ArticleHealthcare management forum2023
Real-time virtual supports improving health equity and access in British Columbia.
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- Using telesimulation to introduce a rural virtual support program to family medicine residents.Canadian medical education journal · 2026Article
- Virtual Care and Telehealth for Improving Healthcare Access in Rural Western Canada and the Western United States: A Scoping Review and Narrative Synthesis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Experiences and Perceptions Within a Co-Created Drone Transport Initiative With Rural First Nation and Non-First Nation Communities: Semistructured Interview Study.Journal of participatory medicine · 2026Article
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- Real-Time Virtual Support: a network of virtual care for rural, remote, First Nations, and pan-provincial communities in British Columbia.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2025Article
- Creation of the Indigenous Support Line for health system navigation and culturally safe access to care: a quality improvement project.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- A mixed-methods exploration of the Real-Time Virtual Support pathway Child Health Advice in Real-Time Electronically in Northwestern BC.Paediatrics & child health · 2024Article
- Digitisation of emergency medicine: opportunities, examples and issues for consideration.Singapore medical journal · 2024Article
- Real-Time Virtual Support as an Emergency Department Strategy for Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Communities in British Columbia: Descriptive Case Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
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Abstract
In British Columbia (BC) and across the territories of over 200 First Nations and 39 Métis Nation Chartered communities, the COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a group of partner organizations to rapidly establish seven virtual care pathways under the Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) network. They aimed to address inequitable access and multiple barriers to healthcare faced by rural, remote, and Indigenous communities, and provide pan-provincial services. Mixed-method evaluation assessed implementation, patient and provider experience, quality improvement, cultural safety, and sustainability. Pathways supported 38,905 patient encounters and offered 29,544 hours of peer-to-peer support from April 2020 to March 2021. Mean monthly encounter growth was 178.0% (standard deviation = 252.1%). Ninety percent of patients were satisfied with the care experience; 94% of providers enjoyed delivering virtual care. Consistent growth suggests that the virtual pathways met the needs of providers and patients in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities, and supported virtual access to care in BC.
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