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New take on acute coronary syndromes at heart of May 11th broadcast

April 27, 2010

A new Rural Health Education Foundation television program airing on Tuesday May 11th discusses the barriers to achieving better outcomes for people with heart attack, and what can be done to overcome them. 

Finger on the Pulse: Acute Coronary Syndromes discusses the treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), including the …

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New director bolsters Rural Health Education Foundation board

April 22, 2010

The Rural Health Education Foundation’s board of directors will has been strengthened by the appointment of Helen Leonard, a senior MSD executive. 

Ms Leonard officially began her new role as a Foundation director at the organisation’s board meeting held on 20 April 2010.

“I’m thrilled to have Helen join me and my …

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Indigenous youth program now part of NSW high school curriculum

April 11, 2010

A Rural Health Education Foundation program on healthcare for Indigenous youth is being used by the NSW Board of Studies in its high school curriculum.

Strong and Deadly, a half-hour television program which is part of the Foundation’s “Strong” series on Indigenous children’s health, is now the main stimulus material …

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All-Indigenous panel tackles chronic disease in April 27th broadcast

April 5, 2010

An interactive television broadcast and simultaneous webcast about chronic disease in Indigenous communities - the first Rural Health Education Foundation program to feature an exclusively Indigenous panel of experts - will occur on Tuesday April 27th.

Sharing Solutions: Indigenous Communities Tackling Chronic Disease aims to increase the capacity of health …

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End of life care program given new life on April 13th

April 1, 2010

A popular Rural Health Education Foundation television program exploring the issues involved in end of life care, particularly in rural and remote Australia, will have an encore screening airing on Tuesday April 13th. 

End of Life Care looks at the latest developments in palliative and end of life care, and …

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SBS to re-screen Indigenous youth healthcare program ‘Stay Strong’ on April 11th

March 29, 2010

A Rural Health Education Foundation program on healthcare for primary school aged Indigenous children has earned another encore screening on SBS Television, this time on Sunday April 11th.

Stay Strong, a half-hour documentary which focuses on the challenge for Indigenous kids in the six to twelve years age group to …

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Foundation to exhibit at rural leadership development event in Wollongong from April 8

March 22, 2010

The Rural Health Education Foundation will have an exhibition at the 2010 National Rural Leadership Development Seminar, which will be held at the University of Wollongong from April 8th to 10th. 

The seminar is the first of its kind in Australia, enabling allied health, nursing and medical students to come …

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Type 2 diabetes guideline series available free on DVD

March 15, 2010

The Rural Health Education Foundation’s series of programs about the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Clinical Guidelines is now 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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Hip and knee osteoarthritis program to mark Arthritis Week on March 23rd

An interactive television broadcast and simultaneous webcast about early hip and knee osteoarthritis - the third program in the Rural Health Education Foundation’s four-part series exploring the national musculoskeletal clinical guidelines - will occur during Arthritis Awareness Week, on Tuesday March 23rd.

Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Guideline for Non-surgical …

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Award-winning trauma recovery program airs March 16th

March 10, 2010

The premiere satellite broadcast of the Rural Health Education Foundation’s international award winning trauma recovery program is scheduled for Tuesday 16th March.

Recovery from Trauma: What Works was the only program outside North America to win a “FREDDIE” statuette at the prestigious 2009 International Health and Medical Media Awards.

Recovery …

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