November 15, 2006
** UPDATE 2 July 2007: All free copies of the Multiple Sclerosis program have now been distributed, so there are no free copies available anymore. **
The Rural Health Education Foundation is delighted to announce that its Multiple Sclerosis: Update on Diagnosis and Management program (first broadcast in November 2006) …
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October 23, 2006
The Rural Health Education Foundation has appointed Amanda Little as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Education, effective from 18 October 2006.
Amanda originally joined the Rural Health Education Foundation’s staff in August 2004 as the Head of Program Development.
“Since Amanda joined the Foundation, she has been instrumental in our …
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October 19, 2006
Our independent reviewers have written positive critiques of recent Aboriginal-themed programs produced by the Rural Health Education Foundation.
Professor Judy Atkinson, Head of the College of Indigenous Australian Peoples at Southern Cross University NSW, describes the Foundation’s Injury Prevention in Aboriginal Communities program on video (also available on DVD) as a …
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October 6, 2006
Free audio podcasts of all Rural Health Education Foundation programs produced since January 2004 are now available for download onto your computer - ready for listening at any time.
Foundation podcasts now available include:
610 - Rash Decisions: Dermatology in General Practice
503 - Asthma and Combination Therapy: Getting the Balance Right
409d - …
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September 28, 2006
In November, SBS Television will broadcast three Rural Health Education Foundation documentary programs on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health issues.
The Start Strong (Tuesday 14 November) and Grow Strong (Tuesday 21 November) programs offer ideas for communities on what can work for them in improving maternal and infant care …
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September 26, 2006
Update as of 8 January 2007
Please note that the free supply of this program on DVD and VHS video has now been exhausted. You can now purchase the program via our online order form.
The Rural Health Education Foundation is delighted to announce that thanks to the generous support …
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September 25, 2006
The Rural Health Education Foundation will have an exhibition booth at the Australian General Practice Network Forum on Queensland’s Gold Coast from Saturday 25 to Tuesday 28 November 2006.
This year’s four-day National ADGP Conference, the eighth to be staged, will take place at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, …
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September 22, 2006
Child Abuse and Neglect: Identifying and Assisting Children at Risk, a new Rural Health Education Foundation program airing on Tuesday 24 October, will increase the ability of GPs to help children at risk of child abuse and neglect.
The program will air on the Foundation’s satellite network at 8pm (EST) on …
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September 21, 2006
The Rural Health Education Foundation’s Head of Program Development, Ms Amanda Little, will present a paper at the ACRRM Practising Rural & Remote Medicine - Moving Forward conference in Adelaide on Friday 17 November 2006.
The conference, ACRRM’s 4th Scientific Forum, is being held at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, …
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September 2, 2006
A Rural Health Education Foundation program which increases the ability of GPs to help children at risk of child abuse and neglect, returns for an encore screening on Tuesday 9 October.
Child Abuse and Neglect: Identifying and Assisting Children at Risk will air on the Foundation’s satellite network at 8pm (EST) …
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