Rural Rounds: Rural TB Support – Pathways to Diagnosis and Care
Rural Rounds presentations are tailored specifically for the unique practice context of rural healthcare providers. Sessions feature relevant topics, exemplative case studies and an opportunity to connect with fellow rural providers. If you practice in or support rural communities in British Columbia, we would love to have you join the Rural Rounds community!
Rural Provider Social Time: Grab your coffee and join the session link at 7:45 a.m. (PT) to connect with your fellow rural healthcare colleagues before the presentation. This is a great opportunity to introduce yourself, chat, and build community before we begin!
Can’t Join Live? The webinar will be recorded and the link will be shared with all registered participants to watch on-demand after the event.
The session will be led by Shawna Whitney and Dr. Victoria Cook, and moderated by Dr. Kyle Merritt.
Shawna Whitney is a Registered Nurse with a Masters in Public Health. She was a clinical Nurse Educator with the BCCDC focusing on TB and infectious disease, and is now a Clinical Nurse Specialist for TB with the First Nations Health Authority.
Dr. Victoria Cook is a clinical associate professor at UBC and medical Head of Provincial TB Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control. She is the co-chair of BC’s Provincial TB Committee, which works to implement the Provincial Strategic Plan for TB Prevention, Treatment and Control. Dr. Cook provides clinical care in the provincial TB clinics and on the TB ward at VGH and is a TB physician consultant to the First Nations Health Authority and Yukon Government.
Dr. Kyle Merritt is a family physician living and working in Nelson, BC providing primary, ER and inpatient care. He was born and raised in Castlegar and has studied and trained in Kingston, Vancouver and Prince George. Dr. Merritt coordinates and supports medical learners at the Kootenay Lake Hospital ER, and is engaged in a variety of Planetary Health initiatives.
Rural Rounds Program Learning Objectives
- Discuss up-to-date rurally relevant medical education to rural healthcare practitioners across British Columbia, especially Family Physicians and Specialists
- Demonstrate a team-based and multidisciplinary approach to rural medicine through a series of didactic and interactive presentations
- Review cases and medical approaches from rural communities, specifically tailored to the unique circumstances of rural practitioners
Session Learning Objectives
- Recognize TB as a priority health issue both globally and locally
- Review a TB workflow and pathways of screening process for rural First Nations communities
- Identify at-risk individuals for TB disease
- Assess the evolving clinical spectrum of tuberculosis, including the differences between TB infection and TB disease
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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.
