Happy Rural Health Week Canada! 🎉 Thank you to everyone working, learning, teaching, and caring in rural communities. ❤️ Thanks to Dr. Sarah Giles for sharing this special #RuralHealthWeek greeting all the way from Australia!🎉👏 @rccbc.bsky.social #RuralHealthWeek #RuralHealthWeekCanada

"We trained together in Yellowknife and now work across Canada's northern territories. Distance can't keep us apart, and our shared commitment to rural and remote medicine recently brought us back together at R&R 2026 in Québec City." — Sonja Poole (Whitehorse, YT) #RuralHealthWeek

Today’s #RuralHealthWeek theme is “relationships that help us learn.” We’re thrilled to highlight learners Eric Grimm and Dr. Tiana Bressan, who share how the Rural Generalist Pathway has helped them build relationships and pursue their dreams. 🫶 🔗 www.nosm.ca/2026/09/...

A colleague who checks in. A familiar path. A quiet moment by the water. Today’s National Rural Health Week theme: Relationships that sustain care. What sustains you? Share a photo or a few words on our Relationship map: www.ruralhealthweekcanada.ca/map #RuralHealthWeek

Happy #RuralHealthWeek to our members practicing anesthesia in ON's smaller towns. You are essential members of your communities, providing much-needed expertise, comfort & compassion. We support you & are focused on improving the anesthesia HR challenges we know many of you face

National #RuralHealthWeek is annually observed on October 19-23 to celebrate and promote rural healthcare across Canada. Rural, remote, and northern (RRN) communities are disproportionately impacted by Ontario’s growing primary care crisis, producing significant challenges for primary care access.

🤝 Relationships that sustain care. Kimberley shares how friendships through SRPC and the rural medicine community have become a source of support, collaboration, and connection. 💙 Who is your #RuralBuddy? Share your story and tag us! #RuralHealthWeek

Celebrate the connections that strengthen rural healthcare. 💙 Throughout Rural Health Week, we're highlighting the relationships that welcome us, help us learn, sustain care, and strengthen our communities. Share your story on the interactive map and join the conversation using #RuralHealthWeek

To doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and care teams in B.C. and across Canada: thank you! Explore the week’s themes, activities and resources: www.ruralhealthweekcanada.ca Co-presented with @srpcanada.bsky.social, IPAC and RHPAP.

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Day 2: relationships that help us learn. Meet Dr. Ryan Hoskins, helping shape rural learning at SFU’s School of Medicine. #RuralHealthWeek rccbc.ca/story/dr-rya... With @srpcanada.bsky.social, Rural Health Professions Action Plan and Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada.

SRPC is advocating for stronger healthcare in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities. Together, we are championing a sustainable rural health workforce, advanced skills training, and improved physician mobility across Canada. #RuralMedicine #SRPC #RuralHealthWeek

📣 Registration is OPEN for the Rural Surgical Skills Conference! Join us in Banff, Alberta, for the Rural Surgical Skills Conference. Bring Your OR Nurse! Exhibitors Welcome. Register Now! ruralsurgical.srpc.ca #RuralMed #SurgicalKills

📣 Rural Voices Need to Be Heard Over the coming months, MPs will be back in their ridings during constituency weeks, creating an opportunity for SRPC members to share their experiences delivering and accessing rural healthcare. 🔗 srpc.ca/rural-voices... #RuralHealth #RuralMedicine

🧡 In recognition of the #TruthAndReconciliationDay we're pleased to announce an upcoming webinar:🌿Learning Together, Walking Together 📅 Oct. 20, 2026 | 7:00 PM ET 📣 Free & open to all.🔗 srpc.ca/rural-reach-... 📚 Looking for ways to reflect and learn today? srpc.ca/indigenous-h... @rccbc.bsky.social

What helps internationally trained physicians build lasting careers in Canada? A recent article features insights from SRPC members Dr. Jon Witt and Dr. Olukayode Olutunfese on supporting internationally trained physicians in rural practice. 🔗 canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/enticing-for...

Enticing foreign-trained doctors to come . . . and stay

Internationally trained physicians still face barriers, despite efforts to attract, license and retain them.

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📣 Abstract submissions are now open for Rural Surgical Skills 2027! 📍 Banff, AB 📅 Jan 20-22, 2027 ⏰ Deadline: Oct. 5, 2026 🔗 Submit your abstract: www.xcdsystem.com/srpc/abstrac... #RuralSurgery #RuralHealth #MedEd #Surgery

The full conference program is now available! Join us in Thunder Bay on October 24-25 to connect, learn, and engage with colleagues passionate about rural and remote healthcare. 🔗 mini.ruralandremoteconference.ca

Thunder Bay is calling! Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Mini Rural & Remote Medicine Conference. Join us Oct 24-25, 2026 for two days of learning, collaboration, and connection. Local or visiting, we'd love to see you there! #RuralMedicine mini.ruralandremoteconference.ca

We’re grateful to the @cfpc-cmfc.bsky.social for recognizing the unique challenges facing rural and remote communities across Canada. SRPC looks forward to working together to support rural physicians, strengthen rural health care, and improve access to care across Canada.

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Time away from practice is essential to safe, sustainable care. Rural physicians should not have to sacrifice rest because coverage falls short. Supporting rural care means building reliable systems around the people who provide it. https://www.cfpc.ca/en/about-us/leadership-corner#md

Webinar: Addressing Incivility in Healthcare 📅 Sept. 9 | 7:00–8:30 PM ET 💻 Zoom 🎟️ Free for SRPC members | $50 general admission Join Dr. Heather Murray of the CMPA for practical strategies to address incivility, strengthen teamwork and build a respectful workplace. Register: srpc.ca/rural-reach-...

𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 can undermine teamwork—AND compromise #PatientSafety & workplace culture. 🟩Join CMPA’s Dr. Heather Murray at @srpcanada.bsky.social Rural Reach Webinar 📅September 9 | 7:00-8:30 p.m. ET Register now!➡️ 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 for SRPC members: www.xcdsystem.com/srpc/attende...

Now Accepting Abstract Submissions! Share your knowledge, ideas and innovations at SRPC’s 3rd Annual Mini Rural & Remote Medicine Conference, October 24–25, 2026, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Deadline: August 24, 2026 👉 Submit here: mini.ruralandremoteconference.ca/abstracts/ Contact info@srpc.ca

🎧 Worth a listen: This recent episode of CBC’s Cross Country Checkup explores what patients lose when doctors are burning out, including the impact of pressure on emergency departments, longer wait times and physician burnout. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #RuralMed

SRPC President Dr. Sarah Giles met with the Honourable Greg Rickford, MPP for Kenora–Rainy River and Ontario’s Minister of Indigenous Affairs. They discussed strengthening rural healthcare through education, recruitment, and retention to support sustainable rural communities. #RuralMedicine #SRPC

Today, we celebrate this beautiful country we are proud to call home. Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Canada Day from all of us at the SRPC! #canadaday2026

Investing in rural communities isn’t charity, it’s a national necessity. Dr. Sarah Giles, President of the SRPC, shared this message during her presentation to the House of Commons Finance Committee. Watch Dr. Giles' participation at the 1:51 mark: www.cpac.ca/in-committee... #RuralMed

🩺 Rural Reach Webinar | June 15 @ 7 PM ET - "The Swiss Army Knife of Medicine: Is Rural ESS/OSS Right for You?" Free for SRPC Members | $50 General Admission Zoom | Recording available to registered members Register here: srpcportal.ca/event-6671248

Family Doctor Day. Today, we recognize the family physicians supporting patients and communities across Canada every day, especially in rural and remote areas where continuity of care and a broad scope of practice are essential. Thank you for the work you do to keep care close to home. #ruralmed

Congratulations to the BC physicians and learner recognized by the @srpcanada.bsky.social at the 2026 SRPC Awards 👏 Honoured on April 17 in Quebec City, their leadership and commitment to rural medicine strengthen communities across BC and Canada. #RuralMedicine #SRPCAwards

Not all physicians work in large hospitals. Some deliver babies, take shifts in the ER, and see patients in clinic — sometimes all in one day. Some care for entire communities. Today, we celebrate rural physicians. Happy National Physicians’ Day.✨#NationalPhysiciansDay 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🌄