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Support the People, Places, Possibilities of rural and remote Australia
13th National Rural Health Conference, Darwin, 24 - 27 May 2015
Early bird registrations now open - http://www.ruralhealth.og.au/13nrhc/register
You can now see a preliminary program for the Darwin Conference and a full program will be available in early February 2015.
There will be a range of pre-conference events prior to the Opening Session, with more information about these events to be added as details are confirmed.
If you have any questions about the 13 th Conference or would like to discuss specific arrangements to meet the needs of your organisation, please contact us.
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LiverLife booklet now available across NSW
In a first for 2015, there is a new free resource to distribute across NSW. It’s called LiverLife and is a booklet developed by a consortium headed up by Prof Greg Dore at the Kirby Institute. The booklet was developed by peers and is targeted for priority population community members. It provides info on liver health and fibroscan tests. It promotes regular liver health checks and is an important resource considering the current lead up to interferon-free treatments for hep C.
Check out the booklet here…
If you’re in NSW and think this resource will be appreciated by your clients, please use our online ordering form for free copies. This ordering system will work well on your mobile phone and this may help avoid problems with your agency’s internet security firewall.
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Partyline
The November 2014 edition of Partyline, the Alliance's flagship magazine, is now available online. In this issue of Partyline we invite you to share why you #loverural and we feature the Alliance’s year-in and year-out support for rural and remote health. We report on this year’s CouncilFest meeting of the 37 Member Bodies of the Alliance and we look ahead to the National Rural Health Conference coming up in Darwin in May 2015. Read more...
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Friends of the Alliance
- Are you connecting with other likeminded country people?
- Are you having your voice heard on the health needs of your community?
- Do you have the opportunity to share positive solutions?
Friends of the Alliance is a network of people and organisations that come together to support the work of the National Rural Health Alliance and provide additional grassroots connections for its work. Make sure your Friends membership is up to date by contacting friends@ruralhealth.org.au or to join go to http://ruralhealth.org.au/friends |
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Research and Data
Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease responsible for 20% of hospitalisations
Around 20% of all hospitalisations in Australia in 2012–13 were associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Although anyone can be affected by these diseases, men, older people, those living in remote areas or who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have higher rates of hospitalisation from these three diseases. For example, Indigenous diabetes hospitalisation rates were 4 times those of Other Australians.
Read more...
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Lifeline Information Service
The Lifeline Information Service provides access to a variety of self-help tool kits with information about issues such as mental illness, depression, suicide prevention, and more. Theses resources focus on practical steps to help promote mental health and are available online at www.lifeline.org.au/infoservice. A limited number of printed tool kits are available on request by emailing infoservice@lifeline.org.au. For more information please visit www.lifeline.org.au. If you are in need of 24 hour crisis support, call Lifeline on 131114.
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What's On
- World Cancer Day, 4 February
- 14th World Congress on Public Health, 11 – 15 February 2015, Kolkata, India
- National Dementia Congress, 19 - 20 February 2015, Sheraton Hotel Melbourne
- The Australian and New Zealand Addiction Conference: Alcohol, other Drugs and Behavioural Addictions, 5 – 6 March 2015, Outrigger Surfers Paradise Qld
- Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference, 29 – 31 March 2015, Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle, NSW
- World Health Day, 7 April
- 6th Biennial Conference of the MCaFHNA -'Our Voice Our Future', 9 - 11 April 2015, The Crown, Perth
- Australian Telehealth Conference 2015, 23 – 24 April 2015, Swissotel Sydney
- World Day for Safety and Health at Work, 28 April
- The Australian & New Zealand Addiction Conference, 20 - 22 May 2015, Surfers Paradise Qld
- Save the date ... 13th National Rural Health Conference, 24 - 27 May 2015, Darwin
- World No-Tobacco Day, 31 May
- Communicable Disease Control Conference, 1 – 2 June 2015, Pullman Brisbane
- Health-e-Nation Leadership Summit 2015, 2 - 3 June, Sydney
- World Blood Donor Day, 14 June
- 14th Annual International Conference on Health Economics, Management & Policy, 22 – 25 June 2015, Athens, Greece
- Come Together for Australia’s Children Conference, 24 – 26 June 2015, Hobart
- Aboriginal Health Conference 2015, 4 – 5 July 2015, Perth
- World Hepatitis Day, 28 July
- LIME Connection VI, 11 – 13 August 2015, Townsville
- 2015 International Conference on Community Health Nursing (ICCHNR2015), 19 – 21 August 2015, Seoul, South Korea
- 6th SNAICC National Conference, 15 – 17 September 2015, Perth
- 20th Medical Education and Training Forum, 12 - 15 October 2015, Darwin Convention Centre
- International Day of Rural Women, 15 October
- CRANAplus 33rd National Conference, 15 - 17 October 2015, Alice Springs
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Lowitja Institute eBulletin
The Lowitja Institute distributes an eBulletin to update those interested in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research. The latest eBulletin was released on 22 December and features a collection of news articles, conferences, events, publications and important dates. Subscribe to receive the Lowitja Institute eBulletin by email, or read it online here.
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Australian Journal of Rural Health
The December edition of the Australian Journal of Rural Health (AJRH) is now available on line. It is a special Issue on Psychology in the Bush. It includes:
- Editorial – Health challenges facing rural people and communities in Australia: What can psychology offer?
- Knowledge, skills and attitudes of rural and remote psychologists
- Therapeutic alliance in videoconferencing psychotherapy: A review
- ‘Country women are resilient but. …’: Family planning access in rural Victoria
- Telepsychology in Australia: 2020 vision
- Original Research - Regional use of the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme
- Clinical oral health of Australia's rural children in a sample attending school dental services
- The effect of infrastructure on fly-in fly-out mining workers
- Optimise patient safety through improved oxygen prescription in a rural hospital
- Public–private partnership new-graduate physiotherapy recruitment program
- From the Journal Associates - Rural mental health matters
- Report reveals rural children miss out on early intervention funds
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Rural Health on the ABC
- More support needed for teens addicted to sniffing inhalants in regional Australia (PM - 05/01/2015)
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Australian Rural Doctor Newsletter
Subscribe at http://www.ruraldr.com.au/
- GPs facing an 'uncertain time': ACRRM. More...
- Rural GP puts a price on Level B cuts. More...
- Scheme overcoming GP obstetrics crisis. More...
- Call to recognise Physician Assistants. More...
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Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin
Available at http://healthbulletin.org.au/
- The nicheportal.org
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Food and health communication
- Men’s business
- 2014 annual update on roadmap to close the gap for vision
- Access to primary mental healthcare
- Stronger Futures in the NT
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ACRRM Country Watch
View the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine's regular Country Watch newsletter at www.acrrm.org.au/general-medical-news or subscribe at acrrm@acrrm.org.au.
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The Salvos
The Salvos are among those at the coalface in rural areas with suicide prevention - visit the Salvos website for more information.
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RDAA News
- 5 Jan 2015 - Rural Pulse -- January 2015. More...
- 23 Dec 2014 - New Health Minister another boost for rural health. More...
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Bush Support Services -
1800 805 391
The Bush Support Services Line (formerly Bush Crisis Line) is a 24 hour confidential telephone support service for workers, and their families, who work in health related services in remote and isolated situations. It is staffed by qualified psychologists with remote and cross cultural experience, is toll free and available from anywhere in Australia. Visit the website.
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