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MOHMQuit: ten years of collaboration to support smoke-free pregnancies
For more than a decade, UCRH academics working in rural health research have collaborated with maternity services across NSW to address one of the most persistent and complex challenges in antenatal care: supporting pregnant women to quit smoking. As the MOHMQuit – Midwives and Obstetricians Helping Mothers to Quit Smoking
MOHMQuit: ten years of collaboration to support smoke-free pregnancies
For more than a decade, UCRH academics working in rural health research have collaborated with maternity services across NSW to address one of the most persistent and complex challenges in antenatal care: supporting pregnant women to quit smoking. As the MOHMQuit – Midwives and Obstetricians Helping Mothers to Quit Smoking
MOHMQuit: ten years of collaboration to support smoke-free pregnancies
For more than a decade, UCRH academics working in rural health research have collaborated with maternity services across NSW to address one of the most persistent and complex challenges in
Local knowledge saves lives
Community-led responses are a critical part of rural health research, especially as climate disasters become more frequent and severe. A new journal article co-authored by UCRH researchers Jo Longman, Emma
Why local networks matter after disasters
Rural health research often focuses on services and systems, but communities themselves play a huge role in how people respond and recover after disasters. A new journal article co-authored by
Psychosocial support to quit smoking
New rural health research involving UCRH’s Professor Megan Passey from the University Centre for Rural Health has contributed to an important update on how best to support women to stop
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We all have ambitions to become one thing or another; here at Richmond River we have 16 young aspiring students looking to have a career in the Health and Medical industry. RRHC students attended the annual “Do you want to be a Health Professional” day, this is organised by Connect
REACH Collaborators: Prof Jude Robinson, University of Liverpool, Dr Laura Jones, University of Birmingham, Dr Jo Longman, University Centre for Rural Health, A/Prof Megan Passey, University Centre for Rural Health. For children, the primary source of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure is their home. Nearly 45 percent of rural households with
Since January this year the UCRH Murwillumbah Campus has facilitated the placements of 67 University of Sydney Physiotherapy students in local aged care facilities. During the five-week placement, students have improved their clinical and communication skills through their interactions with residents and Supervisors. At weekly general and clinical debriefs, students
So you know we have allied health students in pre-schools, schools and aged care facilities, right? Well, now we are sending them to university for their placement. Sound odd? Not really, and we are very excited that University of Sydney (USyd) Exercise Physiology (EP) students are undertaking their placement at
Smoke from land clearing fires particularly in Sumatra and Kalimantan, Indonesia, often leads haze pollution over large parts of Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Southern Thailand. Despite the fact that the Southeast Asian haze episodes are extensive and recurrent, the small number of studies that have examined
The UCRH Simulation team has piloted a newly developed Renal Simulation course designed with a specific focus on providing a unique method of learning and development to specialist nursing teams in haemodialysis. Ten nurses from Lismore Base hospital and the Ballina District hospital participated in one of the two
The UCRH recently hosted the Health Collaboration Challenge, an exciting interdisciplinary initiative developed by the University of Sydney. There were 53 students across medicine and allied health from eight universities working in multidisciplinary teams and showcasing their creative skills to solve a complex patient case study. Each team was
UCRH Allied Health Newsletter – November/December 2017 Inside this edition: Youth Health Forum (student story) Meet a staff member Bonalbo School Visit Physiotherapy Symposium WSU VC Award Winner UCRH staff directory (Allied Health)
Dr Jane Barker recently hosted her popular workshop for students and clinicians to explore some of the problems women face in the medical workforce. The workshop has been well supported by local clinicians over the three years the event has been held and all have been very open about their
The University Centre for Rural Health (www.ucrh.edu.au), Lismore has recently completed their first collaborative project with the Buttery, Northern NSW (www.buttery.org.au). The project was funded through the John Shaw Warnock Research Grant. The Buttery’s long-term residential rehab program operates as a Therapeutic Community where the community of residents itself is
The University Centre for Rural Health has partnered this year with STEER (steerproject.org.au). STEER Breathtesting offers festival patrons a free breath test and provides information and resources associated with safe alcohol consumption and safe driving. Western Sydney University medical students on placement in Lismore for 12 months, Johanna Buckland, Prashina
Fresh faces to the North Coast … Western Sydney University long stay medical students and their Lismore sub dean A/Prof Dr Charlotte Hall, ready to start at Lismore Base hospital. After undertaking a week of orientation at UCRH, including a palliative care masterclass, the students commence placements in our region
