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

Are you an SRPC Student, Resident or New to Practice Physician Member?

Are you looking for a Rural Mentor? Please send your email request to Louise for a list of mentors and instructions. (louisea@srpc.ca)

On Demand, Available until end of September
SRPC Members - Request Promo Code - Email Jennak@srpc.ca

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, SRPC members have been seeking out additional information, tools, and resources as it relates to palliative care. You have demonstrated that learning about palliative care is important as you strive to provide the best possible care and support to your patients and their families. In recognition of the interest and commitment to palliative care, SRPC and Pallium Canada have teamed up to extend a 50% discount on LEAP Online to SRPC members.

Pallium Canada is a national leader in providing continuing medical education on palliative care for health care professionals across Canada. Its Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) courseware provides practical, interprofessional, and evidence-based training and tools in the palliative care approach across multiple health care settings. Over the past twenty years, Pallium’s courses have equipped tens of thousands of primary- and generalist-level health care professionals with core competencies in palliative care.

LEAP Online is a facilitated online learning program that provides health care professionals with the essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach. LEAP Online includes 16 online modules completed at your own pace and 6 hours of webinars led by LEAP facilitators who are experienced palliative care clinicians and educators. This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 24 Mainpro+ credits.

You can learn more about LEAP Online here

SRPC Members Request the Promo Code.

Free - Online self-directed Coures. No end or deadline

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.

More details - Register Online

Topics Covered

• The fur trade and other exchange relationships

• Land claims and environmental impacts

• Legal systems and rights

• Political conflicts and alliances

• Indigenous political activism

• Contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions.

Course Format

• Delivery: Online
• Level: Beginner
• Commitment: 12 weeks of study, 2—3 hours/week

This course consists of twelve modules, each with a series of:

• video lectures
• a set of course notes and course glossary
• and required and recommended readings.

Register Now for these FALL Sessions FOR FREE.

CPD Epilepsy education sessions offered at no cost over the lunch hour.

Project ECHO: Epilepsy Across the Lifespan is a virtual case-based learning program which endeavors to educate healthcare practitioners caring for patients with epilepsy to enhance their care. The program is funded by the Ministry of Health of Ontario and provides CME credits at no cost. Sessions are 60 minutes and offered weekly over the lunch hour for ease of participation. Sessions begin with a quick 10-minute didactic talk delivering relevant clinical pearls followed by an interactive discussion of a de-identified real patient case brought forward by community healthcare providers. Our interdisciplinary teams located at academic hospitals connect with community practitioners via Zoom to deliver these sessions. Have an epilepsy case for discussion? Want to learn more about epilepsy management? 


Visit the ECHO website: https://oen.echoontario.ca/

Register Now: https://oen.echoontario.ca/register/

Project ECHO: Epilepsy in Children and Youth 
The same 15- session cycle is delivered on:

• Thursdays from 12-1pm beginning Fall 2021 (hosted by McMaster Children's Hospital)
• Tuesdays from 12-1pm beginning Fall 2021 (hosted by CHEO)
• Mondays from 12-1pm beginning Winter 2022 (hosted by SickKids)
• Thursdays from 12-1pm beginning Spring 2022 (hosted by Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario)

Project ECHO: Epilepsy in Adults 
The same 15- session cycle is delivered on:

• Wednesdays from 12-1pm beginning Fall 20221 (hosted by University Health Network)
• Fridays from 12-1pm beginning Winter 2022 (hosted by Kingston General & The Ottawa Hospital)
• Wednesdays from 12-1pm beginning Spring 2022 (hosted by Hamilton and London Health Science Center)

Project ECHO: Epilepsy and Genetics
The same 5-session cycle is delivered on:

• Fridays from 12-1pm beginning Oct 2021
• Mondays from 12-1pm beginning Jan 2022

Email Tristen if you have any questions.
Tristen Moyaert (she/her), HBSc, MPH
Program Manager Project ECHO: Epilepsy Across the Lifespan

Call for Abstracts - Rural & Remote 2022

The Rural & Remote 2022 Planning Committee is currently accepting abstracts for presentations.  We have our fingers crossed for an in-person event scheduled to take place in Ottawa, Ontario, April 21^st – 23^rd, 2022. 

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

• Session / Workshop Presentation
• Research Oral Presentation
• Research Poster Presentation

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

Deadlines:   

Session / Workshop Presentation – September 30^th, 2021

Research Oral Presentation – September 30^th, 2021

Research Poster Presentation – December 31^st, 2021

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.

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 presented during a dedicated poster and networking session at the conference.

Prefer to Email Your Submission?

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.

• 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.

 

Rural Virtual Conference (RVC) Series

Series Objectives

Learners will be equipped to:

1.     Develop and enhance assessment, investigation and treatment skills to care for patients presenting to the rural family medicine office or emergency department
   
   
2.     Determine which patients can be optimally managed in the rural setting, create awareness of local resources for clinical management, and identify indicators for referral to specialists for those who require a referral
   
   
3.     Build a community of practice through discussion and collective learning in rural and remote settings

Overview

The Emergency Department at St. Paul's Hospital and UBC CPD are excited to offer this popular conference virtually again! This year's agenda discusses and provides updates on the most common issues seen in the emergency department and by family physicians in their offices which may require an emergency department visit. Participants will hear from leaders in the field on topics such as emergency literature reviews, peri-arrest patients, massive transfusion, and cultural sensitivity. There will also be opportunities to network, engage and ask questions throughout the conference!

6.25 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1

Audience: Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Residents & Students, Specialty Medicine

Event details, Agenda, Registration

Join the conversation! #CPDStPauls

Free, live webinar to discuss:

- Learn how to create multiple asset classes/sources of income in retirement
- Learn to leverage your corporation for retirement planning
- Create tax efficient strategies to fund retirement income
- Learn how to create a mock pension, funded by your corporation
- and more!

Date: September 28, 2021
Time: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (EST)

Register Now

Rural and Remote Focus Course

This medication abortion training is offered for the following dates:

• Complete all 6 modules between October 11-25, 2021 (total of 4-6 hours self-guided)
• Participate in one of the following live sessions:

1. Tuesday, October 26th Time: 6pm ET/3pm PT
2. Thursday, October 28th Time: 8pm ET/5pm PT

Visit the NAF website to REGISTER. 

This medication abortion training is an opportunity for primary care professionals to learn about mifepristone/misoprostol abortion care and integrating it into primary care settings. The workshop is open to people from clinical, administrative, nursing, or counselling backgrounds and consists of six asynchronous modules with one live session.

For additional details, dates, fees and registration Visit the NAF website.

SAVE THE DATE! Oct 16 (Sat) | 0800-1200 PDT

Keynote Speaker Julia Belluz, host of “Show Me the Evidence”, a journalist and senior health correspondent for Vox, she examines the science behind major headlines in health and medicine. Julia has covered topics including the anti-vaccine movement, shed light on major American health problems, and debunked popular pseudoscience media figures. https://www.vox.com/show-me-the-evidence

Also featuring practical, evidence-based prescribing advice from TI Faculty Dr. Tom Perry, Dr. Aaron Tejani, Dr. Josh Levin and Dr. Jamie Falk

Target audience: family physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals, specialists, residents, and students

Mark your calendars! The Therapeutics Initiative is hosting its annual educational event as a half-day virtual conference for attendees looking to improve their practice.

“Fabulous event-timely topics, dynamic presentations, good question periods, agenda kept flowing on time.”

Details and registration

Sincerely,

The Therapeutics Initiative

Rural Obstetrical Management Seminars 2021

October 21, 2021

5:45pm - 8:30pm MDT

ONLINE October 21, 2021 5:45pm - 8:30pm MDT 

Event Info: Associated with Current Obstetrical Management Seminars (COMS), this program is intended to provide an opportunity to review and update your knowledge and management obstetrical cases specific to rural practice. Issues with respect to newborn care, lactation, preconception care and planning, women’s mental health and postpartum management will also be covered. https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/cme/courses/calendar/calendar#!view/event/event_id/334398

Course Schedule https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/teams/5/courses/womens-health/ROMS%202021%20-%20v.pdf

Registration link https://conted.ucalgary.ca/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&entityId=62722591