Program Description

The SRPC mentorship program is a pilot program that aims to connect medical students to rural physicians and residents from across the country to allow career exploration, guidance and increased understanding of the scope of rural practice.

Goals:

• Connecting students to rural physicians across Canada
• Career exploration and guidance
• Increase understanding of the scope of rural practice
• Provide learning opportunities outside of the formal academic environment
• Contribute to the current and growing need of rural physicians in Canada

Your Role As a Mentor

As a mentor with SRPC, medical students will connect with you through the SRPC office manager. Once you are connected, there will be flexibility in how you set up your mentor-mentee relationships, which can be tailored on an individual basis. This may include answering a few quick questions, setting up a longitudinal mentorship plan, or organizing shadowing experiences (public health guidelines permitting).

Expectations in your role as a mentor may include:

• Sharing experiences of rural practice with mentees for the purpose of career exploration and guidance
• Being honest and open regarding the rewards/challenges to rural medicine
• Forming a plan and setting expectations with your mentee regarding frequency of meetings and meeting platform to be used
• Sharing appropriate resources
• Recognizing that advice given, while extremely valuable, does not substitute for MD program-specific mentorship and supports

If you are looking for a Rural Mentor. Please ensure your SRPC membership is up to date. Send your email request to Louise for a list of mentors and instructions. (louisea@srpc.ca)

Mentees Must be SRPC members to participate in this program. (Join here)

SRPC’s Rural Research Peer Support Group

Struggling with writer’s block? Trying to meet a deadline? Questioning your methods? Getting stymied by bias? Does frantic typing lead to nostalgia for your days as an undergraduate?

If so, join us for a sociable discussion in a supportive environment to share strategies for success in conducting rural health research and academic writing.

The SRPC Rural Research Committee is hosting a monthly Zoom meet up to support members who are conducting and writing up research. 

Join the conversation the First Wednesday of the month
08:00 PM Eastern Time via Zoom .

Click Here to Register Now / RSVP

Dates:

Print the Poster

For more info, email Jenna at jennak@srpc.ca

Call for Research Abstracts - Rural & Remote 2023

Date: April 20 - 22, 2023 in beautiful Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Theme: "Continuing Excellence in the Next Generation"

The 30th Annual Rural & Remote Medicine Course Planning Committee is currently accepting two types of research abstracts related to any aspect of health and healthcare in a rural and remote setting.

• Research Oral Presentation
• Research Poster Presentation

All research abstract submissions will undergo peer review by the Planning Committee and/or SRPC Research Committee.

Deadlines:   

Research Oral Presentation – September 30th, 2022
Research Poster Presentation – December 31st, 2022

Submissions must include a clear research purpose, objective, methodology, summary of the research results, and conclusion.

REGISTER YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE HERE

Additional Information

Research Oral Presentation: Share information or results from a proposed, ongoing, or completed research project. Oral presentations will include 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for Q&A.

Research Poster Presentation: Share information or results from a proposed, ongoing, or completed research project. Posters will be on display for two day and there will be a dedicated time for attendees to view the posters.

Prefer to Email Your Submission?

Research abstracts may be submitted via email to rrsubmissions@srpc.ca using the following guidelines.

• Abstracts are limited to one page (maximum 300 words) not including title, author names and affiliations, or key words and the required information is listed below.

• Must include introduction, methods, results and discussion.
  

• The name of the presenting author should be asterisked (*).

• All co-authors and primary affiliations should be listed.

• The SRPC encourages speakers to consider a student or resident to co-present.

• Abstracts must be submitted in a Word document.

• Abstracts must disclose any conflicts of interest.

Call for Abstracts - Rural & Remote 2023

The 30th Annual Rural & Remote Medicine Course Planning Committee is currently accepting abstracts for presentations. 

Rural & Remote 2023 will take place April 20 - 22 in beautiful Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Theme: "Continuing Excellence in the Next Generation"

The committee is accepting abstracts for two types of presentations related to any aspect of health and healthcare in a rural and remote setting.

• Session Lectures (Breakout Sessions)
  
• Hands-on Workshop
  

All abstract submissions will undergo peer review by the R&R Planning Committee.

Deadline:   

September 30^th, 2022

REGISTER YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE HERE

Additional Information

Session / Workshop: These sessions should focus on clinical skills and knowledge development related to rural practice. Sessions / Workshops will be 60 minutes in duration and should be interactive and engaging.

Prefer to Email Your Submission?

Abstracts may be submitted via email to rrsubmissions@srpc.ca using the following guidelines.

Session / Workshop Presentation (300 words maximum)

The 29th Annual Rural & Remote Medicine Course - On Demand

Missed R&R 2022 in Ottawa but would like access the recordings? Register now for On-Demand and you'll have access to the 78 recorded sessions that are listed below. 

Once you register you will be provided with access the conference app (Expo Pass), where the video's are posted.  You will have access to the app until December 31, 2022.

**Available to SRPC members only.

This event has been certified for up to 78 Mainpro+® credits.

(If you attended in-person, you already have access and do not need to register) 

**Need us to send you the "Magic Link" again?  Email your request to Jenna

Here is a list of the recordings that will be available to you with your On-Demand registration.

Session	Speaker Name(s)	Session Title
93	The Honourable Murray Sinclair	Healthy Rural Indigenous & Canadian Communities - Building Stronger Rural & Remote Health Care Together
101	Dr. Samuel Ogbeide and Dr. Brendan Munn	Clinical Advances in Rural and Remote Healthcare Settings
102	Dr. Kevin Wasko & Ms. Jennifer Scherman	Saskatchewan’s Provincial COVID Response – Mobilizing Rural Care Teams Via A Tiers of Service Approach
103	Dr. Madeleine Cole & Dr. Katie Matthews	Conscientious Provision: Mifegymiso for Medical Abortion and Miscarriage Management
105	Dr. Darlene Kitty	Moving Towards Cultural Safety, Reconciliation & Anti-Racism
109	Dr. Tom O'Neill	Managing Hemorrhagic Shock in Rural Hospitals
120	Dr. Mike Allan, Dr. Mike Kolber & Dr. Tina Korownyk	Jeopardy
121	Dr. Alexis Sharp & Dr. Tristan Brownrigg	Exploring Experiential Learning Through A Resident Wilderness Medicine Elective
122	Dr. Marnie Jakab, Dr. AC Silver & Dr. Sabrina Slade	So, You Wanna Locum?
123	Dr. Nadin Gilroy	Extending Access to Pregnancy Termination Into Rural/Remote Canada
125	Dr. Dan Eickmieir	The Aggressive Patient
126	Dr. Chris Patey & Dr. Shane Stratton	Bog Bikes & Snow Crab – Rural Newfoundland Emergency Cases
127	Dr. Kirstie Overhill & Dr. Renate Kahlke	Clinical Coaching for Excellence, Resiliency and System Change
140	Dr. Mike Allan, Dr. Mike Kolber & Dr. Tina Korownyk	New True and Poo: New Clinically Relevant Studies for Primary Care
141	Dr. Tracy Morton & Dr. Virginia Robinson	POCUS in Rural Canada: A Vision for the Future
142	Dr. Jessica Otte	And You Thought You Knew Everything About Tramadol
143	Dr. Dale Dewar	Choosing Wisely X-rays, CT Scans, Ionizing Radiation and Health
145	Ms. Avery Palmer & Ms. Rachel Howlett	CaRMS "How To" Guide
147	Dr. Thomas L. Perry, Dr. Dee Mangin, Ms. Sydney Saunders, Ms. Charissa Tonneson & Ms. Ashley Perreault	Practical Deprescribing - A Professional Community Approach (2 hours)
148	Dr. Shireen Mansouri & Mr. Sherif El Meniawy	The Value of Informal Peer Support
161	Dr. Nancy Fowler, Dr. Roy Wyman & Dr. Ivy Oandasan	Imagining the Future – A Consultation with Rural Teachers (2 hours)
164	Dr. Dave Jerome	Clearing the Water - An Approach to the Management of Patients Who Have Drowned
165	Dr. Paul Cano	First Trimester Prenatal Care (The Facebook Weeks)
166	Dr. Amita Dayal & Dr. Sarah Gower	Medical Assistance in Dying
167	Dr. Thomas L. Perry, Dr. Dee Mangin, Ms. Sydney Saunders, Ms. Charissa Tonneson & Ms. Ashley Perreault	Practical Deprescribing - A Professional Community Approach (2 hours)
168	Dr. Darlene Kitty, Dr. Ojistoh Horn & Ms. Sarah Giacobbo	Putting the CanMEDS-FM Indigenous Health Supplement into Action (2 hours)
181	Dr. Nancy Fowler, Dr. Roy Wyman & Dr. Ivy Oandasan	Imagining the Future – A Consultation with Rural Teachers (2 hours)
182	Dr. Emma Crawley, Dr. Marnie Jakab & Dr. AC Silver	Transition to Rural Residency
183	Dr. Bruce Mohr	Management of Shoulder Dislocation
185	Dr. Sarah Gower	Second Trimester Prenatal Care (The Instagram Weeks)
186	Dr. Amita Dayal	Narrative Based Medicine - A Newbie's Perspective
188	Dr. Darlene Kitty, Dr. Ojistoh Horn & Ms. Sarah Giacobbo	Putting the CanMEDS-FM Indigenous Health Supplement into Action (2 hours)
198	Dr. Courtney Howard	A Healthy Response to Climate Change
201	Mr. Lewis Forward & Mr. John Johnson	Current Topics in Indigenous Health Research
202	Dr. Paula Slaney & Dr. Angela Cung	First Five Years in Practice Panel
203	Dr. Jacinthe Lampron	Management of Trauma at a Rural Emergency Room
204	Dr. Tim Wehner	“Tim’s tips” for Avoiding Pitfalls in Early Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes
205	Dr. Ryan Falk & Dr. Nicole Ebert	Careers in Rural Surgery (ESS/OSS) for Family Physicians (Intended for Students and Residents)
206	Dr. Colin McCready	Providing Medical Care in Antarctica
221	Dr. Wilson Lam & Dr. Andrew Hunt	From Early Years to Early Learners: Current Topics in Medical Education
222	Ms. Avery Palmer & Ms. Rachel Howlett	Rural Electives Across Canada
224	Dr. Declan Fox, Dr. Megan Miller, & Ms. Jennie Thompson	36 Ways to Recruit a Rural Doctor
225	Dr. Peter Miles	Wound Management for Rural ESS/OSS FPO’s
226	Dr. Brendan Munn & Ms. Nadia Bonenfant	Getting Away From the Type A and Yogi Stereotypes : A Couple’s Take on Getting Physician Wellness Right
241	Dr. Declan Fox & Ms. Megan Carey	Stepping into the Ruralverse: Advances in Rural Health Technology
242	Dr. John Pawlovich, Dr. Jeff Beselt & Ms. Kim Williams	Real-Time Virtual Support: Relationship-Based Digitally Enhanced Collaborative Care in Rural BC
244	Dr. Sarah Gower	Third Trimester Prenatal Care (The Snapchat Weeks)
248	Dr. Anne Robinson & Dr. Sharon Cirone	Opioid Use Disorder 101: Introduction to Recognizing & Treating OUD In Your Practice
260	Dr. Stefan Grzybowski, Ms. Montana Blum, Ms. Sila Rogan & Ms. Jordie Fischer	Youth Responding to Climate Change: A Rural Community in Action
262	Dr. John Pawlovich, Dr. Jeff Beselt & Ms. Kim Williams	Follow Up Discussion - Real-Time Virtual Support: Relationship-Based Digitally Enhanced Collaborative Care in Rural BC
264	Dr. Filip Gilic & Ms. Ashley Perreault	Ventilate, Don't Intubate! A Common Sense Approach to Respiratory Distress
267	Dr. Mike Allan, Dr. Mike Kolber & Dr. Tina Korownyk	Guideline Review: PEER Team’s 2021 Chronic Pain Guideline Highlights
280	Dr. Stefan Grzybowski, Ms. Anna de Waal, Ms. Alexandra Bland & Ms. Jordie Fischer	So, what’s next? Pathways Forward for Rural Community Resilience to Climate Change and Ecosystem Disruption
281	Dr. Paula Slaney & Ms. Vanessa Bournival	Rx Nature: The Science of Forest Bathing
282	Dr. Margo Wilson & Ms. Dani Lee	Beyond the Overpass: Highlights of Rural Research
284	Dr. Filip Gilic & Dr. Erica Baines	Code Alone
286	Dr. Gavin Parker	Introductions to Ultrasound
287	Dr. Mike Allan, Dr. Mike Kolber & Dr. Tina Korownyk	Learning in Practice: Audience Selected Cases
298	Dr. Katharine Smart	Time for a Reboot - How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Inspiring a New System of Health
300	Dr. Gavin Parker	Procedural Sedation In The Rural ED
301	Dr. Shabnam Asghari, Dr. John Christy Johnson, Mr. Erik Friesen	Stepping into the Ruralverse: Advances in Rural Health Technology
302	Dr. Wade Mitchell	Skin Cancer 101
307	Dr. Bruce Mohr	Intravenous Regional (Bier) Blocks
308	Mr. Mateo Orrantia, Dr. Eliseo Orrantia & Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble	The PRACTISS Platform: Helping Bring Medical Simulation to your Community
321	Dr. Kirstie Overhill & Ms. Michelle Pavloff	From Patients to Physicians: Promoting Mental Health in Rural Medicine
322	Dr. Wade Mitchell & Mr. Sherif El Meniawy	Stabilizing the Sick Newborn & Preparing them for Transfer
324	Dr. Steve Ferracuti	SRPC Global Health: Wait! Isn’t Everything Global Health?
325	Dr. Jesse Guscott, Dr. Filip Gilic, Dr. Margaret Tromp & Dr. Wilson Lam	Simulation Education: Pearls from the Rural Jedi Masters
327	Dr. David Bradbury-Squires & Dr. James Rourke	Community-Based Rural Health Research – Where We’ve Been, What We Learned and How to Make it Happen?”
328	Dr. Gordon Brock	The Workplace Depression Disability Tsunami: How to Make your Case to Insurance Companies and get your Patients their Disability Benefits
340	Dr. Wendy Graham, Dr. Cheri Bethune & Dr. Shabnam Asghari	Tackling ‘Wicked’ Problems in Rural Health Care: The Adaptive Action Method (AAM) in Action
341	Dr. Ghislaine Attema	‘The Long and Winding Road’ Rural Medical Education in Canada 2015-2020: Analysis, Review, Next Steps, and Recommendations
345	Dr. Courtney Howard	Tools of Advocacy
347	Dr. Marnie Jakab & Dr. Erica Baines & Sabrina Slade	The Perks of Practising Rural
348	Ms. Ella Chochla & Ms. Tara Styan	Rural & Isolated Support Endeavour: Lessons Learned & Volunteer Experiences
360	Dr. Wendy Graham, Dr. Cheri Bethune & Dr. Shabnam Asghari	A Faculty Development Rural Research Program Fostering Socially Accountable Research - 6for6 Six Years Down the Road
361	Dr. Samantha Harper	So you've agreed to be an Event Medic?
362	Dr. Virginia Robinson	Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Primary Care
365	Dr. Courtney Howard	Climate Change

Join us in person at the Rimrock Hotel in Banff, AB.

Priority registration will be given to last year's registrants for the inconvenience of the course postponement due to the pandemic. Please email jennak@srpc.ca to claim your spot.

• Wednesday January 18 - 17:00 - 21:00
• Thursday January  19 - 07:45 - 21:00
• Friday January 20 - (Optional) - 08:00 - 10:00

Poster PDF

Agenda to come

This Group Learning program has been certified for up to 21 Mainpro+® credits. 

Surgical Skills Workshops

• The Dreaded C Hyst
• Sphincter Injuries (the OASIS program)
• New Approach to Postpartum Hemorrhage
• Tips to “Rescue” the C/S Gone Sideways
• Obstetrical Ultrasound Skills
• Vacuum Mid Pelvis Rotations
• Surgical First Response to Trauma

Bring Your OR Nurse

Rural OR nurses are invited to fully participate in this program.

With the support of our sponsors RhPAP, RCCbc, and Manitoba Health Care Providers Network, the SRPC is able to reduce registration to $50 for all OR nurses and to offer a $500 bursary for a limited number of OR nurses who register.

Rimrock Hotel

Room Block: Society of Rural Physicians of Canada

Address: 300 Mountain Ave, Banff, AB
Call toll-free number: 1-888-746-7625 (1-888-RIMROCK)

Fees and Payment

All fees must be paid in full at the time of registration and include 5% tax.

• SRPC Members $1365
• SRPC Student or Resident $367.50
• OR Nurses $52.50
• Non SRPC Members $1575.00

SRPC EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY

• All event cancellations must be made in writing by email to info@srpc.ca.
• A full refund (less $75 admin fee) will be granted if notification is received by December 6 2022.
• A 50% refund will be granted for cancellations made between December 7 and December 27 2022
  
• There are no refunds after December 27 2022, but we will transfer the balance (less $75 admin fee) to another SRPC event or SRPC membership.

Rural & Remote 2023 - Exhibitors, Sponsors, & Recruiters

Full details regarding exhibit booths and sponsorship are available in the conference prospectus.

Hotel - Travel - Tourism

The SRPC has arranged discounted hotel room rates at Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa. Please note the cut-off date. If you need to reserve a room after, you'll need to call the hotel directly, and the group rate will not be guaranteed.

Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa
169 CAD - 209 CAD per night
Last Day to Book: Friday, March 17, 2023
[Book Online] OR call the hotel directly at 1-877-353-2557 and request the special group rate for Society of Rural Physicians of Canada.

AIR CANADA

Book online and use our discount code.  QC4GKC41

• The booking is to be made to the following city: Toronto, YYZ (ON)
• The travel period begins Wednesday, April 12, 2023 and ends Sunday, April 30, 2023.
• For North America 5% applies on standard fares, 10% on flex fares & higher. For International Travel 10% on standard fares & higher.

Airport Shuttle

From Toronto International Airport to Niagara Falls.
Details coming soon. ($)

Niagara Falls TOURISM

Are you making R&R a family trip or a couples getaway? Start planning now. Plan your trip with the Visitor’s Guide, Coupon Book and Map.  Digital Booklet Online Here.

Niagara Falls Tourism also offers everything you need to plan your trip. Find attractions, restaurants and events to fill your itinerary.

Any organization or company that wishes to sponsor, exhibit, or recruit at the 30th Annual Rural & Remote Medicine Course in Niagara Falls ON, April 20th-22nd 2022, is encouraged to register today. 

Full details are available in the prospectus. 

If you have any questions please contact Louise - louisea@srpc.ca or 819-647-7054

• Full payment is due 30 days after receipt of your registration form. All payments must be made in full by March 1, 2023

• Bookings will be released for resale if full payment is not received within 30 days of submitting the application.

• We will review your Registration/Invoice, (apply your deposit/discount if applicable) and send you the final invoice.

• Deposits are non refundable.

Continuing Excellence in the Next Generation

Save the Date -  April 20 - 22, 2023.
Niagara Falls Convention Centre

Call for Abstracts

Are you interested in presenting at R&R 2023?
Register your abstract now, suggest a topic, refer a colleague or friend. The planning committee is currently accepting abstracts 

• Submit a Research Abstract
• Submit a Presentation/Workshop Abstract

The deadline to submit is Friday September 30th, 2022.

Hotel - Travel - Tourism

The SRPC has arranged discounted hotel room rates at Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa. Please note the cut-off date. If you need to reserve a room after, you'll need to call the hotel directly, and the group rate will not be guaranteed.

Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa
169 CAD - 209 CAD per night
Last Day to Book: Friday, March 17, 2023
[Book Online] OR call the hotel directly at 1-877-353-2557 and request the special group rate for Society of Rural Physicians of Canada.

AIR CANADA

Book online and use our discount code.  QC4GKC41

• The booking is to be made to the following city: Toronto, YYZ (ON)
• The travel period begins Wednesday, April 12, 2023 and ends Sunday, April 30, 2023.
• For North America 5% applies on standard fares, 10% on flex fares & higher. For International Travel 10% on standard fares & higher.

Airport Shuttle

From Toronto International Airport to Niagara Falls.
Details coming soon. ($)

Niagara Falls TOURISM

Are you making R&R a family trip or a couples getaway? Start planning now. Plan your trip with the Visitor’s Guide, Coupon Book and Map.  Digital Booklet Online Here.

Niagara Falls Tourism also offers everything you need to plan your trip. Find attractions, restaurants and events to fill your itinerary.