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
Submitted by UBC Digital Emergency Medicine Do you see a role for virtual care in your practice? Would you like to inform technology developments for health care providers? The UBC Digital Emergency Medicine team is assisting the RCCbc in conducting the CODI Virtual Care Evaluation. CODI is a smartphone app that … Continue reading
Submitted by Doctors of BC BC doctors are a diverse group comprised of different genders, nationalities, religious affiliations, sexual orientations, ages, practice locations and more. Doctors of BC is embarking upon an extensive member consultation to learn how best to encourage greater diversity and inclusion of physicians within its governing … Continue reading
Rural physicians and other health system partners across BC will have an opportunity over the next few months to contribute to the review of the Rural Retention Program (RRP). There are multiple avenues through which you can contribute your experiences, ideas, and comments on the RRP: Participation in a webinar-based … Continue reading
Submitted by the Rural Evidence Review project The Rural Evidence Review (RER) project is a four-year initiative, jointly funded by the Rural Coordination Centre of B.C. and Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research. The project aims to work in collaboration with rural patients and community stakeholders to provide robust, comprehensive and … Continue reading
submitted by Dr. Michael Copley Rural clinicians are being invited to participate in a collaboration research project between the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Rural Education Action Plan (REAP) and Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc). The survey is available at https://survey.ubc.ca/s/clinicaltexting/. This study, led by Dr. Neil … Continue reading
submitted by UBC Continuing Professional Development The BC Telehealth Development Committee (BCTDC), in partnership with UBC Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD), and the Physician Telehealth Education Advisory Committee, is developing an accredited Telehealth education module(s) for BC physicians. The objectives of the module are to: Increase physician awareness of how … Continue reading