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Ms Sandra Downing1, Dr Tonia Marquardt2, Dr Rebecca Wright3, Dr Emily Callander1 1James Cook University, Cairns, Australia, 2Royal Flying Doctor Service, Cairns, Australia, 3Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia   Background:  Threatened preterm labour is a common reason for medical transfer from...

Miss Yemaya Swift1 1Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, Australia   The Paediatric Service of Alice Springs Hospital are continuously faced with health care challenges due to their isolated geographic location, vast cultural differences and increasing workforce shortages. These health determents...

Mr Rohan Langstaff1 1UTAS, Leongatha, Australia   There is significant disparity and inequity in health care between metropolitan, rural and remote locations in Australia. Remote Area Nursing (RAN) as a profession is facing numerous challenges including: an ageing and increasingly...

Mrs Brooke Spaeth1 1Flinders University International Centre For Point-of-care Testing, Bedford Park, Australia   Introduction: In remote and isolated locations, the increased distance to laboratory services results in significant delays for pathology results. These delays can result in loss to...

Ms Noelene Cooper1 1Country SA PHN, Nuriootpa, Australia   Introduction Chronic pain is a major health issue, with the National Pain Strategy describing it as “Australia’s third most costly health problem and arguably the developed world’s largest ‘undiscovered’ health priority....

Ms Noelene Cooper1, Ms Inara Beecher1 1Country SA PHN , Torrensville, Australia   South Australia is slightly higher than the national percentage with 5.6% of the population estimated to have diabetes. The proportion of the population who have diabetes increases...

Ms Anne Neilson1,2, Prof Sabina  Knight1, Dr Yaqoot Fatima1, Dr Isabelle Skinner1 1James Cook University, Centre For Rural And Remote Health, Mount Isa, Australia, 2Queensland Health, Mount Isa, Australia   In Australia, hospital emergency departments are established to offer urgent...

Ms Lisa Lim1, Mr Shaiel Parikh1, Ms Nadia See1, Mr Kaejenn Tchia1, Dr Felicity Croker1, Dr Torres Woolley1 1College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia   Rural and remote areas experience ongoing challenges with recruiting and retaining...

Miss Cherisse Buzzacott1 1Australian College Of Midwives, Canberra, Australia   Birthing on Country as a philosophy is used to describe an experience or service that incorporates traditional culture within clinical settings as determined by Aboriginal and TSI women. It is...

Mrs Margaret Docking1 1Wise Choices For Life, Ringwood East, Australia   This presentation addresses the maternal mortality rate in Uganda using a unique approach. Knowing people follow their traditional faith leaders  on the use of family planning we can reduce...