Karen Parker, PMNP, MSc

Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care Specialist|Medical Director|Compass Health Services - Calgary, Alberta

About Karen Parker

Karen Parker brings over 30 years of clinical experience to her primary care practice. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to improving Calgarians’ access to high-quality healthcare services. Compass Health Services is the embodiment of her professional practice model, one that elevates healthcare delivery through exemplary primary care services made possible by highly experienced healthcare professionals working within a Nurse practitioner-led clinical setting.

Karen Parker, NP in Calgary

Education & Qualifications

  • Post Masters Nurse Practitioner (PMNP)​ – adult (University of Toronto)
  • Master of Science (MSc)​ – Health Research (University of Calgary)
  • Bachelor of Nursing (BN) – (University of Calgary)
  • Adult Critical Care Nursing – Levels 1 & 2 (Mount Royal University)
  • Over 30 years of clinical experience

Areas of Expertise

  • Heart Disease
  • Diabetes​
  • High Blood Pressure / High Cholesterol
  • Respiratory Diseases
  • Mental Health – Depression, Anxiety, ADHD
  • Women’s Health
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases (IBD/IBS)

Care & Service

Approach to Care

Through a relational care model, where individuals are valued as the experts of their body and experiences, and delivery of services between provider and patient are recognized as a shared work product at each encounter, Karen provides full primary care service delivered the way she would want her family, friends and colleagues to experience, Her comprehensiveness in care delivery is evident at each encounter. Combined with her substantive clinical experience across acute care, chronic disease management, and community care settings, this approach to care is ideal for supporting complex care needs. ​

Services Provided

Full complement of primary care services (illness and disease prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment; health literacy; comprehensive health assessments, specialist referrals, diagnostic ordering and interpretation, prescriptions, drivers medicals, government and insurance claims including WCB, specialty care (i.e. women’s health, men’s health, geriatric care) Chronic Disease Management​ (i.e. diabetes, heart disease, mental health – depression, anxiety, ADHD), complex care management and specialist team collaboration, experienced navigation within healthcare system, therapeutic counselling, preventative healthcare support, Prenatal Care, Minor Injury Care – including sutures, wound care, post-operative care.

Karen Parker Approach
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“We believe in a collaborative care model. We are partners with you throughout your healthcare journey”

— Karen Parker, NP – Co-Founder

Outside of Work

When Karen isn’t providing care to her patients, she stays connected to nature through beekeeping, gardening and exploring the Rocky Mountains. She finds balance and rejuvenation tending to her beehives and garden, where she uses her patience and attention to detail that her patients know and love. Karen also embraces Alberta’s natural beauty through hiking and camping in the mountains, where she recharges while exploring the wilderness with family and friends.

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To schedule an appointment with Karen Parker, please contact
Compass Health Services at:

Phone: 587-430-2477

Email: info@compasshealthservices.ca