Kick off the new decade by traveling for your annual CME/CPD! The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) will be hosting its 2020 SRPC Rural and Remote Medical Course on April 23-25, in Ottawa, ON. This national conference is featuring “Rural Advocacy – how to save the world in … Continue reading
For the sixth year in a row, the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues (JSC) has approved a $1,000 stipend for any BC rural doctor interested in attending the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) Rural and Remote Medicine Course; this year the event will be held in Ottawa … Continue reading
A white paper issued by the Western Provinces Collaborative on Sustainable Rural Maternity and Surgical Services (WPC) is calling on rural providers, planners, and other health care stakeholders to curb and reverse the loss of rural maternity and surgical services through the development of geographic rural health service delivery networks … Continue reading
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
Reprinted with permission from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Section of Researchers publication “The Top 20 Pioneers of Family Medicine Research in Canada” Dr. Stefan Grzybowski is named a family medicine research pioneer for his extraordinary work in rural health services and policy making. He began his … Continue reading
After four years of dedicated work, the National Working Group on Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) is proud to announce the publication of the Joint Position Paper on Rural Surgery and Operative Delivery in the fall issue of the Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine. The paper was jointly written by the … Continue reading
Casting will be one of several hands-on sessions offered at the 2014 Rural Emergency Continuum of Care (RECC) conference on May 30 + 31, 2014 in Penticton The landscape will look very different at this year’s Rural Emergency Continuum of Care conference (RECC). Not only will this event be held … Continue reading
The 2012 SRPC Rural and Remote Medicine Course in Whistler, BC was the largest rural medical conference in the world with 750 attendees In three weeks, the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) will be hosting its second BC-based conference in two years in Victoria, BC from April 4-6, … Continue reading
Dr. Tandi Wilkinson (center), Medical Director, RCPD, demonstrates how ultrasound can be used by GPs in third trimester pregnancies to answer basic questions. The Obstetrical Ultrasound Course is a one-day accredited rural skills training course that teaches physicians and midwives – often with local obstetricians as instructors – basic and … Continue reading
Dr. John Soles participates in a live simulation, using ultrasound to assess shock in a critically ill patient. The Shock Course is a one-day accredited, interprofessional rural skills training course that teaches physicians, nurses and paramedics how to manage hemodynamic instability in critically ill patients. It is taught in local … Continue reading