It’s every community’s dream to have easy access to primary health care close to home. So when Dr. Muti Kauchali approached the...
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Fire Prevention Week occurs from October 3 to 9 across Canada and the United States this year. Established following the Great Chicago Fire of October 1871, this...
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Legendary musician and band leader, Duke Ellington, once said, “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” That’s exactly the approach the Wabasca/Desmarais Health...
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Finding the time and money to enrol in optional professional development courses can be challenging for rural nurses and other health professionals....
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Collaborations are a vital part of the efforts made by health professionals to improve patient outcomes. They are especially important in smaller...
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Crowsnest Pass residents requiring additional rehabilitation support are now able to remotely access expertise from larger centres thanks to a cutting-edge technology project...
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Click here to read the sidebar, “Alberta Health Services (AHS) knows students can be the key to retention.” *This story appeared in...
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Fear of being labelled keeps more than 60 per cent of Canadians with mental health issues or illnesses from seeking help, according...
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Learning how to shop for, cook, and eat healthy food are some skills children and their families are being taught to “CHANGE” their habits and reduce chronic...
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Family physician, Dr. Lana Fehr, wasn’t hesitant to “take it outside” at her western-themed Arrowwood Medical Clinic. It simply made sense “to...
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In honour of Father’s Day on June 20, we pay tribute to all dads especially those who also contribute to the health-care scene across rural Alberta. One...
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For communities in Northern Alberta, attracting health professionals, and retaining them once they are there, can be a challenge. That’s why a new collaboration between...
Read MoreClinic paramedic Rick Cartier has almost experienced it all during his nearly three decades in emergency medical services (EMS).
With its flashing lights and blaring sirens, most kids would do just about anything to hop in a fire truck racing off to an emergency.
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