Rural Health Beat Archives - Page 5 of 15 - Rural Health Professions Action Plan

RhPAP is recruiting a new public member for our Board of Directors

Help support rural Alberta communities in their efforts to keep healthcare close to home. The Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) is recruiting a Director…

Help support rural Alberta communities in their efforts to keep healthcare close to home. The Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) is recruiting a Director to serve on the organization’s board commencing July 2025. Working with management, the board of…

Learning from adversity allows rural communities to better meet local health needs

Two rural communities are proving, like a phoenix, they can rise above crises and make positive changes to health care. Both Slave...
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Passion for volunteering becomes stress release for rural RN

For 43 years, registered nurse, Irene Crosland, worked in the fast-paced environment of labour and delivery, the emergency department, and acute care,...
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Practicum students receive warm welcome from rural communities

Cheering on Junior A hockey, practising self-care, and stepping up to volunteer may not be activities you would expect a university student...
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Rural health providers get ‘REAL’ lifelong learning support

Finding the time and money to enrol in optional professional development courses can be challenging for rural nurses and other health professionals....
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RhPAP funding opens door to REAL continuing education opportunities

No matter the role within rural health care, continuing education is important. That’s why RhPAP offers a variety of programs that support...
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Occupational Therapist helps patients get back to the “job of living.”

The most common question Noelannah Neubauer gets when talking to non-medical professionals is, “What does an Occupational Therapist do exactly?” Neubauer describes...
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Rural health professionals may have role in stopping human trafficking

Health professionals may have an ability to root out cases of human trafficking in rural Alberta just by asking a few pointed...
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Endless career paths available for social workers in Alberta

The value of social work has always been essential. Now, social workers are in critical demand. This fitting theme was adopted by...
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Delving into eating habits easier with virtual dietitian connections

In a world filled with hype about super foods, extreme diets, and so-called “bad” foods, a Crowsnest Pass dietitian maintains: “if it...
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Virtual clinic improves health-care options for Indigenous Albertans

Nearly 1,240 Indigenous Albertans met with physicians in a new virtual clinic during its first year of operation. The Alberta Indigenous Virtual...
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University love story sparks passion for rural nursing

Nolan O’Brien never expected that he would live or work in rural Alberta. However, that’s just what happened after he fell in...
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Psychiatric nursing students experience slice of northern life during placement

Viewing the oil sands and experiencing an ice road aren’t typical activities for nurses on a practicum. However, three registered psychiatric student nurses from...
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