16th National Rural Health Conference
Bridging social distance;
Rural health innovating & collaborating
2 – 4 AUGUST 2022, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, QLD
The National Rural Health Conference is the pre-eminent event in Australia for information and inspiration about rural and remote health and wellbeing.
Delegate feedback
Delegates to the 16th National Rural Health Conference (NRHC), held on 2–4 August 2022 in Brisbane, aired their views at the National Rural Health Alliance booth on their motivation for working rurally, as well as their suggestions to improve rural health service delivery.
We hear from the following delegates in these videos and thank them all for their feedback.
Lucy Bliss, James Cook University; Dr Richard Colbran, NSW Rural Doctors Network; Joyce Tan, Royal Flying Doctor Service; Baneen Alrubayi, National Rural Health Student Network; Nicola Murphy, National Rural Health Student Network; Josephine Canceri, Western Sydney University, School of Medicine; Kara Milne, NT Health; Dr Kim Houghton, Regional Australia Institute; Prof Sabina Knight, Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health; Prof Julie Satur, University of Melbourne Dental School; Vicki Wade, Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia; David Lim, Curtin University, School of Population Health; Mike Stephens, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation; Christine Giles, Portland, Victoria.
Day 1 Gallery
The 16th National Rural Health Conference had rich discussions about building healthy, sustainable and resilient rural communities with innovative models of care. The Conference dealt with important topics such as rural workforce capacity and training, determinants of health, mental health, climate and health, Indigenous health, cultural safety, arts and health, as well as healthcare research and innovation.
It saw a range of participants – from consumers, health professionals, students, researchers, to policymakers – who had the opportunity to engage and network, which reinforced its well-earned reputation as one of the best health conferences in the country.