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
Ms Amanda Akers1, Ms Cathy Faulkner1 1Cranplus Bush Support Services Community-led actions creating social support to enhance social networks, or the other way around? This paper looks at ‘the other way around’. Starting with social connections, a Senior Aboriginal...
- 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
Mrs Lyn Byers1, Mr Tobias Speare1 1Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association Inc. (CARPA), Alice Springs, Australia The purpose of the presentation The presentation raises awareness of a short freely available health promotion video, Vaccine Story. It tells the story...
- 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 Rosamond Gilden1, Mr Mitchell Anjou1, Mr Nick Schubert1, Mrs Carol Wynne1, Mrs Tessa Saunders1, Professor Hugh Taylor1 1Indigenous Eye Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia Introduction Initiatives and activities to close the gap for vision by 2020...
- May 31, 2019
Ms Xaviera Farrell1 1Clinical Nurse Consultant, Top End Health Care The Primary Health Care Service within Darwin Correctional Precinct Northern Territory, is a unique community, with a culturally diverse population, high rates of illiteracy, complex trauma backgrounds, complex health...
- May 31, 2019
Dr Sarah Edwards1, Mr Nicholas Dutton1 1NSW Ambulance Introduction: Cardiovascular health outcomes for the indigenous population, especially in rural and remote areas, continues to lag behind the rest of the population in Australia. This remains a significant challenge for...
- 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