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Research spotlight: food security and culture
What does food security look like when culture, Country and community are part of the picture? That’s the question driving a UCRH-led Aboriginal health research project working alongside communities on Bundjalung Country (Northern Rivers) and in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands). For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, food
Research spotlight: food security and culture
What does food security look like when culture, Country and community are part of the picture? That’s the question driving a UCRH-led Aboriginal health research project working alongside communities on Bundjalung Country (Northern Rivers) and in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands). For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, food
Research spotlight: food security and culture
What does food security look like when culture, Country and community are part of the picture? That’s the question driving a UCRH-led Aboriginal health research project working alongside communities on
Knowledge shared across cultures
A recent trip to Northern Thailand has seen UCRH’s Dr Cassandra Sedran-Price and Associate Professor Veronica Matthews, as well as Jagun Alliance’s Oliver Costello and researcher Pattheera Somboonsin (University of
Building skills in aged care
Good healthcare starts with a confident workforce. Through a new partnership with Healthy North Coast, UCRH is delivering the Clinical Skills & Telehealth Trainer Program, helping aged care nurses build
Helping people return to work
Getting back to work after a brain injury can involve more than physical recovery. New research involving UCRH’s Associate Professor Vanette McLennan highlights the often-overlooked communication challenges that can affect
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We were proud to see leading UCRH researcher Associate Professor Veronica Matthews speaking with national leaders as part of the Climate Change and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Ministerial Roundtable at Parliament House. Hosted by the The Lowitja Institute (photo by Lowitja) the roundtable provided an opportunity to canvass
Thanks to Lucinda Colbert, one of our fabulous Western Sydney University medical students, for sharing her perspective on the recent Rural Medicine Australia Conference. This October I had the absolute privilege of attending ACRRM and RDAA’s Rural Medicine Australia conference (RMA) as a research presenter. When I first experienced RMA
Last week the annual North Coast Medical Education Collaboration face-to-face meeting took place at Invercauld House, Goonellabah. Since 2007 we have delivered the North Coast Medical Education Collaboration between the Universities of Wollongong, Western Sydney and Sydney to provide placements for long stay medical students in addition to our shorter
What a wonderful day for some of our allied health students and the Old Bonalbo Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW! The students recently ran a wellness day with a focus on healthy ageing and had a lot of fun with the CWA members. They made protein balls, danced the
Researchers from UCRH have published a piece in The Conversation about how to best prepare for the upcoming bushfire season. And after three wet years, and the plant growth that comes with it, there’s fuel to burn. With the prospect of catastrophic bushfire comes smoke. This not only affects people
We are so proud of our Griffith University Nutrition and Dietetics students, Samantha and Simon, who have just finished their community and public health placement at Mummulgum Public School. They did an amazing job as community dietitians, working with the school to promote healthy breakfast habits among the students. They
Congratulations to Frances Barraclough, a UCRH staff member, on being appointed as the Chair for the Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care Education Subcommittee. Frances is a senior lecturer who leads the development and implementation of an interprofessional education program (IPL) supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students from up to 15
Tracey Piccoli, a member of our Aboriginal Health team, has shared a report on behalf of the staff group who represented UCRH at the Healing our Spirit Worldwide Gathering. The Gathering – a conference – was held in Vancouver, Canada, in September on the unceded and ancestral territory of the
Last week we were very happy to celebrate the great achievement of the fourth year University of Sydney medical students (nearly) completing their final teaching year. We also took the opportunity to acknowledge the important contribution of our clinical supervisors through our annual UCRH Teaching Awards. Thank you to the
We recently hosted an infectious disease training course for pharmacists. Fourteen hospital pharmacists attended from Lismore, Ballina and our MPS sites. The training was endorsed by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia. A Specialist pharmacist (Antimicrobial Stewardship, Antibiotic Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Sarah Risdale – Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital)
The annual World Dentist Day is not only an opportunity to promote dental health, but also a great chance to promote dentistry and oral health courses to local high school students At our recent High School Day promoting health careers to year 11 students and careers advisors from 12 local
We are pleased to announce that the UCRH proudly endorses a yes vote for the upcoming referendum concerning the Voice to Parliament initiative. Aboriginal members of staff have crafted the following statement of support, with the full support of our Management Group: The University Centre for Rural Health supports a
