qualifications: B. App. Sc. (Sp. Path)
contribution: original concept, designed the project, literature review, supplied data, collected data, input data, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts, devised survey tool
position: PhD student
Formerly Manager, Speech Pathology, at Royal Far West, a rural health NGO centred in Manly NSW Australia, from 1986 to 2014. Manager of a Speech Pathology private practise for 15 years. Graduated from Cumberland College of Health Sciences in 1984, B.A. Sc. (Sp. Path). Currently a Ph.D student at University of Sydney. Principal author or co- author on three studies around speech pathology telehealth services to rural areas of Australia.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts
position: Deputy Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney
Australia
Michelle is a Professor in Speech Pathology at the University of Sydney. Michelle's research focuses on workforce and workplace issues in allied health.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts
position: Honorary Fellow at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Australia
Robyn undertook her doctorate in health and social sciences at Deakin University and is an honorary fellow at Deakin University in the School of Health and Social Development. Her special interests include health promotion and particularly the role of community and family in supporting the health of children, drug education and drug prevention and working with families from diverse cultural backgrounds. She has published in the areas of drug prevention, drug education, and refugee issues.
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2025 National Nursing Forum, 23–25 July 2025, Canberra, Australia
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16th National Allied Health Conference: Empowering lives, shaping healthcare, 11–14 August 2025, Adelaide, Australia
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2025 Gayaa Dhuwi Conference, 28–29 August 2025, Garramilla (Darwin), Australia
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National Tribal Health Conference, 7–12 September 2025, Chandler, AZ, USA
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2025 National First Nations Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Conference, 15–17 September 2025, Gold Coast, Australia
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Rural Health Conference 2025 (PACASA, RuDASA, RuNurSA, RuReSA), 16–18 September 2025, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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WONCA World Conference 2025: New Vision for Primary Health Care and Sustainable Development, 17–21 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal
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NRHA 23rd Rural Health Clinic Conference, 23–24 September 2025, Kansas, MO, USA
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10th Rural & Remote Health Scientific Symposium, 8 & 9 October 2025, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
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Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2025, 20–21 October 2025, Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia
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2025 Health Leadership Congress, 22–24 October 2025, Darwin, Australia
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Rural Medicine Australia Conference (RMA25), 22–25 October 2025, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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SARGA 2026, Rural Generalist Anaesthetist Conference, 12–14 February 2026, Barossa Valley, South Australia
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21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference, 10–13 April 2026, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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33rd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, 16–18 April 2026, Quebec City, Canada
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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11th Health Promotion Conference, 10–12 June 2026, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Harstad, Norway
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9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana
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18th National Rural Health Conference, 14–17 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia
World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference 2026, 17–19 September 2026, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), New Zealand
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