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New RhPAP director leaves competitive pool for career in medicine

A competitive swimmer who had his sights set on the Olympics before his dreams were altered due to a rare disease is the newest director…

A competitive swimmer who had his sights set on the Olympics before his dreams were altered due to a rare disease is the newest director on RhPAP’s board. Alexandre Grant becomes the first medical student to join RhPAP’s 10-member board…

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  • It needs to be said’: Thanking physicians in Sundre

    It needs to be said’: Thanking physicians in Sundre

    On July 24, Sundre physicians spent the evening making house calls to the Double N Ranch. However, it wasn’t medical advice that brought them...

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  • Inspiring the future of better health: 2018 CMA Health Summit

    Inspiring the future of better health: 2018 CMA Health Summit

    The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) hosted its inaugural Health Summit in Winnipeg on August 20 & 21, 2018, sparking a national conversation about innovation...

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  • Medicine Gathering and Niitsitapi wellness

    Medicine Gathering and Niitsitapi wellness

    By Julie Davis, RhPAP Community Consultant I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon last week with a very passionate and diverse...

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  • Study: Telehealth services can be as effective as face-to-face

    Study: Telehealth services can be as effective as face-to-face

    The Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine  has published a review on the effects of telehealth interventions delivered by allied health professionals and nurses in...

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  • Rural medicine wasn’t even on my radar’" – U of C students learn about rural health opportunities

    Rural medicine wasn’t even on my radar’" – U of C students learn about rural health opportunities

    Medical students had their eyes opened to rural opportunities at the annual Rural Shadowing Luncheon sponsored by RhPAP at the University of Calgary Cumming...

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  • Big Beautiful Cold Lake Impresses Healthcare Students

    Big Beautiful Cold Lake Impresses Healthcare Students

    55 post-secondary healthcare students arrive after a little over a 3-hour ride from Edmonton. Hospitalext0 They’re here at the Cold Lake Healthcare...

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  • Train your staff to be medical office chaperones

    Train your staff to be medical office chaperones

    Support the emotional comfort and reassurance of your patients by training your staff to be medical office chaperones. Medical Office Assistants, LPNs,...

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  • Edgerton Grow Your Own – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Edgerton Grow Your Own – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    CN’s 318 eastbound to Wainwright pulls a long load of oil and autos as it rumbles through Irma, a village of 500,...

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  • Edgerton Grow Your Own – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Edgerton Grow Your Own – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    CN’s 318 eastbound to Wainwright pulls a long load of oil and autos as it rumbles through Irma, a village of 500,...

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  • CRIT/ER: Critical Care in the Emergency Room Course – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    CRIT/ER: Critical Care in the Emergency Room Course – The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

    Are you a rural emergency physician? The CRIT/ER: Critical Care in the Emergency Room course is coming up in September. If you...

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  • ‘It gets that spark going in their eyes’ RhPAP’s Sundre Medical Skills Event

    ‘It gets that spark going in their eyes’ RhPAP’s Sundre Medical Skills Event

    RhPAP’s Sundre Medical Skills Event Nursing Week 2018 was particularly special for about 50 high school students who participated in a skills...

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  • Deadline extended to July 20 for Rhapsody Award nominations             – 22nd June 2018

    Deadline extended to July 20 for Rhapsody Award nominations – 22nd June 2018

      Since 2002, the RhPAP Awards program has celebrated rural Alberta’s health-care heroes and rural communities with a healthy dose of recognition....

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