Introduction: Morbidity and mortality from heart disease continues to be high in Australia with
cardiac rehabilitation (CR) recognised as best practice for people with heart disease. CR is …

Many high-and middle-income countries face challenges in developing and maintaining a
health workforce which can address changing population health needs. They have …

Background The “rural pipeline” suggests that students educated in rural, or other
underserviced areas, are more likely to establish practices in such locations. It is upon this …

Introduction: Very little is known about the long term workforce outcomes, or factors relating
to these outcomes, for nursing and allied health rural placement programs. The positive …

Purpose Education, training and continuing professional development are amongst the
evidence-based initiatives for attracting and retaining rural and remote health professionals …

A high-quality, sustained, health workforce contributes to a healthy population. However, a
global reality is that rural health services, and the workforces that provide those services, are …

Background Allied health services are core to the improvement in health outcomes for
remote and rural residents. Substantial infrastructure has been put into place to facilitate …

Background Rural and remote communities in Australia fare worse than their urban
counterparts across major health indicators, with geographic isolation, restricted …

Purpose: A lack of diversity in the speech-language pathology profession is widely
recognised internationally. The role of speech-language pathology education in …

Introduction There is a long‐standing undersupply of nursing and allied health professionals
in rural Australia. Rural, mature‐aged people form an untapped section of rural communities …