Advance Care Planning: Why wait?
Do you know what Advance Care Planning (ACP) is? Honestly, neither did I. Hi, my name is Patti, and I am a Nurse Consultant with Northern Health Palliative Care. My position with the Palliative Car...
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Relating to the teen in your life
The relationship you have with the teen(s) in your life is likely filled with moments of hope, joy, pride, challenge, frustration, fear, confusion, and everything in between. So how can parents and co...
Learning on the job: Finding wellness as a professional physiotherapist
For Christina Conrad, a newly minted physiotherapist based in Prince George, life and wellness can be thought of like a tree. “It’s important to have lots of different branches on the tree. If ...
Dr. Knoll’s Recipe for Wellness
How does someone in the world of medicine and healthcare manage their own wellness? I think many people just assume, “Hey, she’s a doctor, she must be healthy – she’s so involved in supporting...
Views: The 2018 Northern Healthcare Travelling Roadshow
The Healthcare Travelling Roadshow was conceived as a grass roots initiative to address rural healthcare workforce shortages. It brings together a multidisciplinary group of health-care students from ...
Occupational therapist on board: The 2018 Cassiar travelling road show
The health care travelling road show What do you get when you give thirteen enthusiastic health care students a microphone, a PowerPoint slide, a table of equipment, and four secondary sc...
Foundry: Changing how youth access health and wellness
(Interview with Josh Van Der Meer, Youth Mental Health and Addictions Councillor, Northern Health) A place where youth can access health and wellness services In any successful community, it’s...