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Treating mental health in remote communities: what do remote health practitioners need?
qualifications: BNurs BPsych(Hons)
contribution: devised survey tool
position: Postgraduate student
Australia
I am interested in psychological issues in rural areas of Australia.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: supervised project and contributed to drafts
position: Associate professor, mental health
Australia
qualifications: MPH
contribution: supervised project and contributed to drafts
position: Head
Australia
Sue Lenthall is an academic with practice background as a remote area nurse. She was one of the first teachers with the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education Program in Queensland, was the Executive Officer for the Council of Remote Areas Nurses of Australia before working as the education coordinator with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in Townsville. She was the foundation course coordinator of the Remote Health Practice program at the Centre for Remote Health and has developed curriculum for a variety of health professionals in rural and remote Australia. She has completed numerous evaluations and research projects related to remote health practice. She completed a PhD in ‘’reducing occupational stress among nurses in very remote Northern Territory and is currently the director of Katherine Campus, Flinders NT. Sue has won a number of awards, including two national teaching awards, a CRANAplus Research and Education award and the Aurora Award for leadership and outstanding contribution to remote area health in Australia.
qualifications: BPharm MClinPharm
contribution: contributed to drafts
position: Hospital pharmacist
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