RCCbc launched its Rural Site Visits and Innovations web site on September 11! This site documents the great work of the Rural Site Visits team, which is visiting all 201 RSA communities in BC. It also contains a searchable rural innovations inventory that collects several of the creative solutions … Continue reading
In Quality Team Coaching for Rural BC (QTC4RBC), rural healthcare teams work with a coach to identify values and priorities, develop collective and individual skills, and access resources to build a culture of safety, learning, and quality leading to positive patient and provider experiences and high-quality care. The program … Continue reading
Reprinted with permission from BC Emergency Medicine Network Facing a critical head trauma in an isolated BC community, Dr. Caroline Walker relied on both the ROSe and RUDi Real-Time Virtual Support pathways to help her patient. She shares how both services worked in concert to provide critical, just-in-time support. ROSe … Continue reading
A new virtual support initiative is enabling rural healthcare providers to deliver timely patient-centred care closer to home. Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) pathways provide physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses in rural, remote, and First Nations communities with access to 24-hour, just-in-time advice to support patient care. Through Zoom, they can be connected to one of five teams providing culturally safe and compassionate support: RUDi – … Continue reading
There are two new Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) pathways available for BC healthcare providers supporting rural, remote and Indigenous communities who are seeking just-in-time advice and compassionate support. CHARLiE – pediatrics (Child Health Advice in Real Time Electronically) Through the Child Health Advice in Real Time Electronically (CHARLiE) pathway, rural physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses can reach out … Continue reading
Both coaching and quality improvement are popular topics of conversation in healthcare settings in BC at the moment; however, many offerings available to BC providers focus on individual coaching or quality within teams and projects. Despite the movement in rural healthcare towards both interprofessional team-based care and quality evaluation in health care, few programs coach highly effective … Continue reading
Dr. Trina Larsen Soles, RCCbc’s Lead for Patient Transport, invites any interested rural physicians to a recurring open session for discussions of Rural Patient Transport every second Tuesday, beginning August 18. The sessions will be moderated by Dr. Jel Coward – Dr. Larsen-Soles and other Transport leaders will be available to meet with interested rural physicians and others wishing to … Continue reading
Rural Leadership Development Program receives ongoing funding After a three-year pilot project, the Rural Education Action Plan (REAP) is pleased to announce the JSC is providing ongoing funding through REAP to support the Rural Leadership Development Program. The purpose of the Rural Leadership Development Project is to increase opportunities for rural physicians … Continue reading
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