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Healthcare teams across the province appreciated during Alberta Rural Health Week

Alberta Rural Health Week, held from May 27 to 31, 2024, was a vibrant celebration of the unsung heroes of rural healthcare. Organized by RhPAP,…

Alberta Rural Health Week, held from May 27 to 31, 2024, was a vibrant celebration of the unsung heroes of rural healthcare. Organized by RhPAP, this annual event shone a spotlight on the dedicated healthcare providers and community volunteers who…

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  • Saluting RhPAP’s rural physician leaders: Dr. John Gillett

    Saluting RhPAP’s rural physician leaders: Dr. John Gillett

    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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  • Saluting RhPAP’s rural physician leaders: Dr. Bert Reitsma of Coleman

    Saluting RhPAP’s rural physician leaders: Dr. Bert Reitsma of Coleman

    Founded as the Rural Physician Action Plan in 1991, the Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) initially served as a support program...

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  • Presentations from RMA Spring 2019 Convention & Trade Show

    Presentations from RMA Spring 2019 Convention & Trade Show

    From March 18-20, 2019, RhPAP attended the Rural Municipalities of Alberta’s (RMA) Spring 2019 Convention & Trade Show. On March 19, Executive...

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  • Meet The Artisan Who Designed And Crafted Our Rhapsody Awards

    Meet The Artisan Who Designed And Crafted Our Rhapsody Awards

    RhPAP’s Rhapsody Program celebrates rural health excellence in Alberta.  So, we needed an award that excelled too.  We also wanted it to...

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  • Weekly Rural Health News (March 22)

    Weekly Rural Health News (March 22)

    The latest in rural health news from across Alberta: March 19 – Brooks Bulletin Region to host high school medical skills day...

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  • Dr. Pieter DeWet recognized  20 years of service in the Smoky River area

    Dr. Pieter DeWet recognized 20 years of service in the Smoky River area

    On March 1, 2019 the Smoky River Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee celebrated Dr. Pieter DeWet for providing medical services in the Smoky...

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  • Deadline for 2019 Rhapsody Awards is March 31

    Deadline for 2019 Rhapsody Awards is March 31

    RhPAP invites rural Albertans to submit an application for the 2019 RhPAP Rhapsody Awards. To be eligible for this year’s celebration, nominations...

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  • CME: UofC Confident ECG Interpretation Course

    CME: UofC Confident ECG Interpretation Course

    Confident ECG Interpretation: Pick up the Pearls and Pass by the Pitfalls is facilitated by cardiologists from the University of Calgary Cardiac...

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  • Weekly Rural Health News

    Weekly Rural Health News

    The latest in rural health news from across Alberta: March 12, 2019 – City News Alberta UCP leader would axe proposed Edmonton...

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  • New Medical Centre opens in Delburne

    New Medical Centre opens in Delburne

    Despite a snowstorm, the sun shone at the grand opening of the Delburne Medical Centre. On March 8, the entire community toured...

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  • Emergency training course brings respect and understanding to fellow providers

    Emergency training course brings respect and understanding to fellow providers

    Two-day training focuses on rural health-care scenarios  Realistic emergency scenarios, mixed with a little humour, have physicians, nurses, and paramedics sharing a new...

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  • Webinar: UofC Therapeutics Course

    Webinar: UofC Therapeutics Course

    This evidence-based course is designed to introduce family physicians, specialist physicians, pharmacists and nurse practitioners to new medications, new indications for older...

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