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- Title
Supporting consulting paediatrics in rural, remote, or vulnerable communities in British Columbia: Time for national collaboration.
- Authors
Miller, Kirsten; Benny, Alexander; Retallack, Jennifer
- Abstract
Rural consultant paediatricians in Canada are in short supply. Rural communities across the country could benefit from the implementation of strategies to ensure access to consistent, local consultant paediatric care. Compared to their urban counterparts, rural paediatricians face unique challenges, including significant call requirements, potential risk of burnout and difficulty in recruitment. In response to these challenges, a number of strategies to bolster the provision of paediatric care to rural, remote, and underserved communities have evolved in British Columbia, including virtual support, the development of a rural paediatric network, and new training opportunities. It is time for discussions about the vulnerability of consulting paediatric care in rural or underserved communities to occur at the national level. National engagement will foster collaboration, drive research, and facilitate workforce planning, with the goal of ensuring that all Canadian communities have access to consulting paediatric care.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout; AT-risk people; PEDIATRICS; RURAL conditions; SUPPORTED employment; TIME; LABOR supply
- Publication
Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088), 2021, Vol 26, Issue 8, p451
- ISSN
1205-7088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pch/pxab043