qualifications: MA
contribution: designed the project, literature review, collected data, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts
position: Lecturer
Australia
Shane is a Kamilaroi man (First Nations Australian) who is a registered psychologist, a member of the Australian Psychological Society, and a university lecturer in counselling. Shane has taught to various allied health professionals, working as an Academic for over 15 years. Shane is in the final stages of completing his PhD in Psychology, on spirituality, coping and resilience in Indigenous Australians. Shane's research interests also include Indigenous Grief and loss, Indigenous child and adolescent issues, Indigenous resilience, and Exploring Rural Men's Identities, Wellbeing and Inter-generational Relationships.
qualifications: PhD
position: Assistant professor
Canada
Social work practitioner in rural palliative community care and social work educator teaching research and counselling skills. Research interests include creativity, cultural and linguistic respect and social work's history.
Access to maternal health services for Indigenous women in low- and middle-income countries
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Virtual communities of practice for novice occupational therapists
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Recruitment and retention of rural allied health professionals: a scoping review
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UBUNTU 2024: People, Place, and Policy for Community Wellness, 10–13 September 2024, Cape Town, South Africa
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23rd International Balint Congress, 9–13 September 2024, Boulder, CO, USA
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17th National Rural Health Conference, 16–18 September 2024, Perth, WA, Australia
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15th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference (SARRAH), 21–23 October 2024, Mildura, Australia
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RMA24, 23–26 October 2024, Darwin, NT, Australia
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International Conference on Rural Nursing and Rural Health (ICRNRH), 28–29 October 2024, Lisbon, Portugal
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15th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference: Going the distance, 21–23 October 2024, Mildura, Vic., Australia
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Rural GP Association of Scotland (RGPAS) Annual Conference #RGPAS24, 15–17 November 2024, Inverness, Scotland
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11th Biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) 2024, 2–6 December 2024, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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4th International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2025, 16–19 June 2025, Adelaide Convention Centre, Kaurna Country, Australia
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