Rural Rounds: Practical Ways to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Rural Clinical Practice
February 13, 2025 @ 7:45 am - 9:00 am
Rural Rounds provides rural healthcare providers with up-to-date and relevant medical education through interactive Zoom presentations. If you practice or support rural communities in British Columbia, you are encouraged to join these engaging sessions!
*NEW* Join the Zoom session early! Grab your coffee and log in at 7:45 a.m. (PT) to connect with your fellow rural healthcare colleagues. This is a great opportunity to introduce yourself, chat, and build community before we begin. The session will officially start at 8:00 a.m., and joining early for social time with colleagues is completely optional!
Key Speakers
Dr. Ilona Hale was born and raised in the mining town of Lively in Northern Ontario; she now works as clinical researcher and a rural family physician in Kimberley, BC. In this session, Dr. Hale will discuss practical ways for providers to reduce their footprint in rural clinical practice. The presentation will largely be based on the Planetary Health for Primary Care resource that Dr. Hale created.
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 1 Mainpro+® credits.
This project was developed and is operated by the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Division of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in partnership with the Rural Coordination Centre of BC. Funding for Rural Rounds was provided by the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues, a joint committee of the Doctors of BC and BC Ministry of Health.
