Centre for Rural Health Research

09/14/2023

Introducing a new group, Postpartum Depression Anonymous. Postpartum Depression Anonymous is a weekly, virtual peer-to-peer support group for individuals who are experiencing or have experienced mental health challenges in the pre- and postpartum period.

All are welcome, no matter how recent or distant your experience is with the perinatal period. Our mission is to offer a safe and inclusive place for peers to share their experiences and support one another. Though an evaluation of this program is being conducted, no research is conducted at peer support meetings.

To learn more, and to sign up for the meeting Zoom link, please visit our website, pda-support.org. Any questions can be directed to info@pda-support.org. We're grateful for any ways you're able to support us in sharing this resource. We hope to meet you, in your own time and in your own way.

08/08/2023

Are you interested in improving community engagement in rural healthcare planning?

Please note that liking or commenting on this post may associate you with this study.

07/18/2023

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN IMPROVING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN RURAL HEALTHCARE PLANNING?

Please note that the survey is anonymous, however, if you like or comment on this post others may be able to associate you with this study.

ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bgvgdrMI6MjNqfk

07/21/2022

𝗨𝗕𝗖 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆: 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱! 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱!

UBC’s Centre for Rural Health Research is inviting rural residents of BC who have undergone surgery in the last 12 months to share their experiences with pre and post-surgery consultations.

The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. As compensation for your time, you can enter a draw to win one of five $100 grocery gift cards. Please note that the survey is anonymous, however, if you like or comment on this post others may be able to associate you with this study. If you are interested in participating, you can access the survey by clicking on the link below or scanning the QR code in the poster.

https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6mNSgXreksYdLr8

IRB: H22-01406

10/13/2020

Check out our latest podcast interview with Ed Staples and Nienke Klaver of the BC Rural Health Network, as they discuss the Network's rapid growth and their efforts to consolidate and amplify rural patient priorities for health in BC.

You can find our past programs and subscribe for future episodes on:
Apple Podcasts (https://bit.ly/CRHRapple)
Spotify (https://bit.ly/CRHRspotify)
Google (https://bit.ly/CRHRgoogle)
Soundcloud (http://bit.ly/CRHRep8)

On today's episode we sit down with Ed Staples and Nienke Klaver of the BC Rural Health Network. The BC Rural Health Network is an organization composed of health advocacy groups from rural and remote

04/16/2020

Hello Rural and Remote BC Communities!

We hope that you are keeping well (healthy, safe and happy) during this unprecedented time.

In light of the coronavirus outbreak leading to the current COVID-19 pandemic, our team in partnership with the BC Rural Health Network has created a brief, anonymous survey to learn from rural and remote BC communities about their experiences of and responses to COVID-19.

We recognize the importance of local (“ground up”) solutions to address the health care challenges and priorities that rural and remote BC communities are facing, including COVID-19. We will use the survey findings to understand rural community solutions and resiliency in the face of COVID-19, and the findings will be shared with participating rural and remote BC communities to support learning and collaboration across communities.

We need your help to understand rural and remote community experiences of COVID-19! Please answer a few questions at the following link to share your experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic with our team: http://bit.ly/RERCOVID-19

Thank you for your support!

Please note that if you 'like', comment on or share this post, there is a chance that you can be identified as participating in the 'Rural Community Responses to COVID-19 in British Columbia' survey study.

01/23/2020

Hello Rural Communities!

The Centre for Rural Health Research is reaching out to rural communities in B.C. about an ongoing research study to understand rural and remote community priorities for health care: the Rural Evidence Review project (https://crhr.med.ubc.ca/apru/rer/).

Through telephone interviews and an online survey, our team has heard from more than 1,500 people across 211 rural B.C communities about their health care needs and priorities. At this link: bit.ly/RERsurveysummary, you will find a summary write-up of the survey findings and a map of the survey responses across the province. The survey will be active until March 2021 and is available here: bit.ly/ruralevidencereview.

We heard from survey participants about the difficulties experienced when travelling to other communities for care. To follow up, we have created a survey to understand patients’ out-of-pocket costs when travelling for health care. If you have ever had to travel for care, we want to hear from you!

At this link: bit.ly/CostsRural, you will find more information about the survey.

Thank you for your support!

Please note that if you 'like', comment on or share this post, there is a chance that you can be identified as participating in the above-mentioned survey studies.

Local Evidence for Health Service Planning Through a Rural Lens Please answer a few questions at the link below to share your health care priorities with us and help us to address the issues that are most important to you and your community. Find our short, anonymous survey here!             [...

03/20/2019

Are you a resident of a rural or remote B.C. community? We need your help to identify the health care priorities and needs that matter the most to your community! Take our survey, participate in an interview, or contact the Coordinator of the Rural Evidence Review project to learn more.

Please note that if you 'like', comment on or share this post, there is a chance that you can be identified as participating in the Rural Evidence Review's outreach study.

02/20/2019

The Centre for Rural Health Research is actively leading several research projects in the province. Read below for an overview of our current projects and follow the links for more details!

The goal of the RURAL EVIDENCE REVIEW project is to work with rural citizens and communities to provide high quality, useful evidence for rural health care planning in British Columbia. To do this, we: (1) ask rural citizens about the health care priorities that matter the most to them and their communities, (2) review the evidence about what we hear, and (3) share what we learn with policy makers and health administrators in B.C. To learn more about the project, our research team, and how you can help, check out our website! https://crhr.med.ubc.ca/apru/rer/

BUILDING BLOCKS TO SUSTAINABLE RURAL MATERNITY CARE: THE NORTH ISLAND PROJECT is a two-year project looking at how to sustain rural maternity care in North Vancouver Island. The objectives are three-fold:
1) To understand challenges faced by North Island women and families in accessing maternity care;
2) To understand barriers local care providers and administrators face in providing sustainable maternity services to the North Island; and
3) To determine system supports needed to allow for the provision of sustainable maternity services to North Island women and families.
To learn more and to follow the work done to date, visit our page at https://crhr.med.ubc.ca/north-island-choice-and-place-of-birth-project/

The RURAL SURGICAL AND OBSTETRICAL NETWORKS EVALUATION will help to inform decision making around network development and improvement. The Evaluation will also provide insight into whether RSONs are helping to sustain and enhance surgical and obstetrical care for rural populations in BC. Follow this link to learn more! https://crhr.med.ubc.ca/current-projects/rural-surgical-obstetrical-networks-evaluation/

02/20/2019

The Building Blocks to Sustainable Rural Maternity Care (The North Island Project) team hosted several discussions in the North Island to understand what it will take to build an interprofessional maternity care team in the North Island. We talked with mothers, local physicians, nurses and other allied health professionals as well as with community members and key stakeholders. pour discussions were graphically recorded by the talented Kelly Foxcroft-Poirier - čiiʔiłumqa. Follow these links to view them!
https://med-fom-crhr.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2018/12/Building-Blocks-Dec-4th_graphic-recording.pdf
https://med-fom-crhr.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2018/12/NI-Dec-5-2018_1.jpg

12/19/2018

Are you from Creston, Fernie, Golden, or Revelstoke? Have you or a family member had surgery in the last 2 years. If you answered "yes" to those questions, we would like to hear your experience! We are conducting an evaluation study of Rural Surgical and Obstetrical Networks (RSON) in BC. RSON aims to support and sustain surgical and obstetrical services in rural BC communities. For more information on the RSON evaluation study, please visit: https://crhr.med.ubc.ca/current-projects/rural-surgical-obstetrical-networks-evaluation/

If you are interested in participating or want to learn more about the RSON Evaluation Study, please contact Anshu at anshu.parajulee(at)ubc.ca

03/21/2018

In the Canadian province of British Columbia alone, more than 1,000 rural women must travel more than 100 kilometers to give birth each year. This causes stress and anxiety and, in some instances, adverse maternal and newborn outcomes. Women who have to travel more than 4 hours have more than a three times higher rate of perinatal mortality. “Where was I born, Mama?” Is a documentary short film produced by the Centre for Rural Health Research to shed light on the implications of the loss of local maternity services for rural women and their families.

Watch the short film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKyrPEARNpk