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Christopher  Ashton

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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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National Rural Health Conference 2024, 5&6 April 2024, Tākina: Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa New Zealand
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8th European Young Family Doctors (EYFDM) Forum 2024, 12–13 April 2024, Vienna, Austria
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2024 National Council for Behavioral Health NATCON Conference, 15–17 April 2024, St Louis, MO, USA
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Emergency Medicine for Rural and Indigenous Communities Conference (emRIC 2024): Emerging Stronger, 16–18 April 2024, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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SRPC Rural & Remote 2024, 18–20 April 2024, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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2024 Rural Medical Education Conference, 7 May 2024, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Annual Rural Health Conference, 7–10 May 2024, New Orleans, LA, USA
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12th International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) World Conference, 9&nash; 11 May 2024, Athens, Greece
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Victorian Rural Health Conference 2024, 17–19 May 2024, Mildura, Vic., Australia
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BC Rural Health Conference 2024, 24–26 May 2024, Whistler, BC, Canada
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The 16th International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine, and Social Medicine (eTELEMED 2024), 26–30 May 2024, Barcelona, Spain
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Rethinking Remote 2024 Conference, 6–7 June 2024, Eden Court, Inverness, Scotland
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13th EURIPA Rural Health Forum, 20–22 June 2024, Lincoln, UK
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International Conference on Rural Nursing and Rural Health (ICRNRH), 15–16 July 2024, Bali, Indonesia
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The Australasian College of Dermatologists 8th Rural Dermatology Meeting, 6–8 September 2024, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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UBUNTU 2024: People, Place, and Policy for Community Wellness, 10–13 September 2024, Cape Town, South Africa
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23rd International Balint Congress, 9–13 September 2024, Boulder, CO, USA
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17th National Rural Health Conference, 16–18 September 2024, Perth, WA, Australia
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RMA24, 23–26 October 2024, Darwin, NT, Australia
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International Conference on Rural Nursing and Rural Health (ICRNRH), 28–29 October 2024, Lisbon, Portugal
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15th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference: Going the distance, 21–23 October 2024, Mildura, Vic., Australia
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Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Conference (PRIDoC) 2024, 2–6 December 2024, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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