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We're a network, led by rural physicians, that improves the health of people and their communities in rural BC. Host of #BCRHC and #BCRHRx. Website: rccbc.ca
2025 National Rural Health Week
Be featured in our National Rural Health Week Canada Campaign!
🎥 Share a 30-sec video of what you love doing outside work.
🎁 One lucky winner gets a free 3-day pass to SRPC R&R 2026 in Quebec City!
Submit now 👉 ruralhealthweekcanada.ca
RCCbc's Real-Time Virtual Supports were profiled in this article, along with partners @thefnha.bsky.social and @ubcmedicine.bsky.social. Findings: RTVS has"improved access to primary, emergency, and specialized care, and have improved the retention and support of rural practitioners."
28.07.2025 16:34 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Happy fifth anniversary to the RTVS CHARLiE (Child Health Advice in ReaL-time Electronically) pathway! 🥳
Since launching in 2020, call volumes to this 24/7 Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) pathway have grown steadily and CHARLiE is now embedded into the workflows of rural providers across BC.
virtual team on a call
Finding Your Way in Teamwork with Drs. Rahul Gupta and Tom Wright
What does the workshop include?
Who the Finding Your Way in Teamworkshop is for
Join us for an exciting educational virtual session tailored for rural BC healthcare teams!
Led by Drs. Rahul Gupta & Tom Wright, the Finding Your Way workshop series is back with two sessions this fall:
📅 Monday, Oct 6th | 6-8pm PT
📅 Tuesday, Nov 18th | 6-8pm PT
Register rccbc.ca/initiatives/...
🦖 Rural medicine, dinosaur tracks, and unforgettable connection.
The 2025 Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference brought resident docs, rural leaders, and educators together for a one-of-a-kind weekend in BC’s only UNESCO Global Geopark.
Watch the recap video + blog: rccbc.ca/story/celebr...
📢 Urgent Call to LOCUM Physicians 📢
We are reaching out with urgency & deep appreciation. Our Emergency Departments are facing critical staffing shortages that put their ability to stay open — & provide lifesaving care — at risk.
@doctorsofbc.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @rccbc.bsky.social
When rural physicians face high-stakes situations with limited backup, having expert support on the line can make all the difference. The RTVS Rural Outreach in Critical Care and Internal Medicine (ROCCi) pathway is making a difference across BC: rccbc.ca/story/critic...
14.07.2025 21:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to @rccbc.bsky.social and team (including Tandi Wilkinson, Jason Curran, Virginia Robinson & Tracey DeLeeuw) for making it onto the cover of @doctorsofbc.bsky.social BCMJ for their paper on #POCUS in Haida Gwaii!
🔗 bcmj.org/articles/inn...
📢 Calling all BC rural healthcare providers (MDs, NPs, and midwives). Join our free 8-week online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program led by Dr. Rahul Gupta, starting Oct 1, 2025. Past participants have reported transformative experiences in both their professional and personal lives.
11.07.2025 18:19 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In celebration of Dr. Karen Forgie's Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Rural Medicine, she shared her approach to physician advocacy and her journey into rural practice. Watch the interview to see why Karen has earned a reputation as a tireless role model for longitudinal primary care:
11.07.2025 17:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dr. Bruce Hobson reflects on following his father’s footsteps into a career in family practice spanning almost four decades, in this new video celebrating recipient's of the BC Rural Health Award for Lifetime Achievement.
📽️ Watch the full interview: rccbc.ca/story/a-life...
In many rural and First Nations communities, accessing prenatal expertise is difficult and sometimes impossible. The Maternity and Babies Advice Line (MaBAL) is changing that. Read our story and a new report about the work of this RTVS pathway: rccbc.ca/story/zoom-i...
09.07.2025 16:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Medical students enjoying their community experience in Gibsons. From left to right: Rachel Phord-Toy, Thunuvi Waliwitiya, Sarah Wong, and Rose He.
Medical student Taryn Murray in Nakusp
Gibsons, BC
This spring, 31 UBC medical students experienced rural medicine firsthand through the Rural Medicine Community Experience—and it's changing how they see their future careers! 🩺
🔗 Read the story: rccbc.ca/story/beyond...
The 2025 Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference is warming up with ECGs, BREATHE, and ACLS. Dr. Charles Helm, conference lead and ECG presenter, helped kick things off. Full program starts tomorrow—rural CME, rooted in place and powered by community.
#RuralCME #TRGEO
job posting seeking expertise expression of interest data governance and management role
At RCCbc, we're passionate about improving the health of people and communities in rural BC. We're now accepting Expressions of Interest Data Governance & Management Expertise. Help us build data-driven solutions for rural communities!
📅 Deadline: July 18, 2025
More info: rccbc.ca/about-us/car...
In this new interview, released in celebration of the 2025 BC Rural Health Awards, Lifetime Achievement recipient Dr. Jeff Beselt reflects on what drew him to remote practice, what keeps him grounded, and why he encourages others to take the leap into rural care.
📽️ Watch: rccbc.ca/story/a-life...
Congratulations to the RSON team for their work supporting the stabilization of rural surgical sites in BC! This study provides evidence that the quality of care at rural facilities & care provided by FPESS is at least equivalent to that provided by referral facilities & specialists in rural BC 🙌
24.06.2025 23:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dr. Charles Helm at the 2023 Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference
Kinuseo Falls
Dinosaur exhibit in Tumbler Ridge
Boat ride to Kinuseo Falls
✨ Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference 2025, back for its seventh year, is bringing together rural healthcare professionals July 4-6 at The Trend Hotel, BC!
🤝 Healthcare networking
📚 Knowledge sharing
💡 Rural medicine best practices
🏔️ Community celebration
Learn more: event.fourwaves.com/tumbl…
*URGENT LOCUM OPPORTUNITIES – ER & PRIMARY CARE*
Help Communities in Need – Flexible Dates, Competitive Pay, and Meaningful Work
#Locum #EmergencyMedicine #FamilyMedicine #PhysicianJobs #familydoctors #primarycare #ruralhealth
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Just dropped our 2025 BC Rural Health Conference recap video! Four days of learning & celebration on Lheidli T’enneh territory in Prince George.
Watch the video + read the highlights: rccbc.ca/story/watch-...
Thanks to UBC CPD & the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues.
#BCRHC #RuralHealth
BC is actively welcoming doctors from around the globe. Use your expertise to make a real difference in BC’s #HealthCare system with diverse practice opportunities in welcoming rural and urban communities. We have resources to help you! Learn more: ow.ly/Qa8U50VJjt5
18.06.2025 16:18 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for a virtual CME session focused on measles in pediatric patients this coming Monday, June 23 at 7:30-9:00pm, presented by Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialist, Dr. Laura Sauve.
Register: rccbc.ca/event/spruce...
CONGRATULATIONS to the Nisga'a Valley Health Authority, awarded with the Rural Coordination Centre of BC - @rccbc.bsky.social's Rural BC Community Award for its innovative work in developing regionally-based solutions addressing local healthcare needs.
rccbc.ca/media-backgr...
Osoyoos doctor one in four awarded for lifetime achievement in B.C. rural health #Osoyoos
17.06.2025 17:09 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Virtual clinical support from RCCbc has become a vital tool to avoid hospital diversions because it supports physicians at risk of burnout. Read more in our story here: rccbc.ca/story/gratit...
10.06.2025 23:42 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The recipients include rural physicians who've dedicated their lives to caring for rural people, a community who has expanded access to healthcare in an isolated northern territory and a resident who is making waves while immersed in rural practice 🙌
Read their stories:
rccbc.ca/media-backgr...
We're proud share the 2025 BC Rural Health Award winners!
🏆️Award of Excellence in Rural Medicine, Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Jeff Beselt, Dr. Karen Forgie, Dr. Bruce Hobson, Dr. Garnett Tarr
🏆️Rural BC Community Award: The Nisga’a Valley Health Authority
🏆️Resident Leadership Award: Dr. Yonabeth Nava
A new study in the CJRM explores anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare, drawing on data from RCCbc's Rural Site Visits Project. The study, led by Dr. Terri Aldred, found a stark disconnect between provider perceptions and the lived experiences of Indigenous patients. More: ➡️ rccbc.ca/media-releas...
05.06.2025 22:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
Claire Snyman with binders of her own medical records
Today is What Matters to You? Day—a day to reflect on what truly matters in care, connection, and community. It’s a fitting moment to share Claire Snyman’s story, featured by
@healthqualitybc.ca, which also highlights our work on Rural Personal Health Record.
🔗Read story: healthqualitybc.ca/blog
We're excited to share RCCbc's 2024 Annual Report 🙌
This year's Annual Report reflects the collaborative work that took place across rural BC—through clinical programs, community-led initiatives, and partnerships focused on making care more responsive and connected.
Read: rccbc.ca/annual-repor...
