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Skills that stick for Aboriginal health workers
Supporting the rural health workforce development of our region was front and centre during a series of Aboriginal Health Worker workshops that wrapped at our Simulation Centre in Lismore this week. Run across four sessions, the program brought together Aboriginal Health Workers from across the Northern Rivers to build practical
Skills that stick for Aboriginal health workers
Supporting the rural health workforce development of our region was front and centre during a series of Aboriginal Health Worker workshops that wrapped at our Simulation Centre in Lismore this week. Run across four sessions, the program brought together Aboriginal Health Workers from across the Northern Rivers to build practical
Skills that stick for Aboriginal health workers
Supporting the rural health workforce development of our region was front and centre during a series of Aboriginal Health Worker workshops that wrapped at our Simulation Centre in Lismore this
Reimagining ageing and preventing dementia
Our latest forum brings together rural health research and real-world experience to tackle one of Australia’s biggest challenges, how we support people to age well. Next Wednesday, 1 July (10am-12.30pm),
Students step into future health careers
Around 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across the Northern Rivers gathered at the UCRH in Lismore today, stepping into hands-on training sessions designed to spark interest in
All in for Indigenous research
Last week UCRH brought people together for a powerful day of rural health research at the UCRH Indigenous Research Symposium, held during Reconciliation Week under the theme All In. The
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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
The R U Appy team (Sasha Harrington and Simon Dubois) were invited to present the ‘Ur Mobile: a tool for well-being’ half-day workshop for the University of Sydney Graduate Diploma of Indigenous Health Promotion students, held in Lismore in May. Reflecting on the experience of teaching into this course, Sasha
The inaugural BWN program kicked off this week with sixteen students from Ballina Coast High School and Three Rivers – Kadina Year 8. The first session, which is planned to be the first of 5 over the next years to Year 12 with this group of students, was filled with
Last week saw 20 pharmacy students from UTS and Griffith universities practicing their communication skills at Woodenbong Central school. The pharmacy students were divided into 3 groups, and all groups engaged the students in discussions on careers in health and attending university. One group delivered a presentation and activities to
“Through our Indigenous Health placement at Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation in Grafton, we had the opportunity to visit a rehabilitation centre in Brisbane. This was an eye opening experience, with the chance to talk to the clients one on one and hear about their struggles with addiction. Being involved
Seventeen 3rd Year Medical students from University of Sydney travelled to Evans Head at Camp Koinonia to spend two days in UCRH’s Cultural Immersion Program. The two days were jam packed with sessions such as Putting History into Context – the past 116 years and its effects of Aboriginal people,
Dr Sabrina Pit has been appointed by Standards Australia to the International Standards Organisation Strategic Advisory Group Ageing Societies to represent Australia. A variety of countries are involved such as Japan, South Korea, US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Bangladesh, The Netherlands and Singapore. Productive ageing, finance and urban design are
A group of the UCRH’s long-stay Western Sydney medical students are contributing to an important project with A/Prof Megan Passey and Dr Jo Longman from the UCRH. The project explores the barriers and enablers for clinicians in supporting pregnant women to quit smoking. The students will be interviewing local GPs
Josh Horsley has recently commenced his PhD research investigating the health impacts of fire smoke exposure in Australia, supervised by A/Prof Geoffrey Morgan and based at the University Centre for Rural Health. Smoke from fires, both planned and unplanned, is known to be a major contributor to the global burden
Since November 2014, the DaPPHne study (Diagnosing Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations) has been collecting data at Port Macquarie Base Hospital and Coffs Harbor Health Campus. The study aims to determine the proportion of hospital admissions for chronic conditions (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, diabetes complications and angina) that are deemed
Last week the UCRH hosted 53 high school students as part of the annual careers day. The students had a genuine interest in a career in medicine or allied health and were from 8 local high schools. This careers day aims to help schools and students by providing information about
