Rural Health Professions Action Plan

📅 We’re just weeks away from the RhPAP Rural Community Health Provider Attraction and Retention Conference! Connect with passionate professionals and gain valuable insights—get your tickets today before they sell out!

Register today: RhPAP.ca/conference

Have an idea for a quality improvement or research project that can improve access to or quality of healthcare in rural Alberta? 🩺

Apply for funding through the Rural Research and Quality Improvement Grant Program. 🔬

Learn more at https://loom.ly/vQq2XJc

❤️ Are you passionate about rural healthcare? The RhPAP Rural Community Conference 2024 is the place to be! Secure your tickets today and get ready for an inspiring experience.

Ticket sales end on September 17!

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Past RhPAP Conference Attendees share why this year's conference is a must attend event Three attendees from our last conference in 2022 share why they believe it's so important for anyone involved in rural healthcare attraction and retention to...

Buffalo, tanks, trains and good eats. Wainwright has lots to offer RhPAP Conference goers. The Town of Wainwright has lots to offer those coming to the RhPAP Rural Community Conference Oct. 8 -10 in Wainwright.History buffs will love it here. Start...

🍽️💬Get ready for an exciting evening of dinner and networking at the Wainwright Garrison as part of the fall Rural Community Conference!

Attraction and Retention volunteers and committees from across Alberta are invited to attend and take in the biannual event! 👩‍⚕️🏥🩺

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Buffalo, tanks, trains and good eats. Wainwright has lots to offer RhPAP Conference goers. The Town of Wainwright has lots to offer those coming to the RhPAP Rural Community Conference Oct. 8 -10 in Wainwright.History buffs will love it here. Start...

📢Want to hear more of how RhPAP is supporting access to healthcare in rural Alberta? Subscribe to our newsletters to get news from local community healthcare heroes and updates on RhPAP programming! 🏥🩺💉

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You don't want to miss the Rural Community Attraction and Retention Conference this October! 🍁

Come to Wainwright to connect with Attraction and Retention Committees from around the province and hear from expert speakers that will inspire and invigorate you! 🤝

🎟️Check out the full agenda today and be sure to register before it's sold out! https://loom.ly/PzFwUFM

Enhance Your Expertise and Learn How to Help your Patients Living with Overweight and Obesity.✨

Join our 4-week interactive course designed to equip you with essential skills and knowledge.

Starts October 8, 2024 and continues weekly until October 29, 2024 | 6:00 to 7:30 pm MT | Via Zoom

More information and registration: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/medicine/programs/lifelong-learning/virtual-obesity-course.html



Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - University of Alberta, Alberta Medical Association Rural Health Professions Action Plan

RhPAP is proud to offer funding for rural healthcare physicians and other health professionals pursuing continuing professional development to enhance their skills. 🧤

In 2023/24, 40 team-based applications were approved which allowed 427 health professionals to benefit from training. 👩‍⚕️

🔗Learn how RhPAP helps keep healthcare close to home for rural Albertans in the Annual Report: https://loom.ly/-0RLw3I

We had a wonderful time at yesterday's appreciation BBQ hosted by the Vermilion District Health Care Providers Attraction & Retention Committee at the Vermilion Health Centre!

More photos from the event are up on Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBDAFe

Town of Vermilion

Involved in rehabilitation care in Alberta?🦽 Join Alberta Innovates and Glenrose Hospital Foundation for a one-hour virtual engagement session on September 12 at 10am to create shared purpose and alignment for the ‘Creating the Future of Rehabilitation Care’ Challenge. 💪

🔗Register before August 30: https://loom.ly/ERvYEVI

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Creating the Future of Rehabilitation Care: Engagement Session Registration. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. The 'Creating the Future of Rehabilitation Care', a partnership between the Glenrose Hospital Foundation and Alberta Innovates, aims to enhance rehabilitation care in rural and remote Alberta communities by connecting patients and clinicians with innovative health solutions to support their rehabili...

In 2023/24, our Knowledge Now webinars were a huge success! 💻We were thrilled that 419 of you attended 11 webinars to learn about everything from RhPAP's student supports to our new strategic plan, to hearing from awesome guest speakers like the Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta

🙌 Read many more success stories in the 2023/24 RhPAP Annual Report! https://loom.ly/-0RLw3I

Fund your continuing medical education with RhPAP! 🩺💉 We have grants available for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, allied healthcare professionals and healthcare teams living and working in rural Alberta.

💪 Find funding that will help you elevate your skills: https://loom.ly/gjF2DwY

Continuing Professional Development - Rural Health Professions Action Plan Rural practice means that no two days are alike. We know that it’s imperative for individual healthcare providers and teams to have access to ongoing educational opportunities. That way they can be confident that they are providing the best care possible to rural Albertans.

🤝RhPAP proudly partners with rural attraction and retention (A&R) committees from across the province.

👨‍⚕️Together, we highlight work and lifestyles for post-secondary participants and prospective health professionals, and celebrate the dedication of those already in the field.

In 2023/24, we supported 59 A&R committees, representing 169 rural Alberta communities.

🔗Learn more in the Annual Report: https://loom.ly/-0RLw3I

🗣️ RhPAP is excited to announce Kim Hyshka will be speaking at the 2024 RhPAP Rural Community Conference! With over a decade of experience in civic engagement, Kim will present "Dialogue Changes Everything - Key Roadblocks to Meaningful Conversations."

Join us in Wainwright, October 8-10, and learn how to navigate tough conversations. 🌟

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Learn to navigate through those 'tough' conversations from a dialogue expert Kim Hyshka, principal at Dialogue Partners, has been a leader in the field of civic engagement and public participation for over a decade, amassing a list of...

Have an idea for a quality improvement or research project that has the potential to improve access to or quality of healthcare in rural Alberta? 👩‍⚕️

Apply for funding through the Rural Research and Quality Improvement Grant Program. 🔬

Learn more at RhPAP.ca/Research.

🎒In 2023/24, 495 high school and post-secondary students participated in Let's Go Rural! Events!

Through Let's Go Rural! one-day High School Events, grades 10 through 12 get the chance to learn about healthcare careers available in their local community and try their hands at various healthcare skills like IV starts and suturing!

🏥While at weekend Post-secondary Events, nursing and medical students are able to experience the charm and lifestyle of living and working in a rural community while getting to know the local healthcare team.

We can't wait for this next year's events! Read more success stories from the last year in the 2023/24 RhPAP Annual Report: https://loom.ly/-0RLw3I

🏡In 2023/24, over 960 medical and nursing/allied health students stayed in RhPAP rural accommodations in 44 communities across the province!

Housing at RhPAP's accommodations is provided at no cost to learners during their rural placements.

🔗Read more about RhPAP's impact helping to keep healthcare close to home in the 2023/24 Annual Report: https://loom.ly/-0RLw3I

Don't miss Shanda Berns at the 2024 RhPAP Rural Community Conference! 🚀 As Senior Manager of RhPAP's Community Development and Engagement Team, she'll lead a session on attracting and retaining rural health professionals. Join breakout groups with committees from across the province! 🌟

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RhPAP Conference provides A&R Committees opportunity to learn from each other Shanda Berns is the Senior Manager of RhPAP's Community Development and Engagement Team. She will host a session at the 2024 RhPAP Rural Community Conference...

Rural physicians can upgrade their skills or develop new ones with Continuing Professional Development from RhPAP. 👨‍⚕️

🔗Learn more about eligible training opportunities and easily apply online: https://loom.ly/q_dT_hg

Physician Skills Enrichment Training - Rural Health Professions Action Plan The Peter K. Lindsay Enrichment Training Program is intended to assist physicians in rural or regional communities to upgrade existing skills or gain new skills in order to meet the medical needs of the community or surrounding areas.

RhPAP provides funding that allows Alberta Medical Association's Physician Locum Services to offer short-term locum service for family physicians in rural areas. 🤝

In 2023/24, 775 requests for locum coverage were filled in more than 50 rural Alberta communities through the funding. 🏥

🔗Read about more ways RhPAP helps keep healthcare close to home in the 2023/24 Annual Report: https://loom.ly/-0RLw3I

🚨 Join us at the RhPAP Rural Community Conference in Wainwright, October 8 to 10! 🚨 Dr. Mark Prins will discuss the U of A med school expansion into Grande Prairie and its benefits for rural communities. Don't miss your chance to attend!

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Why expansion of Med School into Grande Prairie will benefit 43 northern rural communities? Dr. Mark Prins is Director, Office of Rural and Regional Health, University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine/Dentistry.He will be speaking at the RhPAP Rural ...

🏥 We are thrilled to introduce the Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) Annual Report for 2023-2024. This report is a testament to the incredible strides we've made together in advancing rural healthcare across Alberta.

Here are just a few of the ways we've impacted rural healthcare access: 👉

🏡Over 960 medical and nursing/allied health students stayed in RhPAP accommodations in 44 rural communities

📚36 team-based professional development funding applications were approved, benefitting 427 health professionals

👩‍⚕️495 high school and post secondary students attended Let’s Go Rural! Events

🙌 RhPAP supported 59 Attraction & Retention Committees representing 169 rural communities

Read the full report 🔗: https://loom.ly/-0RLw3I

👩‍⚕️ 💉Rural Physicians, nurses and allied health professionals are invited to attend the Online Rural Surgery Virtual Rounds on July 23, 2024.

See poster for details!