Foundation plans strong presence at September 22 rural health symposium in Canberra
September 16, 2008The Rural Health Education Foundation will be represented by four senior staff at the National Planning in the Rural and Remote Health Sector symposium in Canberra on Monday September 22.
Amanda Little, the Foundation’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, and Georgina Springer, the Foundation’s Client Relationship Manager/Fundraising Executive, will attend the symposium at the Australian National University along with Senior Project Manager of Education Maurie O’Connor and Health and Medical Education Officer Deborah McIntyre.
The need for a national rural primary care strategy and an update on the state of Aboriginal health are among key topics to be discussed at the public seminar, which forms part the National Rural Health Alliance’s 17th annual Councilfest.
In addition to attending the presentations, Amanda and her colleagues will use the event as an opportunity to discuss the Foundation’s activities, and the issues of the day, with people who have a professional or personal interest in rural and remote health.
Seminar details
The National Planning in the Rural and Remote Health Sector symposium runs from 2pm to 5pm on Monday 22 September 2008 in the Great Hall of ANU’s University House.
Professor John Wakerman, the Alice Springs-based chair of the National Rural Health Alliance, will open the event by sharing his thoughts on ways to build an improved rural and remote health system.
The former Victorian Health Minister, Rob Knowles, a member of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC), will discuss the Commission’s efforts to explicitly identify a long-term plan for improving rural health services.
And Ms Pat Anderson, Chair of the Cooperative Research Centre for Indigenous Health, will provide an update about what is - and is not - happening in Aboriginal health.
More information
For more information about the Foundation’s presence at this event, please contact the Foundation.