Submitted by UBC Digital Emergency Medicine Do you see a role for virtual care in your practice? Would you like to inform technology developments for health care providers? The UBC Digital Emergency Medicine team is assisting the RCCbc in conducting the CODI Virtual Care Evaluation. CODI is a smartphone app that … Continue reading
submitted by the BC Emergency Medicine Network The BC EM Network connects BC emergency practitioners with each other and over 280 BC-relevant clinical resources. Within the network you’ll find peers sharing knowledge and supporting one another with information to improve patient care. The Network currently has 729 members and is … Continue reading
Submitted by Doctors of BC Recently, doctors, government and other stakeholders hosted the BC Summit on Surgical Improvement,. The one-day summit gathered over 200 specialists, GPs and surgical team members, operational leaders, policy makers and surgical quality improvement experts, as well as patient representatives in Vancouver. The purpose – to … Continue reading
Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) family physicians and general practitioners are convening in Banff, Alberta once again this January to partake in several CME/CPD offerings specifically geared towards rural emergency medicine and rural surgery providers. Enhanced Surgical Skills Program – Jan 17-18, 2018 This one day course is designed for GPS … 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
Reprinted with permission from Family Practice Oncology Network Journal, Fall 2015 Cancer patients in East Kootenay communities – and Cranbrook in particular – have a unique advantage in that the care they receive is often led by their very own, Dr. Keith Lowden, a General Practitioner in Oncology (GPO) with … Continue reading