Rural anesthesia | BC Rural Update

Innovative E-Coaching Enables Revelstoke FPAs to Standardize Adductor Canal Block Technique

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 →

Posted on January 29, 2021 by bklettke

SRPC position statement on minimum volume credentialing

The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) released a position statement regarding minimum volume credentialing in the latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine. Authored by Ms. Hester Soles, JD , and Dr. Trina Larsen Soles, past president of the SRPC and President-elect of Doctors of BC, … Continue reading →

Posted on September 29, 2016 by SharonM

Meeting space available at 2016 RECC

RCCbc will be offering a free meeting room for 2016 Rural Emergency Continuum of Care (RECC) delegates to host meetings, training sessions, or topical discussions relevant to rural practice alongside the conference sessions. Current offerings within this facility include: Rural Maternity Update Breakfast, co-hosted by RCCbc‘s Rural OB Network and … Continue reading →

Posted on March 31, 2016 by SharonM