Rural Reflections - WA Centre for Rural Health newsletter (Issue 5

ISSUE No. 005 | NOVEMBER 2018

Welcome to WA Centre for Rural Health's (WACRH) newsletter - Rural Reflections. As a University Department of Rural Health our aim is to improve rural, remote and Aboriginal health through research, education, student support and community service activities. We are located in Geraldton in the Midwest of Western Australia, with a satellite office situated in Karratha in the Pilbara. Read more

NEWS

Health care communication expert visits Geraldton

Visiting Professor Jonathon Silverman, former Dean at the School of Clinical Medicine at Cambridge University, recently came to WACRH in Geraldton to present workshops to local health professionals on improving clinical communication skills. Read more

Rural student clinic helps paint a brighter future for stroke survivors

When local Geraldton resident Gordon Macleod suffered a major stroke three years ago, he could not have predicted how much his life would be affected. Read more

Fifty per cent of cardiovascular patients suffer from multiple diseases

New research led by WACRH researcher Dr Mohammad Akhtar Hussain has revealed that one in two patients admitted to hospital with a cardiovascular disease is suffering from multiple chronic medical conditions which required complex treatment. Read more

EDUCATION

Mount Magnet placements

WACRH students and staff were pleased to be part of the Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (Murchison Outreach) Child Health Day at Mount Magnet District High School earlier last month. Speech pathology, public health, exercise physiology and physiotherapy students on placement worked with GRAMS staff to complete vision, ear, iron, skin and general health checks.

Pilbara Placements

Last month occupational therapy students John and Bethan from the University of Sunshine Coast commenced their 8 week placement with WACRH in Karratha. They will be providing occupation therapy services to Yaandina Aged Care and Yaandina Home and Community Care Services (HACC). They are supervised by WACRH lecturer Ornissa Naidoo.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

PHAA Mentor of the Year Award

Congratulations to WACRH's Director Professor Sandra Thompson on winning the Public Health Association of Australia 2018 Mentor of the Year Award. The award recognises Sandy's dedication to the careers of future public health students, researchers and professionals over many years. Read more

Rural Health West Funding

WACRH was successful in gaining scholarship funding from Rural Health West to fund the travel and accommodation costs of eight allied health students to attend a rural placement with WACRH in the Pilbara. Sophie, a third year preventative health studies University of Notre Dame student, tells her placement story here. Read more

Scholarship boosts social work career

This year WACRH’s Community Engagement Project Officer Lenny Papertalk was granted a Health Workforce Scholarship Program and bursary payment through Rural Health West to undertake a Masters of Social Work through The University of Western Australia. She recently completed her 13 week practicum with Desert Blue Connect in Geraldton. Read more

RESEARCH

Smartphones in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review.By Hamilton SJ, Mills B, Birch E, and Thompson SC. Read more

Evidence to service gap: cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in rural and remote Western Australia. By Hamilton SJ, Mills B, McRae S, and Thompson SC. Read more

Primary care management of non-specific low back pain: key messages from recent clinical guidelines. By Lin IB, Mack DB, Coffin J, O´Sullivan P. Read more

Establishing, finalising or redefining client-centred and occupation-focused goals in K Dancza & S Rogers (Eds), Implementing occupation centred practice: A practical guide for occupational therapy practice learning: 169-183. By Moran M and Dancza K. Read more

Clinic predictors of better syphilis testing in Aboriginal primary healthcare: a promising opportunity for primary healthcare service managers. By Nattabi B, Girgis S, Matthews V, Bailie R, and Ward J. Read more

Cancer Services and Their Initiatives to Improve the Care of Indigenous Australians. By Taylor EV, Haigh MM, Shahid S, Garvey G, Cunningham J, Thompson SC. Read more

EMPLOYMENT

The WA Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) of The University of Western Australia is seeking a partime or fulltime Community Development Officer - Stronger Together (REF: 502060) to be based in Mullewa. Close date: Friday, 30 November 2018. Read more

EVENTS

Standard Mental Health First Aid - Geraldton (12 & 13 Nov)
This two-day training provides crucial information on how to help someone developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. To register, call 9956 0200 or email. Read More Here>

Standard Mental Health First Aid – Mullewa (19 Nov & 3 Dec)
This two-day training provides crucial information on how to help someone developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. Register on 9956 0200 or email. Read More Here>

Work Life Balance – Geraldton (4 Dec)
In this free one hour workshop, we examine your current work life balance and explore how to balance priorities in life. To register, call 9956 0200 or email. Read More Here>

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