RCCbc is pleased to announce that the Terrace Women’s Wellness Group – which provides support for women’s reproductive health in BC’s Pacific Northwest – is the recipient of the 2020 Award of Excellence for Team-based Rural Maternity Care. This interprofessional team consists of Ob/Gyns, Drs. Dawid Janse van Rensburg and Kirsti Ziola, family physicians Drs. Carla … Continue reading
Submitted by Doctors of BC Doctors of BC has released a document to support Family Physicians and Specialists with community offices to gradually and safely re-open offices. “The Doctor is In: Recommendations for expanding in-person care in community-based physician practices” summarizes and compiles all of the official guidelines. Written by physicians … Continue reading
The Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc) is supporting and facilitating rural physician involvement in the Intelligent Network for Point of Care Ultrasound (IN PoCUS) project, a new initiative that seeks to train rural healthcare providers in PoCUS skills and equip them with a wi-fi enabled handheld ultrasound probe. In addition to building local imaging capacity … Continue reading
Submitted by UBC Continuing Professional Development The Shuswap North Okanagan Division of Family Practice, Interior Health and UBC CPD are proud to announce the 3rd iteration of this conference (formerly called the Residential Care Refresher) for healthcare providers involved in long-term residential care. The cost to register this year is … Continue reading
On May 24, the Rural Coordination Centre of BC was honoured to present the BC Rural Health Awards for Rural BC Community and for Lifetime Achievement at its BC Rural Health Conference being held in Nanaimo. Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine: Lifetime Achievement Four rural physicians are being highlighted … Continue reading
Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, and/or contributed to the 2019 BC Rural Health Conference. This year’s event was the largest ever and we were all inspired by the enthusiasm and energy that everyone brought to the table. For those of you already looking forward to next year, we … Continue reading
This past January 27-29, a Provincial Health Care Partners’ Planning Retreat was collaboratively planned by BC’s Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs), the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), and the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc). Using an appreciative inquiry (AI) approach within the health … Continue reading
Dr. Trina Larsen Soles is inviting rural and regional BC physicians, allied healthcare professionals and healthcare administrators to help identify key issues and provide feedback on a variety of proposed improvements for the BC patient transport system at a Rural Patient Transport workshop being held in Nanaimo on Friday, May … Continue reading
Are you planning to join us in Nanaimo for fantastic networking with your rural colleagues and interesting and interactive rural CME/CPD? If you haven’t registered for the BC Rural Health Conference and/or the Rural Locum Forum yet, make sure you do so before the online registration portal closes on Tuesday, … Continue reading
Dr. Trina Larsen Soles is inviting rural and regional BC physicians, allied healthcare professionals and healthcare administrators to help identify key issues and provide feedback on a variety of proposed improvements for the BC patient transport system at a Rural Patient Transport workshop being held in Nanaimo on Friday, May … Continue reading