qualifications: B Sc (Hons),PhD, MBA, GAICD
position: Managing Director
Dr Kristine Battye is the Managing Director of KBC Australia, a public policy consulting firm specialising in policy analysis, program evaluation and strategic advice to governments and non-government organisations. As an applied researcher, Kristine understands research methodology, tailoring it to the real world requirements of program evaluation, needs assessments, service and program modelling and re-design. Kristine has extensive experience across the health landscape and has designed and led in excess of 150 projects at the national, state-wide, regional and local level. Kristine has undertaken a range of projects to develop new rural and remote services and programs as well as rural workforce development strategies
Original Research 4 June 2024
AI scribes in rural and remote primary care
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Development of the Attitude Scale Towards Rural Health Services
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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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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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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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