2018 – Abstract Submission

 36^th 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

Themes for Abstracts

1. Multi-disciplinary primary healthcare practice in remote and very remote Australia
2. Nursing and Midwifery in rural Australia, meeting the needs of our agricultural areas and small country towns rural communites large and small
3. Experiences and stories from Rural & Remote Nurses & Midwives from across the world
4. Unique challenges of providing Healthcare in Isolated locations, i.e. the defense force, prison health, mining, tourism, at sea, International Aid

Abstract enquiries

For all enquiries regarding abstract submission, please contact:

Kate Smith
p: 03 6231 2999
e: kate@conferencedesign.com.au

Presentation Formats

While you will be asked to indicate your preferred presentation format, the program committee may request an alternative format be considered. The committee will allocate presentations to the program taking into account the preference of authors and the balance of the program.

We anticipate that authors will be the principal presenter for at most one featured presentation, but may be the principal presenter for more than one impact presentation and display poster.