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...

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...

As per AHS since 2014, Alberta has seen a dramatic rise in infectious syphilis and gonorrhea cases. Gonorrhea cases have more than...

APCNA recently interviewed Tannis Andersen, a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) from Interior Health (IH), about her work as a Primary Care...

Measles cases have been on the rise globally. Alberta Health Services announced a measles case was identified in Edmonton the week of...

Group A Strep is increasing throughout Canada. Alberta has also been seeing a rise in cases. This was first reported back in January and...

Information provided by Alberta Lung Cancer Screening Program In Alberta, one in 13 people are expected to develop lung cancer in their...

"Alberta’s Pathway Hub (The Hub): The provincial central location for trusted, evidence-informed clinical, patient, and referral...

The government is taking immediate action based on recommendations from the MAPS final panel reports to enhance access to primary health...

As primary care nurses, we have the privilege of being on the frontlines of healthcare, providing support and care to our patients day in...

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the role of primary care nurses in Alberta has become increasingly pivotal. As primary...

The APCNA Board lost one of our longest standing board members to Cancer. Chantal Rennie, passed away on March 21, 2023, after a very...

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...

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...

Conversations about contraception and reproductive goals The Alberta Primary Care Nursing Association was luckily enough recently to...

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted viral infection in the world. The virus is highly contagious and spread by skin-to-skin...

A provincial breast cancer screening clinical practice guideline committee has recently made some impactful changes to the clinical...

All primary care nurses will be involved in foot care. Patients at high risk for foot ulcers need support and education during their...

At the most recent Diabetes Canada Conference in November 2022, a new Clinical Practice Guideline chapter on diabetes remission was...