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Rural Health Education Foundation Board endorses revised Strategic Plan

October 24, 2003

The Board of the Rural Health Education Foundation this month endorsed the Foundation’s revised Strategic Plan for the 2003-2005 period.

For more than a decade, the Rural Health Education Foundation has supported rural healthcare delivery by maximising educational access and connectivity.

These issues are acknowledged as critical in supporting and retaining health …

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Rural Health Education Foundation to screen major series on anxiety disorders in November

October 22, 2003

Working collaboratively with the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, the Rural Health Education Foundation has produced a three-part television series on anxiety disorders for General Practitioners and other health professionals.

Presented by Professor Gavin Andrews and Dr Lisa Lampe, this series …

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Rural Health Education Foundation satellite TV programs now accredited by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

October 1, 2003

Rural Health Education Foundation-produced satellite TV programs are now accredited by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). The satellite broadcasts will attract 1 point per hour as a CME activity under ACRRM’s Professional Development Program. The Rural Health Education Foundation will forward to ACRRM the evaluations submitted …

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New Dementia Program on ‘The Importance of Early Diagnosis and the Role of GPs’ now available free of charge on video

September 24, 2003

NOTE: As of 14 December 2004 free copies of this dementia program is no longer available. Copies of the video may be purchased online.

The second in a series of five programs on dementia sponsored by the Department of Health and Ageing is now available free on video, with support …

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Rural Health Education Foundation programs to screen internationally on ABC’s Asia Pacific regional satellite television service

September 23, 2003

Commencing October 4th, Rural Health Education Foundation programs will commence screening on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s television service to the Asia Pacific region. ABC Asia Pacific presents an Australian perspective to the region, including information, knowledge and entertainment programs.

The Foundation series of programs entitled “Talking Health”, which will screen include:

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Extended Dementia series to follow National Dementia Awareness Week

September 10, 2003

The Rural Health Education Foundation has announced four new programs in its Dementia series which began with the broadcast of Dementia: What’s It All About on 25 February.

The first of the new programs, Dementia: The Importance of Early Diagnosis and the Role of GPs, …

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Foundation to air unique program on Indigenous women’s medical issues

August 27, 2003

The Rural Health Education Foundation will broadcast a unique program on medical issues relating to Indigenous women on Tuesday September 16 through its rural health satellite network.

“Overcoming Barriers to Screening for Cervical and Breast Cancer in Indigenous Women” is sponsored by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

The program will …

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Special Parkinson’s broadcast set for September 10

August 26, 2003

As part of Parkinson’s Awareness Week (7th to 13th September), the Rural Health Education Foundation’s satellite network will carry a special program entitled “Living With Parkinsons”, a 90-minute live broadcast produced by Victorian Schools’ Television for Parkinsons Victoria.

The program will screen on Wednesday September 10th at 7.00pm (AEST) on satellite …

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Foundation releases coronary program on CD-ROM

August 21, 2003

The satellite TV program Time is Muscle: Update on Acute Coronary Syndromes is now available on CD-ROM from the Rural Health Education Foundation.

The 90 minute program was produced by the Foundation with the assistance of the National Heart Foundation and broadcast on May 20th 2003.

It featured Prof. Andrew Tonkin, …

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Foundation announces booth at CRANA/AARN “Frontier to Frontier” conference

August 16, 2003

The Rural Health Education Foundation will be represented at the CRANA/AARN conference at Katoomba in September.

The Foundation will have a booth at the “Frontier to Frontier: Looking Back, Moving Forward” conference, which will take place at the historic Carrington Arms Hotel in the Blue Mountains of NSW on September 21st …

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