Rural and Remote Health is a not-for-profit, open-access, online-only, peer-reviewed academic publication. It aims to further rural and remote health education, research and practice. The primary purpose of the Journal is to publish and so provide an international knowledge-base of peer-reviewed material from rural health practitioners (medical, nursing and allied health professionals and health workers), educators, researchers and policy makers.
The core business of the Journal is to:
The Journal is committed to the accessibility of scholarly information, operates ethically (with regard to humans and animals, authorship and conflicts of interest) and upholds the integrity of scientific enquiry and publication. The authors, reviewers, honorary editorial positions and staff form the human content of the Journal and are treated fairly and with respect. All editorial, review and governance positions are honorary.
All material except some invited articles (editorials and commentaries), regularly published non-research material or news items and standing matter is reviewed by authors’ academic peers.
The journal does not accept paid third-party advertising.
Rural and Remote Health is indexed by AMI, APAFT, APAIS, APAIS-Health, ATSIROM, CABI, CINAHL, Current Contents, DOAJ, EBSCOhost, EMBASE, Informit (Health Collection), ProQuest, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Sherpa Romeo and Web of Science (SSCI, SCIE). The Journal is also recognised by the Australian Government's ERA.
ISSN: 1445-6354
Number of issues per year: 4
Impact factor: 2.733
MD Specialist in Public Health working in a local health service authority managing a health network that includes rural and isolated areas of Patagonia in Chile. He has experience as a consultant in Human Resources for Health for Ministry of Health and PAHO. He was in charge of the local Research Ethics Committee until March 2022 and currently leads the Regional Secretariat of Chilean Ministry of Health.
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2023 National Tribal Health Conference, 1–5 May 2023, Anchorage, AK, USA
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Health Equity Conference, 15–16 May 2023, San Diego, CA, USA
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Rural Medical Education Conference, 16 May 2023, San Diego, CA, USA
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46th Annual NRHA Rural Health Conference, 16–19 May 2023, San Diego, CA, USA
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2023 Annual Rural Health Clinical Congress, 20 May 2023, online
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Victorian Rural Health Conference 2023, 19–21 May 2023, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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2023 TUFH Virtual Regional Conference for Americas, 11–25 May 2023, online
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BC Rural Health Conference, 2–4 June 2023, Whistler, BC, Canada
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49th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference, 6–7 June 2023, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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National Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine Conference 2023, 7–8 June 2023, Penrith, Cumbria, UK
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28th WONCA Europe Conference, 7–10 June 2023, Brussels, Belgium
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Rotorua GP CME 2023, 8–11 June 2023, Rotorua, New Zealand
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Annual Minnesota Rural Health Conference, 12–13 June 2023, Duluth, MN, USA
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25th Annual Indiana Rural Health Conference, 13–14 June 2023, French Lick, IN, USA
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3rd International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2023, 14–16 June 2023, Cairns, Australia
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International Conference on Rural Remote Nursing and Rural Health (ICRRNRH), 15–16 June 2023, Tokyo, Japan
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Annual Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, 14–16 June 2023, Bismarck, ND, USA
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9th Rural & Remote Health Scientific Symposium, 20 & 21 June 2023, Canberra, Australia
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Annual National Rural Institute on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictions, 25–29 June 2023, Menomonie, WI, USA
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WONCA CIMF VIII Regional Congress, 29 June–2 July 2023, Punta Cana, República Dominicana
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International Conference on Rural Nursing and Rural Health (ICRNRH 2023), 6–7 July 2023, Bali, Indonesia
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International Conference on Rural Nursing and Healthcare (ICRNH 2023), 17–18 July 2023, Berlin, Germany
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Bi-Annual International Rural Nursing Conference, 26–28 July 2023, Johnson City, TN, USA
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Ohio Rural Health Conference, 3–4 August 2023, Ada, OH, USA
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12th EURIPA Rural Health Forum, 19–21 October 2023, Călimănești-Căciulata, Romania
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Rural Medicine Australia Conference (RMA2023), 18–21 October 2023, nipaluna, lutruwita (Hobart, Tasmania), Australia
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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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Rural Mental Health Conference (RMHC), 8–10 November 2023, Albury, Australia
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