Health care workers preparing a patient for transfer 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 … Continue reading
RCCbc is proud to announce the three recipients of its Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine: Lifetime Achievement. This year, the three rural physicians we are honouring are: Dr. Mike Kenyon is an internal medicine specialist with a strong grounding in emergency medicine who is celebrating his 40th year practicing clinical medicine. He received his … 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
When the COVID-19 arrived in Canada, undergraduate learners whose classes were disrupted mobilized quickly to help healthcare providers and public health offices with childcare, contact tracing, and other important supports. Jasmine Waslowski and Mary Freymond, co-chairs of the Student Committee of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) at the time, asked rural physician members of the SRPC how medical students could provide support to rural Canada during … Continue reading
Submitted by UBC Rural Continuing Professional Development “Anyone can benefit from peer support,” says Dr. Bruce Hobson, experienced peer mentor, retired family physician and UBC RCPD’s Coaching and Mentoring Program (CAMP)’s new Senior Medical Lead. In the past two months under Dr. Hobson’s leadership, CAMP has made improvements to ensure the program … Continue reading
Submitted by Rural Health Equity through Social Enterprise and Technology Synergies (RHE-SETS) Calling rural BC residents to participate in a 20-25 minute online survey for a chance to win one of three $100 or a $400 pre-paid Visa card! This study – Rural and Remote Communities’ Technological Usage during Covid-19 Pandemic – is being done by … Continue reading
If you’re a family physician or nurse practitioner looking for advice or ideas about best practices for integrating virtual patient visits into your regular in-person clinic schedule, join us for an online Zoom Basics training session on June 2 at 11:00 am. This 90 minute session includes a 60 minute live walkthrough … Continue reading
COVID-19 Update With the ongoing COVID-19 issues, all Rural Site Visits project trips have been postponed and the Rural Site Visits team are closely monitoring developments. The situation will be reviewed to see if it is reasonable to start planning for August. We would like to ensure all parties are … 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
Submitted by the Centre for Rural Health Research Researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Centre for Rural Health Research are seeking rural and remote maternity care providers in British Columbia to take part in a study. They are looking to find out the needs for and barriers … Continue reading
Submitted by the BC Rural Health Network BC rural citizens and healthcare providers are invited to attend the second in a series of quarterly presentations hosted by the BC Rural Health Network: CARE TRANSPLANT: Moving City Home Care of Frailty into a Semi-Rural Community. June 9, 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm PDT … Continue reading