Recycling helps RhPAP be lean and green
March 18, 2021 is Global Recycling Day. The Global Recycling Foundation recognizes this day as a time for recognizing the people, places,...
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Mentorship network provides peer-to-peer support and resources for treating chronic pain and addiction
Chronic pain and substance use disorders are serious, complex conditions. Twenty per cent of Canadians report having chronic pain, and, in the...
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Canine connection provides unique mental health support
EMS responders receive support from man’s best friend A one-of-a-kind mental health program is offering more support for Alberta Emergency Medical Services (EMS)...
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Southern Alberta emergency room physicians get big break with CASTED Course
An upcoming three-day course will help some southern rural Alberta physicians better manage a common issue they encounter in their local emergency...
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At-risk babies come FIRST at recent ACoRN training session for northern clinical nurse educators
Now, thanks to a recent on-line course, at-risk newborns in Northen Alberta will have a greater chance to grow up strong and...
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One-stop shop for health care in Slave Lake
After wildfires ravaged Slave Lake almost a decade ago, half of the community’s physicians moved on. As the community rebuilt, a unique...
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Multidisciplinary clinic in Beaverlodge is a model for team-based rural patient care
‘A Place to Build Dreams’ is the slogan that appears on a Town of Beaverlodge sign at the entrance to town on...
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RhPAP “Let’s Go Rural!” Post-secondary Experience convinces RN to start her career in Tofield.
In April 2019, Jenn Voegtlin attended an RhPAP “Let’s Go Rural!” Post-secondary Experience in Tofield as a University of Alberta nursing student. ...
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Rural VIP No. 16: Allied Health-care Professionals
This month, we asked the 224 members of the Rural Voice Information Panel (Rural VIP) about allied health professionals in their communities....
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This third-year med student from Wetaskiwin plans to practise in Indigenous communities.
Congratulations to Kristi Mellom, one of four recipients of the RhPAP 2020 Rural Medical School Award. Each student receives $5,000 to assist...
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Welcome to Wellspring: Cancer support at your door
If you know anyone living with cancer, you know the road to recovery has parallel paths: medical treatment of the disease and, equally...
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Pincher Creek family physician hangs up her stethoscope after an accomplished career
After nearly three decades of distinguished service in Alberta and beyond, Pincher Creek physician, Cathy Scrimshaw, is ready to hang up the...
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