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3rd Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium, 19 - 21 June 2012

Building collaboration and excellence in rural and remote health research

Day One, Tuesday 19 June 2012

Session One:
Excellence in rural and remote health research

	Welcome to Country David Copley Senior Kaurna Elder Presentation

	Official Opening Hon John Hill South Australian Minister for Health and Ageing, for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, and for the Arts Presentation

	Official Welcome (by video) Hon Tanya Plibersek Minister for Health and Ageing Official welcome video

	Background to 3rd Symposium David Perkins Symposium chair Presentation - Slides only (PDF)

	Keynote 1: Identifying excellence in rural and remote health research Kim Snowball Director-General, WA Health Presentation - Slides only (PDF)

Session Two:
The keys to collaborative research

	Keynote 2: Collaborative rural health research: what are the dimensions of quality? Robyn McDermott Professor of Public Health, University of South Australia Presentation - Slides only (PDF)

	Panel: Government and industry users of rural and remote health research Lou Andreatta, Department of Health and Ageing Darren Benham, Famillies, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs Virginia Hart, National Health & Medical Research Council Presentation - Slides only - Hart (PDF)

	Keynote 3: Integrating research into rural health policy and practice Darren Benham Senior Health Adviser, Indigenous Policy and Engagement, FaCHSIA Presentation - Slides only (PDF)

	Moving from understanding of excellence to practical research collaboration Helen Berry Jane Farmer Dee McLaughlin Steering Group Topic Leaders Presentation

Session Three:
Topic 1: The impact of changing rural demography on community and regional
sustainability and on rural health and wellbeing

	Keynote 4: The state of the science in rural demography Dianne Rudd Discipline of Geography, Environment and Population, University of Adelaide Presentation - Slides only (PDF)

	Panel discussion: Peter Smailes, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide Anne McKenzie, Consumer Advocate, Telethon Institute for Child Health Dee McLaughlin, Reserach Centre for Gender Health and Ageing, University of Queensland Rafat Hussain, School of Rural Medicine, University of New England Presentation Slides only - McKenzie (PDF) / Slides only - Smailes (PDF)

Session Four:
Topic 2: The impact on community functioning and mental health of weather-related disasters
and other adversities in rural and remote Australia

	Keynote 5: Helen Berry Centre for Research and Action in Public Health, University of Canberra David Perkins Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health Research University of Sydney Presentation - Slides only - Berry (PDF)

	Q & A discussion with the speaers, panelists and participants Brett McDermott, Child Psychiatry, Mater Hospital , Brisbane Sophie Dwyer, Executive Director, Health Protection, queensland Health Jennifer Bowers, CEO, Australian Centre for Rural and Remote Mental health David Perkins, Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health Research, University of Sydney Darren Benham, Senior Health Adviser, Indigenous Policy and Engagement, FaHCSIA Presentation

Session Five:
Topic 3: The impact of culture on rural health and health services

	Update: NHMRC's Partnership Centres: update and opportunity Philip Davies Knowledge Broker, Partnership Centres, NHMRC Presentation - Slides only (PDF)

	Keynote 6: The state of the science: the diverse cultures of rural and remote Australia and their impact on health and health services Lisa Bourke, Rural Health Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Shepparton Jane Farmer, La Trove Rural Health School, La Trobe University , Bendigo Julia Marley, Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, University of Western Australia, Broome Judy Taylor, Centre for Rural Health and Community Development, University of SA; School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University Panel presentations followed by discussion: Jenny Baker,Yaitya Purruna Indigenous Health Unit, South Australia Chelsea Bond, Inala Indigenous Health Service, Queensland John Nyagua, Migrant Resource Centre, Tasmania Presentation - Slides only - Keynote 6 (PDF) - Slides only - Bond (PDF)

	Final Session: Next steps, roles and responsibilites David Perkins, Symposium Chair Ellen McIntyre, Symposium Facilitator Presentation

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