
qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, designed the project, literature review, collected data, input data, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft
position: Senior rural medical practitioner
Australia
Australian/American GP/Researcher interested in thermotherapies, sweat metabolomics, complementary medicine, lifestyle/wellness medicine, and environmental health issues of urban, rural and remote residents worldwide.

qualifications: PhD
contribution: designed the project, contributed to drafts
position: Lecturer
Projects are: Rural Health Research Register, LISARRH (Literature Information Service for Australian Rural and Remote Health), Health and Information Technology.

qualifications: PhD
contribution: designed the project, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts
position: Senior lecturer
Australia
Dr Margaret Stebbing is the Adjunct Lecturer C for Population Health in the Monash University Department of Rural and Indigenous Health, in the School of Rural Health in Moe. Margaret's professional background is in nursing, public health practice and both clinical and social epidemiology. She has worked in rural and remote health projects in Victoria, the NT of Australia, Nepal and China. Recently completed research projects include a study at the household level of perceived health impacts of long term water insecurity in small rural towns in Victoria, and a research and action project to develop a workforce model to support retention of allied health professionals at retirement age in rural Victoria. Margaret teaches a Masters unit in Health, ecology and environmental change.

qualifications: PhD
contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts
position: Senior research fellow
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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