Resident RTVS Rounds

Resident RTVS Rounds is an educational series offered by the Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) program to increase physician residents’ exposure to medical practice in rural British Columbia (BC).

Residents will learn about:

• Common rural health issues and advantages and challenges of rural practice.
• Challenges and tips for practicing telehealth and virtual health in rural areas.
• RTVS pathways, which provide healthcare practitioners in rural, remote, and First Nations communities with direct access to friendly and free clinical advice from virtual providers via Zoom or telephone.
• Other support services that exist for rural British Columbia practitioners.
• Tips and PEARLS about transferring patients out of rural areas.

All BC resident physicians welcome!

Resident RTVS Rounds are open to all residents in BC. Although they are primarily targeted towards family practice residents, emergency, pediatrics, internal medicine, and psychiatry residents could also benefit from the Rounds and are welcome to attend.

What to expect

Resident RTVS Rounds are held the first Friday of every month at 1pm on this dedicated Zoom link. Each Round is one to two hours in length, focusing on a topic relevant to general practice.

Resident RTVS Rounds are different than standard lectures. They include a short didactic portion, followed by a longer discussion period, where residents can explore how even standard general practice medicine differs in rural and remote locations, and can be uniquely managed using telehealth and virtual medicine.

Presenters at Resident RTVS Rounds either live and work in rural BC, or practice telehealth or virtual medicine for rural BC. All presenters understand rural health providers’ circumstances and work.

To join RTVS Resident Rounds

Click on the Zoom link to automatically connect to the Round during the scheduled time. Registration is not required.

Schedule

For more information

Email Dr. Brydon Blacklaws at brydon.blacklaws@gmail.com