Register now for the Rural Coordination Centre of BC’s (RCCbc) BC Rural Health Conference (RHC) on May 29 and 30. The online format for this year’s event will allow you to participate from wherever you are in the province and enjoy the virtual dress-code of comfy clothes! As always, RHC offers a dynamic, … Continue reading
The Rural Coordination Centre of BC recognized and feted two British Columbia rural physicians and three organizations in the community of Fort St. John for their accomplishments and contributions to rural medical practice on May 13 at the BC Rural Health Conference held in Prince George, BC. Dr. Leta Burechailo … Continue reading
Submitted by Northern Partners in Care Northern Partners in Care (NPiC) and the Northern Interior Rural Division of Family Practice (NIRD) jointly hosted a full day learning event, titled “The Pills of Knowledge – Best Evidence for Rural Practice” on May 7, 2016. The event, held in Vanderhoof, BC, was … Continue reading
Northern Health, the Rural Coordination Centre of BC, and UNBC’s Northern Medical Program are once again recognizing the dedication, passion, and hard work of BC’s rural physicians with the 2015 Awards of Excellent in Rural Medicine. Last year, 11 rural practitioners were recognized for their many contributions to the mentorship … Continue reading
The inaugural Rural Physician Mentorship Awards were presented during the 2014 Rural Emergency Continuum of Care in Penticton, BC on May 30. At the 2014 Rural Emergency Continuum of Care (RECC) conference dinner, 11 of BC’s finest rural physicians were presented with the inaugural Awards of Excellence in Rural Physician … Continue reading
Dr. James Card enjoying fresh powder on the lake with his daughter in tow. Dr. James Card practices in Mackenzie, BC a community of about 4,200 people located 192 km north of Prince George. He first arrived in the town as a locum in December 2010, and eventually began a … Continue reading
Fort St. James is a northern BC community located on the edge of Stuart Lake In the late months of 2011, Fort St. James faced a physician supply crisis. Three physicians left the northern BC community of 5,000, leaving only one full-time physician to provide local primary care and hospital … Continue reading
Dr. Nicole Ebert, GP Obstetrician Dr. Nicole Ebert serves the town of Vanderhoof, BC, population 4,600, and the surrounding community. She owns a share in the Omineca Clinic, along with 14 other family physicians, and is one of the community’s seven GP Obstetricians (GP OBs). In addition to her obstetrical … Continue reading
An interview with Ms. Kelly Gunn (Northern Health) and Dr. Dave Snadden (UBC) At the April 2012 SRPC 20th Annual Rural and Remote Medical Course, Dr. David Snadden, Executive Associate Dean, Education, Faculty of Medicine, UBC, and Ms. Kelly Gunn, Regional Director, Medical Administration, Northern Health, led an intensive discussion … Continue reading
Aerial view of Vanderhoof, BC[/caption] Reprinted from a media release from Northern Health Dr. Sean Ebert, a family physician in Vanderhoof, has been recognized by the British Columbia College of Family Physicians of Canada. At its annual conference in Vancouver, Dr. Ebert was presented with the Rural Family Physician of … Continue reading