What is the Regional Outreach Collaborative?

The Regional Outreach Collaborative (ROC) brings together Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) team members from a variety of programs who have regional outreach roles and are passionate about advancing education, collaboration, and health equity across Northwestern Ontario.ROC members extend their expertise beyond hospital walls to support communities throughout the region. Aligned with TBRHSC’s mission to provide quality care supported by research, innovation, and education, the ROC strengthens regional partnerships through shared learning, resource-sharing, and community outreach. Through regular collaboration, members raise awareness of their program’s activities across the region, ensuring efforts are well coordinated and duplication of work is avoided. This includes coordinating regional training, aligning travel schedules, and finding ways to support one another.

The aim of the ROC is to build regional capacity, to foster meaningful connections, and to support communities across Northwestern Ontario.

Current programs involved in ROC:

• Neurosurgery Education and Outreach Network
• Northwest Regional Renal Program
• Prevention and Screening Clinical Services – Northwest Regional Cancer Program
• Regional Cancer Care
• Regional Cardiovascular Program
• Regional Critical Care Education
• Regional Obstetrics Program
• Regional Pediatrics
• Regional Stroke Network

How to join:

If your role is focused on regional outreach through travel and educational opportunities, join us in making an impact across the region and help extend TBRHSC’s commitment to collaboration, compassion, and excellence in care.

For more information or to get involved, please contact amanda.walberg@tbh.net or whitney.kendall@tbh.net.

*Photo with current programs*