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position: Chair of Nursing, Faculty of Health
Australia
I am an Associate Professor & Director Flinders University Rural Clinical School. Coordinator for the Masters in Clinical Education Program. Research interests: health services, change management and integration, general practice, aged care and mental health issues.
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Tribute 5 May 2022
Tribute to Professor Denese Playford
Original Research 4 March 2019
The Australian Rural Clinical School (RCS) program supports rural medical workforce: evidence from a cross-sectional study of 12 RCSs
Original Research 6 February 2019
Emergency rural obstetric transfers in South Australia: a review of the clinical and precipitating factors
Original Research 8 October 2015
2014 Rural Clinical School Training and Support Program Snapshot survey
Original Research 16 September 2015
Outcomes of Australian rural clinical schools: a decade of success building the rural medical workforce through the education and training continuum
Review Article 24 January 2012
Are medical students influenced by preceptors in making career choices, and if so how? A systematic review
Original Research 28 November 2009
A new model to understand the career choice and practice location decisions of medical graduates
Commentary 11 May 2009
Ten ideas for building a strong Australian rural health system
Original Research 14 October 2008
Secondary prevention for acute coronary syndrome in rural South Australia: Are drugs best? What about the rest?
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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OECD Latin American Rural Development Conference, 25–28 November 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SARGA 2026, Rural Generalist Anaesthetist Conference, 12–14 February 2026, Barossa Valley, South Australia
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Preventive Mental Health Conference 2026, Parramatta, Dharug Country, Australia, 24 & 25 March 2026
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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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