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Disastrous Writing returns to Lismore
The annual Disastrous Writing Retreat is returning to UCRH in November, bringing together people from across the disaster and climate change space for two days of focused, in-person writing, connection and collaboration. Supporting stronger networks and the sharing of ideas is an important part of building healthier and more resilient
Disastrous Writing returns to Lismore
The annual Disastrous Writing Retreat is returning to UCRH in November, bringing together people from across the disaster and climate change space for two days of focused, in-person writing, connection and collaboration. Supporting stronger networks and the sharing of ideas is an important part of building healthier and more resilient
Disastrous Writing returns to Lismore
The annual Disastrous Writing Retreat is returning to UCRH in November, bringing together people from across the disaster and climate change space for two days of focused, in-person writing, connection
UCRH researchers recognised with major awards
Two UCRH researchers have received significant recognition for work that is helping shape the future of rural health research and Aboriginal health outcomes. Dr Cas Sedran-Price (pictured right) has been
Healthy country equals healthy people
This news post is part of a series for our website and quarterly newsletter where we are invite contributions from others who share our commitment to health equity. From partners,
Renewing local rural health partnership
The University of Sydney and Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership through their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a further three years, continuing their shared
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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
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 created a new resource with tips for self-care in the lead-up to the referendum on the Voice to Parliament. This resource sheet for community has practical
The MOHMQuit team are delighted to announce that Julie Dorling and Madeline Hubbard- our Partner Investigators from the Western NSW LHD – recently won a combined nomination for the Western NSW Clinical Researcher of the Year! They received their award at the Western NSW Health Research Network WHRN2023 Research Symposium
No, this isn’t Grey’s Anatomy training, this is Grey Patient Scenario training! Our fifth-year medical students from Western Sydney University recently participated in their first Grey Patient Scenario session with Dr Martin Duffy, FACEM and UCRH Lismore Critical Care Academic Lead. What is a Grey Patient Scenario (GPS) you ask?
