President's Message. Summer 2021 — A virtual success!

摘要

In April 2021, the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) held the 28~th annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference virtually. After having to cancel the 2020 event, we were worried that the alternative platform would not allow the humanity of rural generalism to shine through—the social connections and collegiality are what draw so many of us to the conference every year. Iwaspleasantlysurprisedbyhowmuch of this transcended the screen. Between lively presentations, members sought personal interactions in the chats, passed each other in the networking corridor and engaged on Twitter. All of this reminded me of how important the conference is for our collective stamina and resilience.