Rural Coordination Centre of BC
620 - 1665 W. Broadway Vancouver, BC, Canada

Know someone who's made an outstanding contribution to #ruralmed? Nominate them for a Rural Award from the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)!

We’re connecting pediatric healthcare providers throughout British Columbia to the SPRuCe Network! If you’re a pediatrician, family physician, resident or nurse practitioner who wants to support and sustain excellence in pediatric care in rural and remote communities, join SPRuCe and sign up now for its MOC-accredited virtual CME series. https://rccbc.ca/spruce/ The BC Pediatric Society #ruralmed #pediatricmed #bchealth

#FirstNations firefighters, some of whom are members of the Tla'amin Nation, are working hand-in-hand with Powell River, BC, paramedics to enhance #CulturalSafety. The firefighters attend ambulance calls with paramedics, helping to increase understanding, respect and trust between First Nations patients and paramedics. Read about this week's #InnovationFeature at https://bit.ly/2TXAjTj. #RuralHealth Tla'amin Nation Powell River Division of Family Practice First Nations Health Authority

Are you a BC #familyphysician or #nursepractitioner looking for advice or best practices for integrating #VirtualPatientVisits into your regular clinic schedule? Join us for an online Zoom Basics training sessionincluding an introduction to the Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) pathwayson November 19 at 10am PST. More info: https://rccbc.ca/rtvs/training/ #ruralhealth

Join us for the BC Rural Health Research Exchange on November 18. This virtual half-day event will be filled with brief, rapid-style presentations designed to inform, engage and share current rural research in British Columbia. Register now to secure your spot: https://rccbc.ca/bcrhrx/ #bcHealth #RuralResearch #HealthResearch #RuralBC

Attn: Rural Physicians!!! UBC CPD is seeking rural providers’ insights to guide the development of the Real Time Virtual Support Pathways Education Program. Yo...ur perspective will enable the Rural Coordination Centre of BC - RCCbc to develop resources and education that meet your unique needs. Survey: http://bit.ly/RTVS-NA Time: 10 min End date: Oct 15, 2020 More info: https://ubccpd.ca/rural/rtvs We want to bring the voice of rural providers into the development of this education strategy. We are partnering with RCCbc and UBC’s Department of Digital Emergency Medicine to obtain this valuable insight through a short needs assessment survey. Your opinion matters! We hope you will take this opportunity to help inform this exciting new initiative. You can complete the survey online now until October 15, 2020 at http://bit.ly/RTVS-NA.