


Visit the new Enhanced Surgical Skills in Canada web site
Joint Position Paper on rural surgery and operative delivery now available online.
Download the PDF of Draft 2 of the Enhanced Surgical Skills Curriculum developed by the Enhanced Surgical Skills group, Jan 2014
Commentary about the proposed ESS curriculum is available in the Can J Surg (supportive, and critical)
The National Working Group on Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) represents a large number of volunteers drawn from the shallow pool of those experienced and active in ESS training programs and practice in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, along with interested national partners. The ESS National Working Group is chaired by Dr. Robert Woollard, Professor, UBC and Associate Director of RCCbc.
The National Working group is striving to accumulate evidence on the erosion of rural surgical programs and the collateral loss – local maternity programs, critical care, and the recruitment and retention of a sustainable health care workforce in these communities.
Goals
Significant financial contributions from the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc), the Alberta College of Family Physicians (ACFP), the Alberta Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP), the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA), and the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) have provided a budget for core development activities.
To contact members of the ESS National Working Group, please forward your request to RCCbc, via email or by phone toll-free at 1 877 908-8222
620 – 1665 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X1
T: 604 738-8222
Toll Free: 1-877-908-8222
F: 604 738-8218
Monday to Friday
8:30am to 4:30pm PST