Migraine Management in Primary Care: How Nurses Can Make Difference
Did you know that m igraine is ranked 2nd among all health disorders in terms of years lived with disability by the Global Burden of...
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APCNA Executive
Oct 22 min read
De-escalation Safety: Keeping Yourself and Your Patients Safe
As nurses we will be in situations where we may feel threatened for our safety. Our job is to help people in distress. A patient’s...
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APCNA Executive
Aug 232 min read
Syphilis Outbreak in Alberta: Primary Care Nurse Information and Links
As per AHS since 2014, Alberta has seen a dramatic rise in infectious syphilis and gonorrhea cases. Gonorrhea cases have more than...
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APCNA Executive
Jun 55 min read
Exploring the Success of Formal Primary Care Nursing Leadership in Provincial Healthcare: An Editorial
APCNA recently interviewed Tannis Andersen, a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) from Interior Health (IH), about her work as a Primary Care...
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APCNA Executive
Apr 293 min read
Measles in Alberta: what primary care nurses need to know
Measles cases have been on the rise globally. Alberta Health Services announced a measles case was identified in Edmonton the week of...
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APCNA Executive
Mar 222 min read
Group A Strep
Group A Strep is increasing throughout Canada. Alberta has also been seeing a rise in cases. This was first reported back in January and...
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APCNA Executive
Jan 312 min read
Alberta Lung Cancer Screening Program (ALCSP)
Information provided by Alberta Lung Cancer Screening Program In Alberta, one in 13 people are expected to develop lung cancer in their...
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APCNA Executive
Nov 17, 20231 min read
Alberta's Pathways Hub
"Alberta’s Pathway Hub (The Hub): The provincial central location for trusted, evidence-informed clinical, patient, and referral...
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APCNA Executive
Oct 24, 20232 min read
Modernizing Alberta's Primary Health Care Systems: Report
The government is taking immediate action based on recommendations from the MAPS final panel reports to enhance access to primary health...
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APCNA Executive
Sep 29, 20232 min read
National Truth and Reconciliation
As primary care nurses, we have the privilege of being on the frontlines of healthcare, providing support and care to our patients day in...
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APCNA Executive
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Incorporating Restricted Activities: What nurses need to know
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the role of primary care nurses in Alberta has become increasingly pivotal. As primary...
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APCNA Executive
Sep 5, 20234 min read
Honoring an Extraordinary Nurse: Importance of Team Through the Hard Times
The APCNA Board lost one of our longest standing board members to Cancer. Chantal Rennie, passed away on March 21, 2023, after a very...
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APCNA Executive
Sep 5, 20231 min read
Holistic Mental Health Approach for ADHD
As a follow up post to our webinar on ADHD graciously hosted by Jansen and Presented by the Incredible Dr. Chokka, we would like to...
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APCNA Executive
Aug 21, 20233 min read
Primary Care Nurses in Alberta
Primary Care Nurses in Alberta The Definition Primary Care Nurses are LPN’s, RN’s and NP’s who work to their full scope of practice as...
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APCNA Executive
Aug 21, 20233 min read
What We Heard: Contraceptive Counselling Update
Conversations about contraception and reproductive goals The Alberta Primary Care Nursing Association was luckily enough recently to...
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APCNA Executive
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Spreading Awareness: HPV
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted viral infection in the world. The virus is highly contagious and spread by skin-to-skin...
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APCNA Executive
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Practice Guideline Update: Breast Cancer Screening 2022
A provincial breast cancer screening clinical practice guideline committee has recently made some impactful changes to the clinical...
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APCNA Executive
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Footcare for Primary Care Nurses
All primary care nurses will be involved in foot care. Patients at high risk for foot ulcers need support and education during their...
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APCNA Executive
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Remission of Type 2 Diabetes: New Clinical Practice Guidelines
At the most recent Diabetes Canada Conference in November 2022, a new Clinical Practice Guideline chapter on diabetes remission was...
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