Issue 59
Prevention at the grassroots
The Local Drug Action Team (LDAT) program is helping communities to address drug and alcohol harms in their local area. The program encourages organisations and groups to work together in...More
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Gunnedah optometrist recognised for decades of service to his community
Rural optometrist Tim Duffy has received the 2017 Lederer Award in recognition of his outstanding work over many years in providing rural eye and vision health to his local community of Gunnedah, NSW....More
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Henry receives sight saving surgery
Henry Callope, from Normanton on the Gulf of Carpentaria, travels to Mt Isa for vision saving eye surgery through the Outreach eye surgery initiative....More
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National strategy improving access and outcomes for people with pain
The National Pain Strategy has been a catalyst for major change in the way pain is understood and managed in Australia. All Australian states have now adopted...More
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Could this be motor neurone disease?
Early recognition of motor neurone disease symptoms and timely referral to a neurologist is of highest importance for people living in country communities. Rural and remote GPs now have access to a diagnostic tool developed by MND...More
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Training program boosting access to quality emergency care across Australia
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Education and Training program is helping to boost quality and access to emergency care across Australia. The program...More
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Alcohol and drugs outreach services expanding in Western NSW
Alcohol and other drug services are expanding in Western NSW in an outreach model from the hubs of Dubbo, Cobar and Broken Hill. The RFDS, South Eastern Section, in partnership with the Lyndon...More
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Queensland Health serving rural and remote Queensland
Queensland Health and its 16 Hospital and Health Services make a significant contribution to the health of rural Queenslanders through its hospitals and clinics...More
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The World Summit on Rural Generalist Medicine makes progress in Cairns
The 2017 World Summit on Rural Generalist Medicine, held in Cairns in April 2017, was focused on practical action for the advancement of rural general medicine and for achieving global health equity....More
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University of Wollongong making a rural impact
The medical program at the University of Wollongong has a strong commitment to rural medical education and to redressing current health inequities. ...More
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