qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: National Rural Health Commissioner
Australia
Emeritus Professor Paul Worley, Executive Director of Clinical Innovation at the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, former Australian Rural Health Commissioner and former Dean of the School of Medicine at Flinders University, is the Editor-in-Chief of Rural and Remote Health. Paul is a practicing rural doctor and, as Editor, shapes and guides the journal, oversees the review process and supports and advises authors, taking an active interest in the progress of each article in production.
qualifications: FRACP
contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision
position: Community Geriatrician, Northern Territory Department of Health
qualifications: FACHSM
contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript
position: Executive Director
qualifications: FACRRM
contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision
position: Head of Rural Clinical School
Rural GP with broad interest in rural health issuees and in particular GP training at all stages of learning, teacher training and Aboriginal Health training, also women in rural practice issues.
qualifications: FAHMS
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Professor & Chair
qualifications: FRACP
contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision
position: Senior Consultant Neurologist
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision
position: Division Director: Services
qualifications: FRCPA
contribution: Acquisition of data, Critical revision
position: Head of the Medical Program (Doctor of Medicine - MD) and Director Medical Education and Training (FlindersNT)
qualifications: FACRRM
contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript
position: Associate Dean
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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Rethinking Remote 2025: Scotland's Rural Health Conference
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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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