SBS TWO will air the Foundation’s documentary, Outback Healers and Heroines: Women GPs in Rural Practice on Monday 22nd November at 6pm. The documentary, produced in association with the Rural Doctors Association of Australia, shares the experiences of five women general practitioners working in rural Australia, and discusses how …
read more »Indigenous health expert Catrina Felton-Busch has joined the Rural Health Education Foundation’s board of directors, following long-serving director Margaret Norington’s retirement.
Ms Felton-Busch officially began her new role as a Foundation director on October 22nd.
Ms Norington to remain involved with the Foundation
“On behalf of my fellow directors I’d …
All health professionals have them. These are the patients that upset, frustrate, threaten, anger and frighten. Their issues and problems make professionals cringe and sweat; they pull health professionals right out of their “comfort zone”.
Typically most doctors and other health professionals have difficulty with alcohol and …
read more »On October 22nd the Board of the Rural Health Education Foundation endorsed a new Strategic Plan to guide the Foundation’s operations for the 2010-2014 period.
The new Strategic Plan is laid out in a simpler, more accessible format and includes a revised Vision: “Better health for people in remote and …
read more »A new Rural Health Education Foundation (the Foundation) television program which explores the experiences of rural and remote doctors with depression and anxiety disorders will air on Tuesday 9 November 2010.
A Complete Check-up: Doctors’ Mental Health and Wellbeing highlights the importance of doctors being aware of the symptoms of …
read more »A new Rural Health Education Foundation television program which discusses the risk factors and protective factors for skin cancer will air on Tuesday October 26th.
Skin Cancer: Keeping it in Check covers early detection and diagnosis of skin cancer, and the different clinical presentations of various types of skin cancers.
The …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation has added four new receiving sites to its rural satellite network, boosting its total number of sites beyond 670.
The Foundation’s already extensive rural and remote satellite site network of hospitals, clinics, educational institutions and Indigenous medical services now includes public receiving sites at:
Dareton Primary …
read more »A popular Rural Health Education Foundation television program designed to help children with behaviours categorised under Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will return to the air on Tuesday October 12th.
Helping Children with Autism discusses diagnosis, early intervention, appropriate referral and access to services both in the preschool and school years.
The …
read more »The patron of the Rural Health Education Foundation, Dr Tom Calma, has used the 2010 Chalmers Oration to present an overview of the groundbreaking role that the Close the Gap campaign is playing in making a difference to the health of Indigenous Australians, especially those who live in rural and …
read more »The Rural Health Education Foundation is seeking a Senior Project Officer: Fundraising and Marketing to work alongside the CEO in the Foundation’s Sydney office. It is also seeking an Educational Project Officer to work with the Foundation’s education team, based in the Canberra office.
Fundraising/marketing role has strategic importance
“There are some …
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