36th CRANAplus Conference
in conjunction with
International Conference for Rural & Remote
Nurses & Midwives
Think Global Act Local
Leading Primary health care in a challenging world
20th – 22nd September 2018 | Pullman Cairns International Hotel
CAIRNS | QUEENSLAND | AUSTRALIA
The challenges and triumphs of providing essential healthcare to people who live, work, travel or play in rural, remote and isolated areas are similar the world over.
CRANAplus has built resources and driven reform in the Australian remote health sector for over 35 years, and believe its time to share stories and learn from others across the globe.
Therefore the 2018 CRANA conference will be inclusive of a focus on International Rural & Remote Nurses and Midwives in the beautiful far north Queensland city of Cairns. The gate way to the wet tropics, Great Barrier Reef and remote Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities of Queensland
Nurses and Midwives are consistently the most evenly distributed healthcare providers, working collaboratively with others, to provide healthcare to challenging parts of the planet:
- Meeting the needs of their communities
- Improving Social justice & building equality or is it equity
- Working with & advocating for marginalised groups
- Addressing current and future workforce shortages
- Exploring new and innovative models of care
- Undertaking and learning from research to inform practice
This conference is for:
- Nurses, Midwives, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Practitioners/Workers, Medical Officers and Allied & Oral Health Professionals who work in remote and isolated locations
- Rural Nurses & Midwives across Australia and the globe
- Mangers of remote and rural health services
- First nations health providers
- Undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Researchers and education providers
- Professional bodies and associations
- All levels of Government