qualifications: PhD
contribution: wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts, original concept
position: Senior research fellow
Australia
Dr Bernadette Ward is a researcher with interests in rural and remote primary health care systems, adolescent alcohol use and research capacity building.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts, collected data
position: Senior research fellow
Australia
Research interests include mental health, service systems, and clinical psychology practice
qualifications: MPH
contribution: literature review, supplied data, contributed to drafts
position: Research fellow
Australia
Rural health Oral health primary health care climate change
qualifications: PhD
contribution: contributed to drafts, original concept
position: Associate professor
Australia
qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Emeritus professor
Australia
Current research interests include:
Describing a medical school’s rural activity footprint
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Fertility patterns in Pakistan: a comparative analysis of family planning trends across different geographic regions
article
A scoping review of food security in remote and isolated communities
article
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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