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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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This is the first in a series where we highlight the diverse skills, talents and stories of the students living on the North Coast for 12 months as part of the long stay medical program. Meet Nelson Correia a Stage 3 Medical Student from the Sydney Medical School … I’m
UCRH staff celebrated with a morning tea to congratulate Liz Rix on the news that her thesis has been passed without any corrections. UCRH Director Lesley Barclay said that not only is this extraordinary, the examiners comments are exceptional in their praise of a really important piece of work in
The director of the University Centre for Rural Health (UCRH), Professor Lesley Barclay AO, has been recognised by the federal government for leading one of Australia’s top-ten research projects over the past year. The Ten of the Best Research Projects 2014 were selected for their innovativeness and potential to make
The UCRH welcomes 21 medical students from the University Of Wollongong. These students will be placed at General Practices and hospitals throughout the region over the next 12 months.
The UCRH welcomes 18 new medical students from the University of Western Sydney. The students will be living in Lismore for a year-long rural placement as part of their MBBS degree. During their stay they will get a feel for what it is like to work and live in a
The Australian Rural Birthing Index (ARBI) Toolkit is a resource for planning maternity services in rural and remote Australia. The Toolkit is an easy-to-use guide for health service planners and communities to: • Calculate the Australian Rural Birth Index formula • Estimate the appropriate level of maternity service for a
A Clarence Health Strategic Education Committee has been established to oversight the vision and direction of the education team and has met three times. The Committee has been very successful with the following outcomes to date: • Shared and better understanding of the roles and how the education team works
Staff of the UCRH recently participated in a “Healthy Body at Work” campaign where staff were encouraged to “sit less”, “walk more” and “sleep well”. The program was judged a great success and as a result a weekly lunch time boot camp session is now available for staff on a
I’m a psychiatry registrar based at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, currently on a 6-month paediatric psychiatry term in the Northern Rivers. When I was given the choice of location to undertake my rural rotation, I jumped at the chance to return to Lismore. In 2010, I undertook a year-long rural
We are delighted that Dr Laura Jones (Lecturer in Qualitative & Mixed-Methods from the School of Health & Population Sciences, University of Birmingham in the UK) will be returning to the UCRH in September to work with A/Prof Megan Passey and Dr Jo Longman on a program of work exploring
Artist and Student Allan Dyason and Frances Barraclough – Program Manager Clinical Education National Close the Gap Day 2015 (19 March) was held at the Uralba building; the day is nationally recognised and seeks to support equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. Equality encompasses health, housing,
UCRH North Coast students Danielle (Danni) Dries (ANU) and Thomas (‘TJ’) Pearson (University of Western Sydney) are pictured on either side of Professor Lesley Barclay AO, the UCRH Director at the National Rural Health Students’ Network (NRHSN) face-to-face in Melbourne, 26-27 February 2015. Danni joined UCRH’s UoW/USYD teaching cohort for
