Context: Australian university rural health clubs (RHC) are part of a national strategy to
address the rural health workforce shortage. The student members of these clubs throughout …

A research project was undertaken in late 2003 to identify cross-cultural awareness training
activities (CAT) in South Western Sydney Area Health Service (SWSAHS) with specific …

Staff development units (SDUs) across New South Wales Health are in a state of flux.
Traditional models of training may no longer be meeting the continuing professional …

Shortages of health professionals persist in much of rural New Zealand despite a range of
targeted university and professional college initiatives. In response to this a collective of …

Abstract The Sharing Health Care Initiative (SHCI) demonstration project, which aimed to
improve management of chronic diseases, was implemented in four small remote …

Purpose This research explores the implementation of a child-centred, co-designed,
community-embedded program called 'Young Doctors for Life'(YDFL). YDFL is designed to …

SUPPLEMENT function, responsibility and funding of the service, and at the same time allow
flexibility. The Primary Health Care Access Program and the Aboriginal Coordinated Care …

Deb has worked in rural and remote health service delivery for over 20 years. A registered
nurse by background, Deb is a strong advocate for multidisciplinary practice in rural and …

This paper outlines recent developments in relation to the proposed university departments
of rural health, and highlights how the principles (articulated by the Commonwealth …

This paper provides a description of initiatives and changes made in remote primary
healthcare service delivery in Central Australia. These changes included the introduction of …