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Hygienist on wheels to help ease patients’ anxiety, pain with RHPAP support

April is Oral Health Month, a time to recognize health professionals who provide oral care to patients year-round. In the feature below, we speak with…

April is Oral Health Month, a time to recognize health professionals who provide oral care to patients year-round. In the feature below, we speak with a rural hygienist who carries out her dental care in an unusual clinic setting. •••…

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  • ‘It’s Just Like Home Here’.  Hythe Continuing Care Centre Team Rhapsody Award Profile

    ‘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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  • Just call him “Dave”: Rhapsody Awards Profile

    Just call him “Dave”: Rhapsody Awards Profile

    Meet Dr. David Welch. Well, actually, he would prefer it if you just called him Dave.    On a beautiful day in mid-October, I caught up with Dave,...

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  • Peace River Operating Room Team: Rhapsody Awards Profile

    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 'I had never seen a doctor in blue jeans' Dr. Gavin Parker on choosing the rural route for medicine – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    'I had never seen a doctor in blue jeans' Dr. Gavin Parker on choosing the rural route for medicine – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Dr. Gavin Parker is a true advocate for rural health. A general physician at The Associate Clinic in Pincher Creek, Dr. Parker,...

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  • An Advanced Care Paramedic Shares His Experience Practising in Fort Chipewyan

    An Advanced Care Paramedic Shares His Experience Practising in Fort Chipewyan

    Vincent Dazé is an Advanced Care Paramedic in Fort Chipewyan.  Previously, he worked as a paramedic in Edmonton but was looking for...

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  • A huge turnout for first-ever high school Skills Event in Fort Chipewyan

    A huge turnout for first-ever high school Skills Event in Fort Chipewyan

    RhPAP and  CAREERS: The Next Generation travelled to Fort Chipewyan to host a skills day for high school students. The people of...

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  • Why I Love Being Part of the Healthcare Team in Grande Cache

    Why I Love Being Part of the Healthcare Team in Grande Cache

    From the centre of Grande Cache, you can see 21 mountain peaks.  If you love living right in the mountains, this may...

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  • Dr. John Gillett on life and practice in Grande Cache

    Dr. John Gillett on life and practice in Grande Cache

    20 years ago, Dr. John Gillett came to Grande Cache from South Africa, with a short stint in Regina on the way....

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