Welcome to the inaugural issue of BC Rural Update, an e-newsletter about BC rural health. Each issue will contain: links to rural CME/CPD events, including web and rurally-located events access to an online rural CME/CPD calendar information about JSC rural programs and REAP funding interviews with BC rural health practitioners, … Continue reading
The Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc) is filled to the brim with talented, dedicated and diverse people who are passionate about improving the health of rural people and communities—you really have to meet them! The Rural Coordination Centre of BC is pleased to launch a new series, Team Spotlight, to introduce our intrepid teammates. In their own words, they explain what they do at RCCbc, why they … Continue reading
Dr. Ilona Hale’s passion for rural life, rural medicine, and rural health research is infectious. Having grown up in Lively, Ontario, she always assumed that she would end up working and living in a small town. “Everything in my life makes rural the right choice for me,” explains Dr. Hale … Continue reading
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
New innovations in virtual coaching recently brought University of British Columbia (UBC) anesthesiologists at St. Paul’s Hospital/Providence Health Care in Vancouver directly into the operating room (OR) of Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) in Revelstoke. Videoconference and ultrasound technology in the OR enabled the specialists to provide e-coaching to four Revelstoke-based family practice anesthetists (FPAs) on adductor canal blocks for patients receiving anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. The regional anesthesia technique reduces post-operative pain for patients. … Continue reading
When a woman going into cardiac arrest presented to a rural health centre with a massive overdose of beta blockers, the attending physician immediately contacted ROSe, a Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) pathway for critical care. For the next hour, the ROSe virtual physician provided advice to help the attending physician manage the … Continue reading
When Nicole Hochleitner-Wain, a Rural Community Medical Education (RCME) Liaison with RCCbc and Interior Health, and Dr. Geraldo Ndeve, General Practitioner and RCME Physician Lead for Lillooet, met to discuss local CME needs, airway management for COVID-19 patients jumped to the top of the list. With COVID-19 cases surging in … Continue reading
As COVID-19 started knocking on BC’s door last Spring, the rural community of Rossland banded together to keep it out. Residents started #Masks4All Rossland, a grassroots campaign to promote mask wearing to protect one another—and to provide residents, particularly vulnerable seniors, with cloth masks. The campaign truly took a village. Spearheaded … Continue reading
This month, we’re introducing a new feature in our newsletter, called “Innovation Station”. It’s our chance to tell you about one of more than 100 (and counting) innovations—creative solutions—that rural British Columbia (BC) communities have developed to address local healthcare challenges. All innovations shared by local organizations are available on … Continue reading