Western Alliance Fifth Annual Symposium Program
Good health and wellbeing: It matters to rural and regional communities
Thursday 13 September 2018
KEYNOTE Open scientific practices: Restoring trust in science
Dr Rebecca Willén, Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education
KEYNOTE Clinical research in regional Victoria: An opportunity for all
Associate Professor Ian Collins, South West Regional Cancer Centre and Deakin University
The National Centre for Farmer Health: Ten years on
Professor Susan Brumby, Director, National Centre for Farmer Health
Equity and equality in rural health and health care
Variation in paediatric emergency presentations across south-western Victoria
Associate Professor Tim Baker, Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine, Deakin University
Engaging in antenatal care: An interview study of teenage women
Associate Professor Anna Wong Shee, Ballarat Health Services & Deakin University
The Practice Nurse workforce in western Victoria
Dr Blake Peck, Federation University
Let’s have a yarn about chronic disease in Gunditjmara Country
Ms Joleen Ryan and Dr Josh Hayward, Deakin Rural Health
Going green: Early lessons from a workplace intervention in a regional health service
Mr Rohan Fitzgerald, Western District Health Service
SERVICE-DELIVERY MODELS IN RURAL AND REGIONAL HEALTH |
AGEING IN PLACE –
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| Blood pressure and its influence on general practitioner visits in rural AraratDr Alex Gavino East Grampians Health Service |
High-intensity interval training in patients with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Dr Matthew Wallen |
| Post-arthroplasty review: Can we replace outpatient appointments with a remote view model?
Mr Bill Reynolds |
Exercise and depressive symptoms in older adults: An investigator into psychosocial factorsMr Kyle Miller Federation University Australia |
| An analysis of an innovative, rural community based cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program
Ms Karina Crannitch |
20-minute rounding: Is this the solution to reducing falls and fractures?
Ms Bronwyn Roberts |
| Discharge planning and access to rehabilitation services after a major farm-related injury
Ms Jessica Beattie |
Rural policy makers’ views of the evidence for heart-disease prevention policy
Ms Laura Alston |
| Feasibility study of patient feedback on safety in primary care
Ms Andrea Hernan
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From inside the farm gate: Innovative engagement in building rural health and wellbeing
Dr Alison Kennedy National Centre for Farmer Health |
| Improving care for chronic conditions in rural communities
Ms Lucy Spanswick
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National Centre for Farmer Health Conference
Good health, wellbeing and safety: Making a difference to farmer’s lives
Wednesday 12 September 2018
The National Centre for Farmer Health’s conference program is designed to encourage and continue relationships across sectors, to reflect the true diversity of health, wellbeing and safety outcomes in farming communities across Australia.
KEYNOTE Health and neurological effects of organophosphate pesticides on young field workers
Associate Professor Dianne Rohlman
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health in the University of Iowa
KEYNOTE Launch of ‘Bright Futures: Spotlight on the wellbeing of young people living in rural and regional Victoria’
Dr Claire Naughtin
CSIRO’s Data61
Guest speakers
Authentic partners
Mr Brock Pinner
Rural Bank
Rural and regional young people’s views on megatrends and their wellbeing
Ms Kristen Moeller-Saxone, Ms Ripley Watt and Ms Lauren McIveen
VicHealth
MENTAL HEALTH SESSION |
SERVICE DELIVERY SESSION |
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Assessing community readiness for mental health promotion in rural Tasmania Mr Stuart Auckland |
AgriSafe™ Australia – addressing health and safety in farmers and Mrs Tam Phillips |
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| Supporting farmer mental health through resilience interventions: Measuring, monitoring and building resilience
Associate Professor Jacki Schirmer |
Addressing stress from the source: Financial empowerment and family farm succession planning
Ms Dianna Jacobsen |
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| Walk with us, Talk with us
Mrs Rebecca Milliken
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Drought wellbeing service: A clinician-led, community engagement service delivery modelMs Gail Jamieson Royal Doctor Flying Service (Qld) |
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| Family farm transfers affect health and individual wellbeing
Dr Diane Luhrs |
Insights into the hospital experience from the farmer’s hospital bed
Mrs Annette Reed |
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| The Ripple Effect: Identifying behavioural indicators of suicide stigma-reduction in rural Australia
Dr Alison Kennedy |
Measure to manage: Using cholinesterase assessment to monitor agrichemical exposure in Victorian farmers
Dr Jacqueline Cotton |
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| Family burden and social support in mental illness
Dr Josy Thomas |
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INNOVATIVE ENGAGEMENT SESSION |
CLIMATE CHANGE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY SESSION |
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Beyond the fence line: A professional development pilot improving Dr Jacqueline Cotton |
Compassion fatigue and burnout in subtropical dairy farming in the new millennium Ms Patricia Eats |
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| Strengthening Victorian rural women and agriculture: A case-crossover study.
Ms Molly McNamara |
Balmoral Fire Connect: A case study of social networks in a rural community
Ms Jo Brown |
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| From Inside the Farm Gate: Innovative engagement in building rural health and wellbeingDr Alison Kennedy National Centre for Farmer Health |
Satisfaction with off-farm work and implications for farmer health and wellbeing
Mr Dominic Peel |
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| Data analytics and community based screening for undiagnosed diabetes in a rural setting
Associate Professor Andrew Stranieri |
Gear Up for Ag Health and Safety – empowering the next generation
Mrs Tam Phillips |
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