Issue 82

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Rural street view
Editorial: Innovative models of care to attract and retain the healthcare workforce
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Woman talking to a group of people with post-it notes on the wall behind
Don’t forget VET: a workforce suited for rural communities
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Group of people seated at a large table
Narrowing the gap in access to maternity care
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Reception building of medical facility
Primary care Rural Integrated Multidisciplinary Health Services
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Two young girls
Taking a whole-of-school approach to supporting country kids
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Miss Jeon receiving her COVID-19 vaccine at a local centre.
Moving from urban to rural Australia: welcome them
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Rural pharmacy and street
Rural and regional Australia to benefit from prescribing plan
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Dr Sarah Goddard awarded the Indigenous Doctor of the Year Award at AIDA's Annual Conference.
Indigenous Doctor of the Year
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Charlotte Mullens with Flying Doctor Mobile Eye Care optometrist, Austin Tang, in Cann River, Victoria.
The power of student placements in the bush
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Child and Parent Support worker Kirsten getting messy with some playgroup attendees.
Linking caregivers, children and communities
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Community Paramedics involved in primary health care to address the needs of rural communities.
Evidence-based initiatives to improve rural health
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Group photo
Forging new pathways in regional medical training
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Driver-Trained Occupational Therapist Emma Tozana and a client using a modified vehicle.
Professional development grants for greater independence
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Writing workshop in action, December 2022.
Exploring the impact of an immersive rural nursing placement
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Trundle, NSW.
Whole-of-healthcare access in small communities: the 4Ts model
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Curtin Medical School students representing health sciences at Curtin Kalgoorlie Open Day.
Building the next generation of rural doctors
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Group of medical professionals
Supporting research to address healthcare needs of rural Australians
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Two men standing by a fence post on a grassy property
Wellbeing planning for rural agribusiness
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University student group photo. Northern Territory Medical Program graduating class of 2022.
A home-grown workforce
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Xanthie in front of the Coledale Community Centre, in which the Coledale Health and Education Clinic is located. The centre in South Tamworth provides GP and various health services to Aboriginal patients. [Image: Xanthie Volckmar]
Broadening the perspective of rural medicine
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Woman carrying daughter hiking down rural street
Missing the mark: gender inequity and medical misogyny
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Outback Futures occupational therapist, Nataya Branjerdporn, holding a Stay With Me session with a client.
An innovative solution to remote workforce shortages
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Remote landscape aerial photo
Addressing the GP crisis in remote Australia
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Mallee District Aboriginal Services staff (L to R): Crystal Kirby Clinical Practice Manager, Justine Williams Primary Health and Director of Health and Clinical Service, Kelly Dart, Educator.
Overcoming barriers: health care in the Mallee
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Postcard "greetings from Cummins We live it, you'll love it"
Planning for the future
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Woman with aeroplane in the background.
Positive placements impact career path
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(L to R): Porsche Donna Cahill, Dr Clare Quinlan (CDU Lecturer), Kristy Dhurrka, Royce Ramsamy, Norlisha Bartlett, Henrique Thomas. [Image: CDU]
Increasing First Nations participation in health workforce
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Physiotherapists from rural public health services shadowed a physiotherapist in a large regional health service ICU.
How to make them STAY
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Glen Innes committee with new doctor and family.
A novel strategy to address complex workforce problems
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Girl walking on sidewalk of rural street
Holistic, sustainable secondary prevention for chronic disease
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Woman holding mature mans hand
Suicide prevention: what’s age got to do with it?
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Red Nose stillbirth parent resources.
Having challenging conversations after stillbirth
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Man showing photo of his baby on mobile phone
Tips for health practitioners to engage First Nations dads
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Donn Reynaldo at Stanley Chasm, Northern Territory.
Great things from small beginnings
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person clicking money symbols on screen
Funding support for innovation
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MRI scanning device
Students of the future
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Illustration of a girl watering a heart plant with a dog looking on
Seasons for growth and healing
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Dr Dev Tilakaratne, specialist dermatologist at Darwin Dermatology and Clinical Lead in Dermatology at Royal Darwin Hospital.
A rotational supervisory model for dermatology care
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OGB Trainee Workshop 2022 pilot program: dinner networking event allowing participants to meet and mingle with the OGB team.
Training and retaining a rural workforce by promoting excellence
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Woman presenting to two audience
From graduate to practitioner and ready for the journey
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Participants at a recent forum held at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre for regional cancer patients and their carers.
Improving support for regional oesophageal cancer patients
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Australia's first ever Indigenous Sleep Coaches (L to R): Ms Roslyn Von Senden, Mr Jamie Dunne and Ms Karen Chong.
Let's yarn about sleep
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Forest track amongst trees with bright green ground cover
Rural pharmacy placement
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Mature woman in firefighting clothing
A sense of community
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Emergency sign
Upskilling and building connections for workforce retention
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Rural nurse on a property
Palliative care information for rural and remote GPs and nurses
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Two women talking whilst seated near tree
Building health literacy in older Australians
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Male paramedic in front of ambulance
Delivering heart health education in high-risk communities
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The attraction to rural medicine for many healthcare workers is the variety of work and the location; cloud based EMR supports a more balanced work life approach.
Enabling efficient, responsive primary care through cloud technology
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Jason and Kirstyn O'Rourke with their two children, Oliver and Charles.
Flexible conditions entice more women back into workforce
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a man holding his shoulder
A team approach to physical and mental health care
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Photo of Bowen Hospital, Queensland.
Increase healthcare access by making it mobile
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Young girl holding fathers leg
Kids can be key to strong community and workforce sustainability
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Group of people on stairs
Thumbs up for aged care management training program
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Dr Julia Buras enjoys an encounter with the meerkats at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo. [Image: Julia Buras]
Paediatric trainee rotation at Dubbo Base Hospital
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Ms Leonie Short and Dr Padma Gadiyar at the Pimpama Probus Senior’s EXPO on 18 October 2022.
Oral health care in Australia post COVID-19
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Medical professional using laptop
Utilising data analytics for enhanced health outcomes