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A legacy of dedication to rural healthcare: Remembering Dr. Peter K. Lindsay

Honouring a rural healthcare advocate RhPAP would like to remember Dr. Peter K. Lindsay for his heartfelt dedication to rural health and the contributions he…

Honouring a rural healthcare advocate RhPAP would like to remember Dr. Peter K. Lindsay for his heartfelt dedication to rural health and the contributions he made as an exemplary board member. Dr. Lindsay was Chair of the RhPAP Board when…

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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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  • Sundre to celebrate local nurses while introducing nursing skills to students – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Sundre to celebrate local nurses while introducing nursing skills to students – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Students from Sundre and Cremona high schools to learn essential nursing skills at May 7 event Sundre and Cremona high school students...

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  • “Grow Your Own” health professions skills event to honour Camrose doctor             – 3rd May 2018

    “Grow Your Own” health professions skills event to honour Camrose doctor – 3rd May 2018

    A Camrose physician who has mentored dozens of “Young Medical Minds” will be honoured by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP)...

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  • “Grow your own” event to showcase health careers to local students – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    “Grow your own” event to showcase health careers to local students – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    High school students from Edgerton, Irma and Chauvin are going to get a taste of rural health care from some of their...

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  • Our condolences to family and friends of Dr. Vanessa Berjat             – 30th April 2018

    Our condolences to family and friends of Dr. Vanessa Berjat – 30th April 2018

    We were saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Dr. Vanessa Berjat earlier this month in Rocky Mountain House. Dr. Berjat...

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  • 2018 RhPAP Conference in Brooks a Huge Success! – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    2018 RhPAP Conference in Brooks a Huge Success! – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    They came from all over Alberta, as far away as Worsley in the northwest to Milk River in the southeast.  90 participants...

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  • A busy weekend for future rural health professionals – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    A busy weekend for future rural health professionals – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    It’s going to be a busy weekend for learning skills and showcasing the best of rural Alberta with RhPAP-sponsored events in Flagstaff...

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  • Collaboration between Brooks and the County of Newell makes them a champion in attraction and retention

    Collaboration between Brooks and the County of Newell makes them a champion in attraction and retention

    In 2009, Brooks was in crisis. The health centre in this community of 13,000 residents in Alberta’s southeast had lost its obstetric...

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  • Swan Hills Skills Event             – 4th April 2018

    Swan Hills Skills Event – 4th April 2018

    43 health-care students travelled two and a half hours northwest of Edmonton for the first ever skills weekend held in Swan Hills. ...

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