Youth Suicide Prevention in Primary Care: Navigating Risk, Relationships, and Community Supports

Apr 13, 2026 (Mon) | 6:30pm-8:00pm Join this webinar on supporting youth experiencing the spirit of suicide and suicidal ideation through culturally‑safe, trauma‑informed care. This session will explore the roots of suicidal ideation among youth, how to approach these conversations with sensitivity, and the use of relational strategies to assess and respond to suicide risk. …

33rd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference

April 16–18, 2026 | Centre des Congrès de Québec | Quebec City Join us for three days of inspiration, collaboration, and innovation in beautiful Quebec City. From engaging sessions to hands-on workshops and networking with rural healthcare leaders, this is your chance to grow, connect, and shape the future of rural medicine. This year’s theme highlights …

Surgical First Assist in Obstetrics (Vancouver)

March 21–22 (Sat–Sun) Audience: midwives, family physicians, nurses, physician assistants and residents. Overview: This course was developed to provide training in a Canadian context for entry level skills for the surgical assist with a focus on obstetrics. LEARN MORE & REGISTER

BC Virtual Health Grand Rounds: Braiding Rural Care, Data, and AI: Strengthening Health Systems Through Relationship‑Based Innovation

April 22, 8:00–9:00 AM Audience: Rural health professionals, administrators, and IT colleagues.  Overview: Virtual Health Grand Rounds is a quarterly provincial rounds series for health-care professionals, health administrators, and IT colleagues to explore transformative, technology-enabled health-care delivery. In this session, Joan Assali, Dr. Kendall Ho, Dr. Anthon Meyer, and Dr. Nico Preston share real‑world rural clinical realities and …

Rural TB Support – Pathways to Diagnosis and Care

April 23, 2026 (Thurs) | 07:45-09:00 a.m. PT Speaker bio: Dr. Victoria Cook is a clinical associate professor at UBC and medical Head of Provincial TB Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control. She is the co-chair of BC’s Provincial TB Committee, which works to implement the Provincial Strategic Plan for TB Prevention, Treatment …

From the Gym to the Lab and Back Again: A Muscular Odyssey

April 24 (Friday) | 7:30 am – 8:30 am | via Zoom Presentation: From the Gym to the Lab and Back Again: A Muscular Odyssey Presenter: Dr. Stuart Phillips (Professor, McMaster University) Topic: Muscle hypertrophy and it’s role in the management of chronic disease Physician CPD Credits: 1.0 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credit REGISTER HERE  

Medicine on the Islands: Updates, Skills & Networking 2026

April 24 (Fri)| 8 a.m.–4:15 p.m. PT April 25 (Sat) | 8:45–11:45 a.m. PT Audience: family physicians, rural physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, hospitalists, emergency physicians, specialists, midwives, residents and students. Overview: The program provides clinical updates and networking opportunities for health professionals on Vancouver Island and beyond. Hands-on skills workshops are held the following day …