Workforce development

Mrs Elaina Mullery1 1Happy Nurse AU, MINDARIE, Australia   Introduction: Nursing is a physically and emotionally demanding career.  Nurses are always there to care for a stranger as if they were one of their own.  One in four nurses is...

Krystle Lingwoodock   Reflection upon this years mantra, Embrace! Diversity! Build strong connections! Allows us to believe that we need to improve, grow, trust, build a rapport- now lets be honest that’s the basis of our work within Aboriginal and/or...

Ms Tracey Lewis1, Diane Bowden1 1NSW Rural Doctors Network, Newcastle/Hamilton, Australia   Introduction The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) provides scholarships and bursaries to help health professionals in rural and remote Australia retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of...

Mrs Chris Freeman1 1Seymour Health, Seymour   Introduction: This presentation will focus on current evidence based practice in sepsis management for rural and remote health workers with a focus on early detection and the appropriate initial management of these patients...

Mr Paul Connolly1, Mrs Heather Keighley1 1Northern Territory PHN, Winnellie, Australia   Strengthening the Remote Nursing Workforce in the NT The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of the initiatives being implemented by Rural Workforce Agency NT...

Mrs Stacey O’Brien1 1A Kiss From An Angel, Glasshouse Mountains, Australia   Background Stillbirth and Miscarriage are devastating events of childbirth which leaves everyone involved shattered from this heartbreaking loss.  After the stillbirth of her first son, Finn, in 2002,...

Ms Carolyn Ripper1 1NSW Rural Doctors Network, Hamilton, Australia   The purpose of the presentation is to raise awareness of the strategies NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) are undertaking to address nursing and midwifery workforce needs and challenges in rural...

Ms Karen Schnitzerling1, Ms Fiona Young1, Ms Cate Pel1 1Tasmanian Health Service, Australia   Tasmania has 13 small Rural Hospitals which are all unique in regard to regional characteristics, bed numbers, bed types, emergency activity, medical support, outpatient presentations, community...

Dr Maria Capoluongo1, Dr  Sundar  Thavapalasundaram 1Royal Flying Doctors Service South Eastern Section, Broken Hill, Australia   What role does the female rural generalist play in the landscape of rural generalism? What role do we play if anything in shaping...

Ms Jodie Cameron1, Ms Michelle  Cruse1 1Southern NSW Local Health District, Pambula District Hospital, Australia   Across Australia, many rural health regions are facing the dilemma of providing safe high quality health services to their populations in the wake of...