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Anna Rider is a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner in the province of Ontario. She graduated from the University of Toronto as a NP in 1999 and from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1994. She has acute care paediatric nursing experience working in multi organ transplant, nephrology and other specialties at the Hospital for Sick Children.

Anna has worked in primary care with all ages and settings including student health, immigrant/refugee health, rural family medicine, RMC/CFB healthcare services, community health centres, family health teams and seniors primary care. She has provided prenatal to end of life care.

Anna has taught in the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner programme at Queen’s University and has mentored and supervised many NP students in their clinical rotations in their Masters programmes. Anna has been a Clinical Consultant to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in the Interdisciplinary Health Practitioner Programme.

Anna completed certification with the Institute for Hormonal Health and is an IHH Practitioner providing hormonal health using an integrative medicine approach. Anna continually takes courses to advance her knowledge in integrative/functional medicine, and has studied with The American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine and Medical Metabolic Institute (A4M and MMI).

Nurse Practitioners in Ontario are authorized to diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and prescribe medication and other treatment.

To book an appointment with Anna, please contact us.

Anna Rider BScN, NP-PHC

Integrative Health Nurse Practitioner, and Founder

Anna Rider is a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner in the province of Ontario. She graduated from the University of Toronto as a NP in 1999 and from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1994. Anna has a wide range of professional experience in many clinical areas. It was through her own illness journey that she discovered how integrative functional medicine can effectively improve health outcomes and reverse symptoms. She is keen to share her expertise and knowledge with you.

Anna has worked in primary care with all ages and settings including student health, immigrant/refugee health, rural family medicine, RMC/CFB healthcare services, community health centres, family health teams and seniors primary care. She has provided prenatal to end of life care.

Anna has taught in the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner programme at Queen’s University and has mentored and supervised many NP students in their clinical rotations in their Masters programmes. Anna has been a Clinical Consultant to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in the Interdisciplinary Health Practitioner Programme.

Anna completed certification with the Institute for Hormonal Health and is an IHH Practitioner providing hormonal health using an integrative medicine approach. Anna continually takes courses to advance her knowledge in integrative/functional medicine, and has studied with The American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine and Medical Metabolic Institute (A4M and MMI).

Nurse Practitioners in Ontario are authorized to diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and prescribe medication and other treatment.

To book an appointment with Anna, please contact us.

Anna Rider BScN, NP-PHC

Integrative Health Nurse Practitioner, and Founder

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