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Can frequent medical evacuations be reduced by managing chronic disease better in the bush?
qualifications: MBBS (Hons), FRACGP, MSc international health
contribution: wrote the first draft
position: Director clinial medicine
Australia
Malcolm worked in Australian rural general practice for 13 years before starting further study and research activity. He has worked in Albury, Nepal, Broken Hill and Canberra. His research interests are clinical communication - particularly handover and patient-centred communication; remote health; rural medical education; and inter-professional learning. He is now working in S-E NSW at the ANU Rural Clinical School, based in Canberra.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: contributed to drafts
position: Senior research fellow
Australia
Senior Research Fellow University Department of Rural Health Broken Hill; role rural health research and research capacity building.
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