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
The inaugural BC Rural Health Research Exchange (BCRHRX) is a virtual half-day event filled with brief rapid-style presentations designed to inform, engage and share current rural research in British Columbia. This is not your Grandparents’ stodgy academic conference (elbow patches and tweed jackets are optional)! At this event, we want … Continue reading
Submitted by RHSRNbc The proceedings from the 2018 research symposium hosted by the Rural Health Services Research Network of BC (RHSRNbc) are now available for download. The symposium proceedings document captures the questions and ideas generated through the discussions held at the Rural Emergency Services Research Symposium in June 2018. The … Continue reading
Rural physicians living and working in Northern BC have a new resource to support the progress of their rural research. Dr. Dave Snadden, Rural Doctors’ UBC Chair in Rural Health, and Janna Olynick, Research Associate, are now accepting requests from northern BC physicians who hope to or are currently conducting … Continue reading
The Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc), the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues (JSC) and the Rural Education Action Plan (REAP) have launched new funding initiatives to support the development of rural researchers and rural leaders, respectively, in British Columbia. The Rural Physician Research Support Project (RPRSP) – by … Continue reading
Submitted by Dr. Dave Snadden, Rural Doctors’ UBC Chair in Rural Health While there are many research questions in rural practice, and a lot of interest from rural practitioners in pursuing rurally relevant research, the pressures of clinical care result in little time spent thinking about and developing research ideas. … Continue reading
submitted by Dr. Dave Snadden and Janna Olynick Are you a rural physician in Northern BC with a good research idea? Do you have a collection of data you’d like to explore but don’t know where to start? Dr. Dave Snadden, Rural Doctors’ UBC Chair in Rural Health – along … Continue reading
Dr. Dave Snadden and Mark Kunzli recently published their qualitative study examining how the aspirations of a new generation of rural physicians are impacting recruitment and retention in rural Western Canada. Snadden interviewed 39 rural physicians, two nurses and one practice administrator from June to October 2016 to collect information … Continue reading
One hour surface travel time catchments and maternity service levels of rural BC hospitals As a new year begins, so does the work at the Centre for Rural Health Research (CRHR). In response to challenges in sustaining surgical services in rural B.C., co-directors of the CRHR, Drs. Stefan Grzybowski and … Continue reading