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Disastrous writing workshop lives up to its name
It might seem like tempting fate to plan a Disastrous Writing Retreat, but the event was anything but a disaster. The two-day writing retreat was aimed at anyone who writes about disasters, natural or otherwise, and their aftereffects, and attendees described the session as some of the most productive days
Disastrous writing workshop lives up to its name
It might seem like tempting fate to plan a Disastrous Writing Retreat, but the event was anything but a disaster. The two-day writing retreat was aimed at anyone who writes about disasters, natural or otherwise, and their aftereffects, and attendees described the session as some of the most productive days
Disastrous writing workshop lives up to its name
It might seem like tempting fate to plan a Disastrous Writing Retreat, but the event was anything but a disaster. The two-day writing retreat was aimed at anyone who writes
MOHMQuit research addresses smoking cessation
Researchers from UCRH are among the authors of a journal article recently published in BMJ Open Volume 14, Issue 3. The article is titled Protocol for the process evaluation of
Dentists on Wednesday
We were pleased to recently hosted senior dentistry students from the University of Sydney as part of our Multidisciplinary Education program, often known as our Wednesday program. The students shared
New study shows benefits of Mediterranean diet for women
UCRH director, Professor Vicki Flood contributed to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in Heart that found compelling evidence that adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with a
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Dr Natalie Edmiston, who works with UCRH as the Academic Lead Research Education for Western Sydney University students, is one of the lead authors in a journal article published today in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. The article, Teaching to address overdiagnosis, delves into the need for medical students to learn to
Research co-authored by UCRH’s Director, Professor Vicki Flood has looked at whether a text-messaging-based lifestyle support program would improve diabetes risk factors following gestational diabetes (GDM). In the research, women with GDM were randomised following delivery to receive four text messages per week supporting a healthy lifestyle and parenting for
New research from UCRH and University of Sydney researchers argues that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are facing growing levels of scrutiny to prove their identity to access Indigenous-specific government services designed to mitigate the impacts of past government policies. Yet, it is those who have been most severely
New research from UCRH has been published, documenting how young people’s experiences on the 2017 floods in the Northern Rivers impacted on their mental health. The research set out to explore young people’s experiences of the catastrophic flooding and was targeted at those aged 16–25 years who were Northern Rivers residents
Yesterday staff at UCRH gathered to celebrate International Women’s Day. This year global theme for IWD was Inspire Inclusion. With well over a century of history and change, the first IWD was held in March 1911, and the day is now celebrated all over the world to acknowledge all those
UCRH has been a key participant – and leader – in new research looking at how service learning placements are implemented in real world settings in rural Australia. This preliminary national study is the first of its kind to investigate what factors enable or hinder their implementation. An anonymous survey
Only two months into the year, and we’ve already seen a wide range of disciplines feature in our Allied Health student placements. We have welcomed Allied Health students from a wide range of universities including University of Sydney, Griffith University, Southern Cross University, University of Technology Sydney, University of Queensland,
Research involving UCRH’s Frances Barraclough will soon be published which explores stakeholder perspectives on e-prescribing in primary care settings. Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) provides a convenient, efficient, paperless mechanism for the legal transfer of prescriptions between service users, prescribers and dispensers. There have been advances in e-prescribing processes and increased uptake
We are thrilled to announce that Associate Professor Christopher Williams and his team at have been awarded a grant of $1,698,725 for their groundbreaking project, titled Lifestyle Programs for Musculoskeletal Pain in Rural Populations. The project aims to enhance the well-being of rural communities by addressing musculoskeletal pain through innovative
WellMob, a one-stop digital library of social and emotional wellbeing content made for and by our diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had turned its attention to vaping. Vaping has quickly become a significant health issue, particularly with young people. WellMob has several new resources developed by First Nations
Former UCRH medical student Tim Watson, has published a research paper in the journal Public Health, titled “Relationship between climate change and skin cancer and implications for prevention and management: a scoping review”. Tim completed a research block at the UCRH in 2023 under the primary supervision of Professor Ross
Staff from UCRH and Southern Cross University joined forces to author a recent journal article exploring the experiences of First Nations participants as the #BlackLivesMatter protests burst onto Australian mainstream and social media platforms and onto Australian streets in 2020. Marcelle Townsend-Cross and Kathomi Gatwiri explore First Nations participants’ perceptions
