Thursday November 21, 2024 | 7:45 – 9:00 am

 

Rural Rounds provides rural healthcare providers with up-to-date and relevant medical education through interactive Zoom presentations. If you practice or support rural communities in British Columbia, you are encouraged to join these engaging sessions!

*NEW* Join the Zoom session early! Grab your coffee and log in at 7:45 a.m. (PT) to connect with your fellow rural healthcare colleagues. This is a great opportunity to introduce yourself, chat, and build community before we begin. The session will officially start at 8:00 a.m., and joining early for social time with colleagues is completely optional!

 

Key Speakers

Dr. Virginia Robinson started her career as a full-service family doctor in Northern Quebec in the community of Chisasibi. She subsequently held positions as the Chief of Emergency at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario. As a mountaineer, she developed an interest in high-altitude medicine and served as the physician on the Canadian Everest 2000 Expedition. For the last 20 years, she has worked in Fernie, BC. She has a passion for the use of ultrasound in rural and remote communities to improve access and quality of care for patients. Virginia has been teaching ultrasound to students, residents, and physicians for the last 10 years and is currently also a professor for the Rural Ultrasound Fellowship. She is the POCUS lead for the Rural Coordination Centre of BC and the medical lead for the UBC OB Hands-On Ultrasound Course (HOUSE OB).

Dr. Kevin Fairbairn completed his family practice residency with UBC at the Chilliwack site, an EM plus 1 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, and followed that up with a PoCUS fellowship at UBC. Dr. Fairbairn now works in the emergency department in Nelson, BC, and is currently rehabbing from a wide range of injuries associated with having 2 small children.