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Health Quality BC @healthqualitybc.ca · 8d

It’s Canadian Patient Safety Week. Join us for Advancing Patient Safety in BC, where we will introduce BC’s Patient Safety Strategy: Your Care, Our Commitment, the first provincial strategy of its kind in Canada.

hqbc.ca/4okqIBU

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Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · 13d

It’s Photo Day for #RuralHealthWeek!
We’re proud to work with incredible rural physicians across BC who bring care, creativity, and heart to their communities.

Thanks to everyone who shared photos today! Keep them coming and share what you love about rural health at ruralhealthweekcanada.ca/map
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Isolated Medical Provider Aftercare Team - RCCbc

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · 15d

It's National Rural Health Week! We're celebrating the people and passion behind rural healthcare across Canada 🙌

Get involved throughout the week, with resources available at www.ruralhealthweekcanada.ca

Society of Rural Physicians of Canada @srpcanada.bsky.social · 15d

Rural health professionals are more than providers, they’re neighbors, mentors, lifelines. Watch their stories & share yours! #RuralHealthWeek @rccbc.bsky.social

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Society of Rural Physicians of Canada @srpcanada.bsky.social · 15d

It’s National Rural Health Week 2025!
SRPC President Dr. Gavin Parker celebrates the dedication and heart of rural healthcare professionals across Canada. 💙
Thanks to @rccbc.bsky.social and RhPAP for leading this campaign with us!

#RuralHealthWeek #ILoveRural

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Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · 15d

Service Update:
RTVS CHARLiE (pediatric) & MaBAL (maternity + babies) will move to a reduced schedule starting Oct 21 2025 after 7 a.m.

When unavailable, call regional referral centres.

RUDi 24/7 | ROCCi 8–9 | VERRa unaffected.
We’re working with partners to restore 24/7 service.
#RTVS

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · 25d

🤝 Isolated Medical Provider Aftercare Team (IMPACT): This program offers confidential peer-to-peer support to rural physicians and nurses in remote nursing stations in British Columbia who have experienced a potentially challenging incident in the course of their work.
Learn more: rccbc.ca/impact

IMPACT offers confidential peer-to-peer support to rural doctors and to nurses in remote nursing stations in British Columbia who have experienced a potentially challenging incident at work.

Mindfulness in Medicine - RCCbc

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · 25d

🧘 Mindfulness in Medicine provides rural healthcare providers with tools to manage stress, improve emotional regulation, and cultivate resilience through mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training, with supportive learning environments. Learn more:

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...

The Thriving Project aims for rural health care practitioners to learn how to cultivate and strengthen your compassion to thrive, both personally and professionally.

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · 25d

🌱 Thriving Project: This initiative supports and enhances wellness by fostering connections among healthcare providers and building a community of practice they can draw upon for learning, support, solace, and inspiration.
Learn more: rccbc.ca/thriving-pro...

Thriving Project - RCCbc

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · 25d

Today on World Mental Health Day, we recognize awareness of mental health issues and celebrate efforts in support of mental health and healthcare. At RCCbc, we're proud to support initiatives that enhance mental health for healthcare providers, their teams, and their patients.

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Sep 22

⁠☑️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

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Sep 22

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:⁠

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Sep 22

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

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Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Sep 20

🎉 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/...

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Sep 18

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/...

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Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Sep 12

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

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌎️ 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:

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 …...

Weathering the Storm: Rural Communities on the Road to Resilience - RCCbc

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Aug 29

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...

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...

BC Rural Health Conference | Join us on May 29-31, 2026

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Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Aug 29

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!

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.

bcrhc.ca

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Aug 27

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…

Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Aug 20

🏥 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...

RCCbc Hiring: RTVS Peer-to-Peer Technical role

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Doctors of BC @doctorsofbc.bsky.social · Aug 7

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

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Rural Coordination Centre of BC @rccbc.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 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...