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Christopher  Ashton

Dr Christopher Ashton ORCID logo

qualifications: BEng, MD, MBA (Finance)

Dr Chris Ashton is lead consultant with HarbourFront Health Group and has over three decades of experience in rural and remote health, initially from the front lines as a family doctor, followed by a research-based consultancy from coast to coast to coast across Canada. He has particular interests in equitable access to care and the economics of improving health status through innovative programs and services in rural and remote healthcare delivery. He is currently exploring means to address mental health and substance use disorders in the context of social determinants of health and epigenetics. Chris is passionate about reviewing and contributing to the academic literature, and particularly enjoys personal time on the land to contemplate new ideas.


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The urgent need for firearm suicide prevention research in the rural US
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Use of traditional health services in rural Indonesia
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Providers’ experiences of a Community Health Worker program in rural South Africa
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2023 Ngar-wu Wanyarra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Conference, 11 October 2023, Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Vic., Australia
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Health and Care Research Wales Conference 2023, 12 October 2023, Swansea, Wales, UK
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Rural Medicine Australia Conference (RMA2023), 18–21 October 2023, nipaluna, lutruwita (Hobart, Tasmania), Australia
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12th EURIPA Rural Health Forum, 19–21 October 2023, Călimănești-Căciulata, Romania
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LIME Connection Conference X, 23–26 October 2023, Ngunnawal Country (Canberra), Australia
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The Network: Towards Unity For Health (TUFH 2023), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 23–26 October 2023
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WONCA World Conference, 26–29 October 2023, Sydney, Australia
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2023 Rural Health Association of Utah Annual Conference, 8–9 November 2023, St. George, UT, USA
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Rural Mental Health Conference (RMHC), 8–10 November 2023, Albury, Australia
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AIDA2023 Conference, 16–18 November 2023, nipaluna, lutruwita/Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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The Third Southeast Asian Indigenous Psychology Conference (SEAIP 2023), 25–26 November 2023, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, Indonesia and online
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Rethinking Remote 2024 Conference, 6–7 June 2024, Eden Court, Inverness, Scotland
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