Mrs Helen Goodwin1 1Southern Queensland Rural Health, Toowoomba, Australia It is well documented that there is a shortage of health professionals worldwide and that challenges exist in recruiting nurses to rural areas. Research has highlighted the correlation between students...
- May 31, 2019
Dr Annmaree Wilson1,Dr Yoni Luxford1 1CRANAplus Bush Support Service, Cairns, Australia The entire state of NSW is in drought. The human impacts of this environmental disaster in rural and remote communities are only beginning to be understood. It is...
- May 31, 2019
Ms Rhonda Powell1, Mr David Reeve2 1NT Health, Darwin, Australia 2Central Australia Primary Health Care The Northern Territory (NT) Department of Health has been unrelenting in its implementation of recommendations made following an independent review of remote area safety...
- May 31, 2019
Miss Nausheen Mohamed Muhajir1 1James Cook University, Smithfield , Australia Objectives: Investigate whether the alumni feel more prepared following the DDV-RRR educational program Evaluating the difference in self-perceived preparedness between 2016 and 2017 dental graduates Ascertain participants’ knowledge, perceived...
- May 31, 2019
Miss Sheena Christensen1 1Silverchain, Walpole, Australia Skin Cancer deaths in farmers 65yr + are double that of other Australians, with presentation so late that intervention is generally palliative. In 2012, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare identified that:...
- May 31, 2019
Ms Alicia Carey1,2, Dr Alison Teate1, Professor Deborah Davis1 1University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia 2Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia Introduction: There is a significant shortage of both nurses and midwives and particularly in rural and remote Australia...
- May 31, 2019
A/Prof. Fergus Gardiner1 1Royal Flying Doctor Service, Canberra, Australia Objective: To determine the geographical coverage of chronic disease management and dialysis services available to the rural and remote Australian population; and the characteristics of Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)...
- May 31, 2019
Mrs Emma Turner1 1University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia 2015 was meant to be ‘my year’, all three boys had finally started school & I had been accepted into Medicine at OUM. However, things don’t always go to plan....
- May 31, 2019
Miss Sarah Smith1, Professor Elizabeth Halcomb1, Dr Jenny Sim1, Dr Sam Lapkin1 1University of Wollongong, Wollongong , Australia Access to healthcare for rural populations depends on an adequate, skilled workforce, however recruiting to rural areas can be difficult. Rural...
- May 31, 2019
Ms Deborah Grant1, Mrs Michelle Gunn2, Mrs Michelle Garner1 1Queensland Health – North West Hospital and Health Service, Mount Isa, Australia, 2Queensland Health – Clinical Excellence Division Office of the Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer, Brisbane, Australia Introduction: In...
- May 31, 2019