The Rural Health Education Foundation will air a new program about changes to cervical cancer screening on March 14.
Cervical Cancer Screening is Changing: What You Need to Know will be broadcast live across the Foundation’s national satellite network at 8pm Sydney time on Tuesday 14 March, and again at 1.30pm …
read more »Australia is not doing enough to prevent burn injuries, with over 200,000 people being accidentally burned, 20,000 taken to hospital and 115 dying from burns every year, says Dr Peter Maitz, Medical Director of the Burns Unit at Concord Hospital in Sydney.
The most common causes of burns are hot water, …
read more »** Applications for the Client Relationship Manager position are no longer being accepted. **
The Rural Health Education Foundation is looking for an experienced Client Relationship Manager (Fundraiser/Grantwriter) to join our small and energetic team.
The person will be responsible for researching and identifying appropriate funding sources, and writing submissions to philanthropic …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation has continued its commitment to infectious disease education by scheduling its highly regarded Infectious Diseases: Management and Control program for re-broadcast on Wednesday April 26.
“In light of the recent debate over the possibility of a new flu pandemic, we believe this broadcast will serve as …
read more »Professor Ian Hickie, a regular panellist on Rural Health Education Foundation broadcasts, was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia on Australia Day, 26 January 2006.
The Rural Health Education Foundation warmly congratulates Professor Hickie, who received the honour “for service to medicine in the …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation website will now feature reviews of film, television and video programs that are relevant to Australian rural and remote health professionals, starting with a critique of the new SBS TV series Remote Area Nurse.
The review of Remote Area Nurse is provided by Narelle MacPherson, a …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation has produced a new printed catalogue of all Foundation programs available for purchase on DVD, VHS video and CD-ROM.
It is the second time a complete list of the Foundation’s educational resources has been listed in a printed catalogue.
The free catalogue also includes an order form, …
read more »A recent report shows that the number of community mental health consultations in Australia is approaching five million per year.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report, entitled Mental Health Services in Australia 2003-04, has particular relevance to the Rural Health Education Foundation’s Psychiatric Emergencies program which will air …
read more »Opportunities now exist for rural and remote health organisations to join the Rural Health Education Foundation’s Satellite Network.
“As a health professional living in a rural or remote location, the reality of leaving the community to engage in professional development can be costly and time-consuming,” says Don Perlgut, CEO of …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation has released its preliminary schedule of accredited satellite television broadcasts for the period January to June 2006.
Over this period there are 11 programs that can be viewed on release usually on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, with repeats during Friday daytime.
All programs can be viewed …
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