Profiles And Contributions To This Article

What do evaluations tell us about implementing new models in rural and remote primary health care? Findings from a narrative analysis of seven service evaluations conducted by an Australian Centre of Research Excellence

David  Lyle

Prof David Lyle

qualifications: PhD

contribution: conduct, primary author, original concept, designed the project, literature review, collected data, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts

position: Professor

public health, remote health, Indigenous health


Emily  Saurman

Dr Emily Saurman

qualifications: PhD

contribution: data review, secondary author, literature review, contributed to drafts

position: Dr

Australia

rural health, health care services, access, ethics, palliative care


Sue  Kirby

Dr Sue Kirby

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: Dr

Australia

Senior Research Fellow University Department of Rural Health Broken Hill; role rural health research and research capacity building.


Debra  Jones

Debra Jones

qualifications: Master of Indigenous Health

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: Ms


John  Humphreys

John Humphreys

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts, original concept

position: Emeritus Professor

Australia

Current research interests include:

  • the social and spatial patterns of need for health related services in rural areas,
  • rural health workforce recruitment and retention,
  • the role and contribution of services to the health and wellbeing of communities,
  • the provision of appropriate education, training and support for rural health workers and implementation of innovative service delivery models in order to provide sustainable health care in small rural and remote communities,
  • the evaluation of rural health care planning and policies, and
  • rural community development.


John  Wakerman

Prof John Wakerman

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts, original concept

position: Professor

Australia

John is a Public Health Medicine specialist and general practitioner, with a background in remote primary health care services as a medical practitioner, senior manager and researcher. He has a special interest in remote health services research.


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