The HQCA wants to share your story
The call for applications is now open for the Health Quality Council of Alberta’s (HQCA) 2019 Patient Experience Awards and submissions will...
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‘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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Boot-camp style ultrasound course kicks training into high gear
A group of doctors from southern Alberta are ready to put their newfound ultrasound skills to good use. On October 12 and...
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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
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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An evidence-based program for rural surgical and obstetrical networks
Rural and Remote Health (rrh) has published a new joint position paper on rural surgery and operative delivery. Over the past 25 years,...
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Future practitioners gain skills and insight: Rocky Mountain House Skills Weekend
It was a weekend of fun, fright, and fundamentals as 55 healthcare students visited Rocky Mountain House for a specialized skills event October...
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Medical staff recognize opportunities in Bassano
Prior to 2013, the Bassano Medical Clinic was in dire need of another physician. For some time, Dr. James Richards had been...
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35th Annual Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals
The University of Calgary Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development is offering the 35th Annual Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals. Held from January...
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Sundre Hospital and Care team: 2018 Rhapsody Health-care Hero recipients
Over the years, Sundre Hospital has had its share of challenges. Throughout them all, the health-care team has always found a way...
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9th Annual Endoscopy Skills Day
The 9th Annual Endoscopy Skills Day for Practicing Endoscopists and their team will be held from January 18 – 20 at the...
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Practical Management of Hospitalized Patients with Liver Disease
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis are frequent causes for hospital admissions that are associated with long stays and high costs. Furthermore, 44% of...
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