The work of establishing accessible, agile, and sustainable Real Time Virtual Support (RTVS) for BC’s rural physicians has advanced significantly since the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues’ (JSC) November announcement of its intention to continue to advance virtual supports for BC’s rural physicians. Over the past months, the RTVS … Continue reading
submitted by the BC Emergency Medicine Network The BC EM Network is continuing to grow and connect BC emergency practitioners with each other. Collectively, we sharing knowledge and supporting one another with information to improve patient care. The Network has 424 BC-relevant clinical resources (clinical summaries, procedural videos, patient information … Continue reading
Back in the spring of 2016, at the then Rural Continuum of Care Conference in Prince George, Drs. Don Burke and John Pawlovich began a quiet conversation about virtual health technology, critical care support and rural & remote physicians in BC. What subsequently spawned from this chance meeting was CODI … Continue reading
Submitted by Dr. Kevin McMeel The Nanaimo Emergency Education Program (NEEP) is an innovative program that provides family physicians practicing in smaller and rural communities with a three-month, full time, remunerated fellowship that offers skills enhancement in Emergency Medicine. NEEP is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2020 (April 6 … Continue reading
The BC Emergency Medicine Network is hosting a free lunch discussion about real-time virtual supports for emergency medicine care at the St. Paul’s Emergency Medicine Update in Whistler on September 27. The group will discuss the landscape of virtual health in BC, and how EM contributes to it and explore … Continue reading
Dr. Kendall Ho is facilitating an open meeting to discuss just-in-time care in BC, using emergency virtual in-time supports for technical assessment (eVISTA) at the BC Rural Health Conference on Saturday May 25 at 7:00 am. Conference attendees are invited to come and learn more about current virtual supports and … 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 Dr. Don Burke, FRCP & Dr. John Pawlovich, FCFP The rural and remote emergency room (ER) remains one of the leading health care challenges in Canada and around the world. Geographic and human isolation, low resources, climate, daily anxiety and fear, fatigue, minimal specialist back up, etc., are … Continue reading
After receiving feedback from the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada, as well as individual rural physicians from across the country, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) revised its new policy “Expectations of Physicians Not Certified in Emergency … 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