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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…

New Pincher Creek A&R committee says thanks to local health-care heroes at inaugural event

The warmth of a chinook breeze welcomed Pincher Creek and area residents as they gathered on January 13 to say “thank you”...
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Introducing the RhPAP Attraction and Retention Toolkit

Does your community need help keeping health care close to home? The RhPAP Attraction & Retention (A&R) Committee Toolkit offers support and...
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Gold, Chicken Bones, and a “Bouncy Pillow”

54 Post-Secondary Health Care Students Experience a Fun-Filled Skills Weekend in Peace River Have you ever jumped on the “Bouncy Pillow”? It’s...
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Enhanced Surgical Skills in rural Alberta: Q&A with Dr. Audrée Bédard and Dr. Jared Van Bussel

Family physicians who offer enhanced surgical skills (ESS) are vital to rural Alberta communities. Rural GPs who can perform enhanced surgeries like...
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Enrichment training opportunities for Alberta’s rural physicians

Physicians in rural Alberta have an opportunity to learn the skills they need to better serve their communities. The Physician Skills Enrichment...
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HQCA Profiles Fort Saskatchewan Long-term Care Facility

The HQCA Quality Exchange program has launched with a four-part series on long-term care facilities in Alberta. As part of the series, HQCA has...
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Lesley Allan: Passion & Pride, two important pieces helping build rural medicine

Growing up in Southern Ontario, and having now lived in rural Alberta for eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to experience the...
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Smoky River Skills weekend encourages students to ‘think rural’

Future health providers discovered a unique gem tucked away in northern Alberta: a group of Francophone communities passionate about enhancing rural medicine. From October 26 to 28, the communities...
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Lorena Franchuk: Rural health care experiences change with the times but commitment remains

I wasn’t born in rural Alberta. But that’s where I grew up. I was less than a year old when my parents...
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Thorhild County’s Nurse Practitioner keeps health care close to home

A rural Alberta county has undertaken innovative measures to maintain health care services close to home. Thorhild County, located about 80 km...
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Alicia Fox: Community participation key to success in rural communities

While Alberta is often best known for its wealth of natural resources, its greatest resource is not found in the land but on it: its people. ...
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Meagan Williams: Feeling good about the future of rural health care

When you have a sneak-peek into what the future of health care looks like in small town Alberta, you can’t help but feel confident....
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