Call for Abstracts - Mini Rural & Remote 2024

Mini Rural & Remote 2024 will take place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from November 29 to December 1, 2024, and the Planning Committee is accepting abstracts.

The committee is considering abstracts for three types of presentations related to any aspect of health and healthcare in a rural and remote setting:

• Session Lectures (Breakout sessions)
• Hands-on Workshops (Small group learning)
• 20 mins short snappers 

These sessions should focus on clinical skills and knowledge development related to rural practice. 

All abstract submissions will undergo peer review by the Mini Rural & Remote Planning Committee.

Deadline: September 30th, 2024

REGISTER YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE HERE

Call for Research Abstracts - Rural & Remote 2025

Date: April 24th - 26th, 2025 in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Theme: Where the Rivers Meet: Building Bridges in Rural Medicine for a Brighter Future

The 32nd Annual Rural & Remote Medicine Course Planning Committee is currently accepting two types of research abstracts related to any aspect of health and healthcare in a rural and remote setting.

• Research Oral Presentation
• Research Poster Presentation

All research abstract submissions will undergo peer review by the Planning Committee and SRPC Research Committee.

Deadlines:   

Research Oral Presentation – November 30th, 2024
Research Poster Presentation – December 31st, 2024

Submissions must include a clear research purpose, objective, methodology, summary of the research results, and conclusion.

SUBMIT  YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE HERE

Additional Information

Research Oral Presentation: Share information or results from a proposed, ongoing, or completed research project. Oral presentations will include 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for Q&A.

Research Poster Presentation: Share information or results from a proposed, ongoing, or completed research project. Posters will be on display for all three days and there will be a dedicated time for attendees to view the posters.

Join us for our upcoming Indigenous Health Educational Series - Indigenous Health Educational Series -Working With Patients Who Are Using Traditional Medicine, featuring Dr. Karen Hill as the esteemed guest speaker. Dr. Hill will impart valuable insights into her practice and present illustrative case examples, followed by an extensive opportunity for interactive dialogue during the Q&A session.

Can't make it live? No worries! The session will be recorded and shared with registered attendees.

All Are Welcome To Attend

Date: Tuesday, September 24th
Time: 8 PM ET - [click here to convert to your local time]
Location: Zoom - Link in registration confirmation.

Objectives:
-Open a discussion with patients on their use of TM (or complementary medicines)
-Navigate a collaborative relationship with patients who use TM (or complementary medicines)

Speaker Bio:
Karenna’onwe (Gaw-law-naw-oo-way)– Dr. Karen Hill is a Mohawk woman and practicing physician from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. She is a Daughter, Sister, Mother Auntie, and Grandmother.  She completed medical school in 2003 and Family Medicine Residency in 2005 - both from McMaster University. Her passion is to see Traditional Indigenous Knowledge return to the centre of life and healthcare for Indigenous people across Canada. This vision led her to co-create a collaborative practice with Traditional Medicine Practitioners at Six Nations called "Juddah's Place" and in 2019 “The Aunties Dandelion” media centre devoted to promoting the embodiment of traditional Indigenous knowledge.

In 2015 Karen became the first recipient of the Thomas Dignan award for Indigenous Health conferred by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. In the same year she also received The College of Family Physicians Excellence Award for leading the way in Indigenous collaborative care in primary practice.  Also, in 2016 she was honored by McMaster University with a Community Impact Award.   

Karen continues to practice consultative medicine at Six Nations and works with her colleague Dr. Amy Montour in the Indigenous Health Service at the Brantford General Hospital. Karen is an Assistant Professor and Faculty Lead for Indigenous Health with the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University. She has completed 4 years apprenticeship in Traditional Indigenous Medicine and continues this learning along with Mohawk language classes as lifelong commitments.

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The SRPC's Indigenous Health Committee is committed to developing a series of virtual, educational events to bring awareness and provide learning opportunities for all SRPC members about Indigenous health education.  We encourage all SRPC members to participate. 

Please visit the SRPC's Indigenous Health page to watch any of our previous sessions. https://www.srpc.ca/indigenous_health

• Indigenous Experiences in the Colonial Medical System
  
• Indigenous Approach to Trauma Informed Care – ACEs the Engine Behind Intergenerational Trauma
  
• Determinants of Illness for Indigenous Women
  
• The Legacy of the Residential School System & Impacts on Health
  
• Understanding the Context of Healthcare for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
  
• Jordan, Joyce, and Justice: Decolonizing Healthcare for Indigenous Children and Youth
  
• Moving Towards Cultural Safety, Reconciliation, and Anti-racism.

If you are not an SRPC member yet Join today!

Call for Abstracts - Rural & Remote 2025

Rural & Remote 2025 will take place in Winnipeg, MB, April 24-26, 2025 and the Planning Committee is accepting abstracts.

Our theme this year will be "Where the Rivers Meet: Building Bridges in Rural Medicine for a Brighter Future"

The committee is considering abstracts for two types of presentations related to any aspect of health and healthcare in a rural and remote setting:

• Session Lectures (Breakout sessions)
• Hands-on Workshops (Small group learning)

These sessions should focus on clinical skills and knowledge development related to rural practice. Sessions / Workshops will be 60 minutes in duration and should be interactive and engaging. (The schedule is built in 60-minute time slots, 2-hour sessions are welcome.)

All abstract submissions will undergo peer review by the Rural & Remote Planning Committee.

Deadline: September 30th, 2024

REGISTER YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE HERE

Dr. Fil Gilic, brings us "I'm feeling gassed: A common sense approach to shortness of breath" for the next Rural Reach Webinar.

Please note, this is not an accredited event.

Free for SRPC Members / $50 for General Admission

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Time: 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
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Location: Zoom - The link will be in the confirmation email

Can't make it live? No worries! The session will be recorded and shared with registered attendees. 

Description:

Respiratory distress is a complex and scary presentation with many etiologies and a strong potential for the patient to suddenly deteriorate. In this session, we want to provide a simple, flexible and powerful framework for dealing with respiratory distress emergencies

Objectives:

• Understand the key facts of respiratory physiology
• Use Airway and Respiratory Assessment Triangles
• Apply the Universal Treatment Progression of respiratory distress

Presenter:

Dr. Fil Gilic -  Full time rural EM physician, Kingston area
Simulation Educator, Queen's University. Founder of RuralResus.com rural medical education website and courses. After a stint in the Canadian Forces as a paratrooper, he tried to bike, sail, paddle and hike every type of environment he could find. He wandered the country as an itinerant ER doc until settling back to Kingston where he did his residency. He works in small towns around it while teaching across the nation. He tries to spend as much time in the outdoors with his two boys as he can muster.

We are pleased to announce the First Annual Mini R&R Conference. This condensed version of our main event allows us to bring the conference to more rural and remote areas of the country. Our plan is to host a Mini R&R event every fall on the opposite side of the country from where we hosted the spring R&R conference.

Event Schedule:

• Friday, November 29th: Registration and afternoon sessions starting at 12 pm.
• Saturday, November 30th: A full day of break-out sessions and an optional evening social.
• Sunday, December 1st:  The program concludes by 12 pm.

Find all the information and up-to-date news on our conference webpage. 

Full details regarding exhibit booths and sponsorship are available in the conference prospectus. 

Visit the Mini RR2024 website for all the event details.

If you have any questions, please contact Kristen - kristenk@srpc.ca or 819-647-7054.

• Full payment is due 30 days after receipt of your registration form. All payments must be made in full by November 1, 2024
• Bookings will be released for resale if full payment is not received within 30 days of submitting the application.
• We will review your Registration/Invoice (apply your deposit/discount if applicable) and send you the final invoice.

• Deposits are non-refundable.

SAVE THE DATE FOR R&R 2025

Winnipeg, MB, April 24-26, 2025, at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg 375 York Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Are you interested in presenting at the next R&R?
Please send us your abstracts for break-out sessions and hands-on workshops now! Submit an abstract: https://srpc.ca/event-5709385

Are you a Researcher?
We are also accepting submissions for Research Oral Presentations and Research Poster Presentation Abstracts. Find details here.

Program Description

The SRPC mentorship program is a pilot program that started in 2021 and aims to connect medical students to rural physicians and residents from across the country to allow career exploration, guidance and increased understanding of the scope of rural practice.  We have over 65 mentors ready to help support your rural path.

Goals:

• Connecting students to rural physicians across Canada
• Career exploration and guidance
• Increase understanding of the scope of rural practice
• Provide learning opportunities outside of the formal academic environment
• Contribute to the current and growing need of rural physicians in Canada

Your Role As a Mentor

As a mentor with SRPC, medical students will connect with you through the SRPC office manager. Once you are connected, there will be flexibility in how you set up your mentor-mentee relationships, which can be tailored on an individual basis. This may include answering a few quick questions, setting up a longitudinal mentorship plan, or organizing shadowing experiences (public health guidelines permitting).

Expectations in your role as a mentor may include:

• Sharing experiences of rural practice with mentees for the purpose of career exploration and guidance
• Being honest and open regarding the rewards/challenges to rural medicine
• Forming a plan and setting expectations with your mentee regarding frequency of meetings and meeting platform to be used
• Sharing appropriate resources
• Recognizing that advice given, while extremely valuable, does not substitute for MD program-specific mentorship and supports

* By registering as a mentor for this program, you consent to allowing the SRPC to share the information you have provided to mentees that register for the program.  As a mentor, you may contact the SRPC at any time and have your name removed.

** Mentors must be SRPC members to participate in this program.

Mentee

If you are looking for a Rural Mentor. Visit the SRPC Mentor Program page for all the details.

Please ensure your SRPC membership is up to date. Send your email request to Kristen for a list of mentors and instructions. (kristenk@srpc.ca)

Mentees Must be SRPC members to participate in this program.
(Join here)