Alberta Rural Health Care Archives - Rural Health Professions Action Plan

Q&A with RhPAP Board member Ashley Woytuik

Ashley Woytuik has practised as a registered nurse for 12 years, and has worked in an emergency setting for a decade....
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Rolling out the welcome mat for medical learners in Brooks

Knowing your accommodation is all set up before arriving for a medical rotation in an unfamiliar community is comforting. And having someone...
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Join us at RMA for the workshop “Collaboration Enhances Rural Alberta Health-care Support”

Collaboration and partnership are proven means of increasing the reach and impact of work focused on rural Alberta, and this is also...
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Couple from India continues education to become rural Alberta RNs

For Tony Thomas and his wife, Tintu Mol Pazhukalayil Mathai, there was no doubt that they would return to the registered nursing roles they held in India...
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Looking out for seniors is a community effort

Being a “senior” encompasses a lot. It’s a catch-all for those who are older: in some cases, beginning with a senior’s discount...
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Early-bird registration now open for 2022 Rural Community Health Provider Attraction and Retention Conference

Join us in Drayton Valley from October 4-6, 2022 for “Put on your Perspectacles: Looking through the Rural Lens” Conference! Taking place...
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Media Release: May 30 to June 3, 2022 is Alberta Rural Health Week

May 30 to June 3, 2022 is Alberta Rural Health Week Your opportunity to provide rural Alberta’s health-care heroes with a healthy...
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Learning from adversity allows rural communities to better meet local health needs

Two rural communities are proving, like a phoenix, they can rise above crises and make positive changes to health care. Both Slave...
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Practicum students receive warm welcome from rural communities

Cheering on Junior A hockey, practising self-care, and stepping up to volunteer may not be activities you would expect a university student...
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Rural health professionals may have role in stopping human trafficking

Health professionals may have an ability to root out cases of human trafficking in rural Alberta just by asking a few pointed...
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RESIDE program brings opportunities for up-and-coming rural family physicians

A new program will help resident physicians to start their medical practice while bringing additional support to rural Alberta communities in need....
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Virtual clinic improves health-care options for Indigenous Albertans

Nearly 1,240 Indigenous Albertans met with physicians in a new virtual clinic during its first year of operation. The Alberta Indigenous Virtual...
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