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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
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
Re-imagining policymaking with rural people with disability
New rural health research is calling for a major shift in how disability policy is shaped in Australia, with a clear message that place matters. A recently published book chapter
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A team of UCRH researchers has authored a major new study exploring how patient feedback can be better collected and used in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services. The paper, titled “Should be a dynamic tool”: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service staff perspectives
We’re proud to share a new publication from our musculoskeletal research team, written in collaboration with multiple Local Health Districts across regional NSW. It tackles the challenging topic of how to improve emergency department care and reduce hospital admissions for people with low back pain. This study, published in the
A new study led by UCRH researcher Dr Jodie Bailie explores how extreme weather events affect medical students on rural placements, and what medical schools can do to better support them. The research focused on 43 third-year medical students placed in regional Australia through UCRH during the devastating 2022 floods.
We are proud to share the findings of a recent systematic integrative review that explores the effects of allied health student placements in primary healthcare settings, with a particular focus on older clients’ health outcomes and satisfaction with care. The paper, Impact of allied health student placements for older clients’
A team of UCRH researchers has published a paper in Health Policy, exploring how integrated healthcare models can better support older adults in rural Australia living with preventable chronic diseases. The review looked at 15 different models of integrated care across the country, using a rigorous method to understand what
We’re proud to share that one of our UCRH researchers, Mohammad Hamiduzzaman, has co-authored a powerful new study published in International Psychogeriatrics, shining a light on dementia among forcibly displaced populations in Bangladesh. Globally, dementia is a leading cause of disability. But in low-and-middle-income countries, where most of the world’s
We are proud to share that UCRH based Dr Rebecca McNaught has been featured in the newly released Disaster Recovery Almanac – a publication that brings together leading voices from around the world to tackle the big questions in disaster recovery. The Almanac, published by How We Survive, is all
A new journal article co-authored by UCRH researcher Caroline Deen, titled Public Narratives About Food Security Policies for Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities has been published. The study looked at how everyday Australians talk about food security and what kinds of policies they support. Using street-intercept interviews, the
In this series for our website and quarterly newsletter, we invite contributions from others who share our commitment to health equity. From partners, practitioners, students and more, we want to hear from and support many voices in the conversation about improving health outcomes for rural and regional communities across Australia.
Two recent events have given the Allied Health team at UCRH an opportunity to make a strong impression locally and on the national stage. National Allied Health Conference: flying the rural health flag Held in Adelaide, the National Allied Health Conference brought together over 900 attendees from across the country,
Low back pain is one of the most common reasons people visit emergency departments, but new research shows that where you live and your financial situation can make a big difference to how often that happens. A recent study published in Emergency Medicine Australia looked at emergency department presentations for
We’re putting together something special to support our allied health students while they’re on placement at Uniting aged care facilities in our region and we’d love your help. Currently our students use printed pictures and music to connect with residents living with dementia. But we know from research (and experience)
