The BC Rural Health Conference is returning to the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo on May 24-26! Registration is open now – sign up and receive the early bird rate – a savings of up to $100 for physicians. Seating is limited for select sessions, workshops, and pre-courses … Continue reading
Rural physicians thinking of attending the BC Rural Health Conference in Nanaimo on May 11-13 will save $50 off the full fee if they register by Friday, April 6! Other health professionals will also find the BC Rural Health Conference informative and useful in their day-to-day work as interprofessional team … Continue reading
Looking for rural CME/CPD that engages you, supports your practice, and offers opportunities to connect with rural healthcare providers from across the province? Join us in Nanaimo from May 11-13 for the BC Rural Health Conference (RHC). This event provides accredited, rurally-relevant educational sessions, hands-on workshops, and small group learning … Continue reading
Registration brochures for the 2018 BC Rural Health Conference – taking place May 11-13 in Nanaimo, BC – will be available online in February. Sign up for our email notification service now and the brochure will be sent directly to your inbox when it becomes available. The BC Rural Health … Continue reading
Are you a rural practitioner interested in learning bedside ultrasound skills for trauma, shock, and critical care? Do you want to brush up on your understanding of interprofessional team care? RCCbc and UBC CPD are offering a slate of hands-on skills enhancement courses and workshops in Prince George on May … Continue reading
A white paper issued by the Western Provinces Collaborative on Sustainable Rural Maternity and Surgical Services (WPC) is calling on rural providers, planners, and other health care stakeholders to curb and reverse the loss of rural maternity and surgical services through the development of geographic rural health service delivery networks … Continue reading
Have you saved the date yet for our conferences? We are proudly co-hosting the Rural Locum Forum on Feb 25, 2017 in Nanaimo, BC with our partner, the Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice. If you are currently a BC Rural Locum, or are interested in becoming one, this … Continue reading
Submitted by Dr. Kirk McCarroll, FPA Network Lead, RCCbc The ESCAPE Course (Enhanced Simulation of Critical Care and Perioperative Emergencies) is two-day, high fidelity simulation program, designed and delivered by family practice anesthesiologists (FPA). It focuses on building team dynamics to optimize crisis resource management in the rural perioperative setting. … Continue reading
The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan (RPAP) is offering the 6th Annual Endoscopy Skills Days for practicing endoscopists from January 22-24, 2016 in Banff, AB. This year’s event offers a nurse education track. This course aims to advance the cognitive and technical skills of physicians and nurses who routinely participate … Continue reading
Rural Locum Forum | Feb 25-27, 2016 | Nanaimo, BC Physicians, rural residents, and other practitioners interested in providing rural locum healthcare are invited to attend the second annual Rural Locum Forum. This year’s forum will be co-hosted by the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc) and the Rural and … Continue reading