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Rural childbirth program to be reborn on January 19

January 4, 2010

Due to popular demand, a panel-style Rural Health Education Foundation program about childbirth in rural and remote areas has earned an encore screening on January 19th. 

Birthing in the Bush, a highly-regarded program which initially screened in March 2009, will return to the Foundation’s nationwide satellite broadcast network at 8pm …

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Musculoskeletal series forms backbone of Foundation’s early 2010 program schedule

December 21, 2009

Four new programs about musculoskeletal issues will feature in the Rural Health Education Foundation’s early 2010 broadcast schedule, along with new educational television programs on aged care, childbirth, acne, otitis, mental health and acute coronary syndromes.

The Foundation’s preliminary schedule of accredited satellite television broadcasts for the period January to …

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Free posttraumatic stress disorder DVDs back by popular demand

December 11, 2009

Due to high demand, the Rural Health Education Foundation is again offering two programs about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to health workers and community members on DVD for free.

The first of the free resources, Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic …

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Type 2 diabetes guideline series available free on DVD

December 7, 2009

The Rural Health Education Foundation’s series of programs about the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Clinical Guidelines will soon be available on DVD for free.

Thanks to funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, bona fide Australian health professionals can now order a four-disk set of the four-program …

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PTSD program wins prestigious international award

November 29, 2009

A co-production from the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (ACPMH) and the Rural Health Education Foundation on trauma recovery was the only program outside North America to win a “FREDDIE” statuette at the prestigious 2009 International Health and Medical Media Awards.

The program, entitled Recovery …

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Foundation targets Chronic Kidney Disease

November 26, 2009

A new Rural Health Education Foundation television program airing on Tuesday 8th December emphasises the need for a targeted approach to the prevention, detection, and management of chronic kidney disease.

Chronic Kidney Disease: A Silent Condition examines risk factors and the need for early detection, and discusses how to manage …

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Foundation joins National Rural Health Alliance

November 20, 2009

The Rural Health Education Foundation has joined the National Rural Health Alliance, a national body which promotes good health and wellbeing in rural and remote Australia.

The Foundation is now one of 29 member bodies in the ACT-based Alliance, which has the specific goal of equal health for all Australians by …

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Practice nursing made perfect in November 24 simulcast

November 13, 2009

A new Rural Health Education Foundation television program airing on Tuesday 24th November discusses the professional issues in general practice nursing, a relatively new area of nursing specialisation in Australia.

General Practice Nursing: A New Dimension in Primary Health Care looks at suitable models of practice, training and education, indemnity, …

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Broader approach recommended for treating Indigenous Australians with type 2 diabetes

November 6, 2009

New treatment guidelines recommending a broader approach to the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians with type 2 diabetes are currently being relayed to rural and remote health practitioners around Australia to help address the alarming incidence of the disease.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians currently have the …

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Diabetes Channel features type 2 diabetes guidelines

October 27, 2009

Rural Health Education Foundation CEO, Don Perlgut, is now on the Diabetes Channel, talking about the Foundation’s current educational program series covering the treatment and management of type 2 diabetes.

Mr Perlgut appears in an on-demand video on the DiabetesChannel.com.au website, where he discusses the Foundation’s T2DM Guideline Series, a …

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