
qualifications: MN
contribution: project officer
position: Senior health research officer
Australia
Melissa Barrett Senior Project Officer Masters Nursing Nurse Practitioner Midwife Registered Nurse Email: melissab@cucrh.uwa.edu.au Professional Interests Palliative care, Nurse Practitioner Role in Rural and Remote Areas, Community Nursing, Remote Area Nursing, Midwifery Practice in Rural and Remote Areas, Nursing Education in Rural and Regional Areas, Telehealth and wound care.

qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept
position: Director, associate professor
Australia
Public health specialist and demographer with an interest in health systems in rural and remote Australia and low- and middle-income countries.

qualifications: PhD
contribution: supervised Melissa Barrett Masters
position: Associate Professor

qualifications: PhD
contribution: contributed to drafts
position: Associate professor
Medical students’ attitudes towards rural practice post-rural placement
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Professional identity and rural workforce commitment among medical students in Japan
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The role of rurality in self-reported sleep and cognition in rural adults
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The role of rurality in self-reported sleep and cognition in rural adults
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2026 Indigenous Wellbeing Conference, 12–13 October 2026, Ngambri and Ngunnawal Country (Canberra), Australia
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Transforming Community, Regional, and Rural Healthcare, 12 & 13 October 2026, Mayo Civic Center - Rochester, MN, USA
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RMA26 – Rural Medicine Australia Conference, 21–24 October 2026, Tarndanya (Adelaide), Australia
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2026 Aeromed Conference, 28–30 October 2026, Darwin, Australia
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2026, 4–6 November 2026, Gold Coast, Australia
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16th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference (SARRAH), 9–11 November 2026, Coffs Harbour, Australia
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Rural GP Association Scotland (RGPAS) Annual Conference 2026, 20–22 November 2026, Inverness
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IAHA Indigenous Allied Health Australia National Conference, 30 November–2 December 2026, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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BC Rural Health Conference, 28–30 May 2027, Victoria, BC, Canada
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5th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, 8–10 June 2027, Larrakia Country, Garramilla (Darwin), Australia
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Regional, Rural and Remote Emergency Medicine Conference 2027 (ACEM RRR EM27), 18–20 July 2027, Lutruwita/Tasmania, Australia
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