About 1,000 rural health leaders are gathering in nipaluna/Hobart this week for the 15th National Rural Health Conference. The conference is perfectly timed to put the spotlight on critical... Read more
In the spirit of the season, Croakey has compiled a special publication for our readers – highlights from our extensive coverage of health conferences during 2017. We hope you find it... Read more
Please download, read and share this report compiling articles by Amy Coopes and other coverage of a recent mental health services conference: #TheMHS2017_conference_report (see the contents... Read more
In the wake of London’s tragic Grenfell Tower fire, Professor Martin McKee has written an important piece for the British Medical Journal on why public health professionals “cann... Read more
This is the final instalment of Croakey Conference News Service coverage of the recent National Rural Health Conference in Cairns. It is in three parts: a reflection by journalist Melissa Sw... Read more
Some of the big challenges facing the country’s 31 primary health networks (PHNs), established in July 2015 by the Coalition Government to replace the 61 Medicare Locals created under the pr... Read more
Victims of serious accidents and disasters in rural Australia may be missing out on critical immediate care because local doctors are being excluded from emergency responses. The recent Nati... Read more
After the National Rural Health Conference in 2015, Croakey’s Jennifer Doggett wrote a thoughtful article reflecting on the importance of arts and cultural performances in the conference pro... Read more
The World Health Organization is today (5 May) mounting a global campaign to tackle antibiotic resistance through wider uptake of handwashing. Croakey readers can follow the campaign via #ha... Read more
The rapidly advancing field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to shake up the health and healthcare of rural communities, the National Rural Health Conference was told last week. The pr... Read more
