June 2018

    For some high school students in Wainwright, a medical career in the military could be a good choice.  After all, a Canadian...

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  • ‘It’s a game changer’ RhPAP Brings EDE Ultrasound Course to Brooks

    ‘It’s a game changer’ RhPAP Brings EDE Ultrasound Course to Brooks

    “Ultrasound is the stethoscope for the 21st century,” says Dr. Doewe Kits, an emergency room physician in Brooks. “What ultrasound allows us...

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  • Growing their own health professionals in Brooks             – 29th May 2018

    Growing their own health professionals in Brooks – 29th May 2018

    Doctor, nurse, paramedic are just a few of the career examples high school students were exposed to at a May 15 RhPAP...

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  • Dr. Nichol Award Presentation – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Dr. Nichol Award Presentation – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    May 4th was a big day for Dr. Chris Nichol of Camrose. He was the recipient of the 2017 RhPAP Rural Physician...

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  • First Ever Pincher Creek High School Skills Day             – 23rd May 2018

    First Ever Pincher Creek High School Skills Day – 23rd May 2018

      Over 30 keen high school students were introduced careers in rural health care during an April 20 skills day at the...

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  • Young Medical Minds Program highlights medical options for rural students

    Young Medical Minds Program highlights medical options for rural students

    Dr. Chris Nichol doesn’t mince words with a dozen attentive Grade 8 students as he leads an examination of a patient named...

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  • RhPAP Meets Minister Hoffman – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    RhPAP Meets Minister Hoffman – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Thank-you to the Hon. Sarah Hoffman for taking the time to meet with members of the RhPAP Board of Directors on May...

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  • Profile of Dr. Chris Nichol, Camrose Physician and 2017 Alberta Rural Physician Award of Distinction recipient

    Profile of Dr. Chris Nichol, Camrose Physician and 2017 Alberta Rural Physician Award of Distinction recipient

    Camrose family physician, Dr. Chris Nichol, never pictured  himself in a rural practice as he worked his way through  medical school. Neither...

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  • Wainwright Star Edge: Students get hands-on experience at Grow Your Own Health Skills event             – 14th May 2018

    Wainwright Star Edge: Students get hands-on experience at Grow Your Own Health Skills event – 14th May 2018

    The following is an article by Zak McLachland that first appeared in the April 27, 2018 edition of the Wainwright Star EDGE....

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  • “I Choose to Be Busy” – Carolyn Robbins on being a nurse and rancher in Pincher Creek

    “I Choose to Be Busy” – Carolyn Robbins on being a nurse and rancher in Pincher Creek

    Some people choose to take care of people for a living. Others choose to take care of animals. Carolyn Robbins has decided...

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