Rural Coordination Centre of BC

⁠☑️Helps prevent closures and diversions
☑️Helps support primary care because family physicians are not overburdened covering hospital shifts and can focus on their family practice clinics
☑️Supports physician retention by avoiding back-to-back shifts so that physicians can get some much-needed rest

VERRa’s team of virtual Emergency Medicine physicians step in during hospital physician staffing shortages, and the team works with rural RNs to provide overnight coverage at small rural hospitals.⁠
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The program helps in a number of ways:⁠

The RTVS VERRa team has now provided over 10,000 hours of hospital coverage to communities in BC. 🎉⁠
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VERRa, which stands for Virtual Emergency Room Rural Assistance, has provided overnight hospital coverage to 16 rural hospitals in British Columbia.⁠

Find out more: rccbc.ca/rtvs/verra

🎉 Our most anticipated event is back—BC Rural Health Research Exchange (#BCRHRx)!⁠ 📅 Nov 27, 8:30am-1pm PT (online)

🎉 Our most anticipated event is back—BC Rural Health Research Exchange (#BCRHRx)!⁠

📅 Nov 27, 8:30am-1pm PT (online)

🔬 Share research
📚 Discover new findings
🤝 Connect with BC's rural health community

Register: rccbc.ca/initiatives/...

qtc4rbc eoi are open

Strengthen your rural healthcare team with Quality Team Coaching for Rural BC (QTC4RBC)! Applications open for 2026/27 cohort. This coaching program helps rural BC teams reconnect with purpose and build desired team culture.
💡 Apply with Expression of Interest at rccbc.ca/initiatives/...

Rural POCUS Congress 2024

The RCME Community Program brings continuing medical education directly to rural BC communities, connecting physicians through locally-designed learning that strengthens both clinical skills and peer relationships.⁠⁠

🔗 Learn more and read the report: rccbc.ca/story/streng...

Community of Practice: Green Acts for Big Impact - RCCbc Join the Green Acts for Big Impact Community of Practice. This Community of Practice is for rural and remote clinicians and care teams who are interested in environmentally sustainable, high-quality …...

🌎️ The Green Acts for Big Impact Community of Practice connects rural healthcare providers with an interest in environmentally sustainable, high-quality healthcare, facilitating peer-to-peer connection & action-orientated discussion.⁠
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Join us at the next meeting on Fri, Sept 26 at 12-1pm. Register:

Weathering the Storm: Rural Communities on the Road to Resilience - RCCbc Across British Columbia and beyond, rural and Indigenous communities have already felt the strain of wildfires, floods, and extreme heat. These experiences have shown both the fragility of systems and...

Weathering the Storm: a summer symposium on rural preparedness for fires, floods and extreme heat. Hosted by RHSRNbc (part of RCCbc). Read and watch: rccbc.ca/story/weathe...

BC Rural Health Conference | Join us on May 29-31, 2026 Discover the latest emerging topics in rural health at the BC Rural Health Conference in Prince George. Connect with healthcare professionals from across the region on May 29-31, 2026.

Save the Date 📆 We're excited to return to Prince George once again for the BC Rural Health Conference on May 29-31, 2026!

Get practice-ready rural CME, reconnect in easy going meet-ups and shared moments, and enjoy a family-friendly setting with a rural-community feel. Stay tuned at bcrhc.ca!

MBSR Fall Course with Dr. Rahul Gupta

Are you a BC rural healthcare provider looking to reduce stress and enhance your practice through mindfulness? Join our free 8-week online Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program led by Dr. Rahul Gupta (Oct 1 - Nov 19). All sessions via Zoom.

🔗 Learn more: rccbc.ca/initi…

RCCbc Hiring: RTVS Peer-to-Peer Technical role

🏥 At RCCbc, we're passionate about improving the health of people and communities in rural BC.

🔍 #NowHiring: RTVS Peer-to-Peer Technician

We're seeking a tech-savvy professional to join our Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) team!

🔗 Learn more and apply: rccbc.ca/about-us/car...

Doctors: The JCCs are partnering with Len Pierre Consulting to host a Community-Based Experiential Learning Session in Prince George at the Lheidli T'enneh House of Ancestors in Prince George on Sept 24. Register: ow.ly/L1RC50WAWNa

The CARE Course

The CARE Course

The CARE Course

The CARE Course

🚨 Want to boost your emergency medicine skills in a wilderness setting? Join us Sept 15-18 in Pemberton, BC for The CARE Course Goes WILDE! Designed "by rural, for rural" healthcare providers.

Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/theCAREcours...

RCCbc is marking 5 years of successes with the Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) program. 🎉 A new report details the partnership with UBC, FNHA and others over 5 years and how it has contributed to healthier communities in rural BC. ➡️ More: rccbc.ca/story/rtvs-m...

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."

Celebrating the impact of the RTVS CHARLiE team  - RCCbc Happy fifth birthday, CHARLiE! July 2025 marks the fifth anniversary of the CHARLiE—Child Health Advice in ReaL-time Electronically—pathway.  The CHARLiE pathway became the second 24/7 Real-Time Virtu...

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.

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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/...

Celebrating the Joy of Rurality - RCCbc What do airway mannequins, CPR races, dinosaur hikes, and prescribing pearls have in common? They all showed up at the 2025 Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference—where rural clinicians gathered for a weeke...

🦖 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...

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...

Mindfulness in Medicine - RCCbc Mindfulness in Medicine is a program that offers Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) sessions to rural providers (MD, NP, and midwives). This participatory, trauma-sensitive course consists of w...

📢 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.

A Lifetime of Rural Service: Celebrating Dr. Karen Forgie - RCCbc A recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Rural Medicine, Dr. Karen Forgie is a full-service family physician based on the Sunshine Coast, and a tireless role model for longitudi...

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:

A Lifetime of Rural Service: Celebrating Dr. Bruce Hobson - RCCbc Dr. Bruce Hobson is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for decades of rural practice in Powell River and his role as a leader, mentor, and community member. Watch the tribute video.

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...

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...

A Lifetime of Rural Service: Celebrating Dr. Jeff Beselt - RCCbc Dr. Jeff Beselt is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for decades of service, advocacy, and care in rural and First Nations communities. Watch the tribute video.

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...