Providers can call the RTVS Orthopaedics pathway for any musculoskeletal pathology, excluding spine-related ailments.

All available orthopedic providers are trained as general orthopedic surgeons, with additional subspecialty training in various areas. Orthopaedics covers a broad spectrum of pathologies, and the goal of the team is to provide recommendations for orthopedic issues, including initial management, investigations, and the best possible referral pathways for patients, if needed.

If a consultation falls outside a provider’s scope of practice, they will make every effort to provide appropriate recommendations for alternative referral avenues.

If you have a Zoom account from RCCbc, the RTVS Pathways Contacts are prepopulated and ready to go.

To view them:

• Open Zoom on your computer, phone, or tablet.
• Sign in with your Zoom licence if you have not already done so.
• Click on the ‘Contacts’ button in Zoom.
• Under ‘All Contacts’, you will see all the available RTVS pathways.
• Select the pathway you wish to connect with and click ‘Meet’ for a call.

PHSA, Northern Health and Interior Health Zoom

If you have a Zoom licence from PHSA, Northern Health, or Interior Health, you can search for the contacts, then star them as favourites so they show up in your starred contacts for easy access.

Other Zoom

If you have a Zoom account with another organization, you will need to add the RTVS Pathways Contacts manually.

• Open Zoom on your computer, phone, or tablet.
• Click on the ‘Contacts’ button in Zoom.
• Click on the ‘+’ button and select ‘Add a Contact’.
• Enter the following address: ortho@rtvs-bc.ca.

Note: It may take up to 24 hours for your contact request to be accepted, so the contact will show as “pending” until then.