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UDRHUniversity Department of Rural HealthJuly 2011Rural Health BulletinIncluded in this Issue:Learning and Teaching Grant SuccessUDRH publish new booksFood security and health riskBuilding ResearchServices for Policy MakersYoga poses health hopeRural Health Week 2011Strategic Research Funds awardedRural Health Week 2011 LaunchPHCRED research fellows join UDRH11th National Rural Health ConferenceWelcome to new RHD candidatesElite ScholarshipsStaff ChangesNew AppointmentsOther News - in briefPharmacy NewsPositions VacantUDRH 2012 Strategic PrioritiesMen’s Health Focus at AgfestNew Masters of E-HealthCurrent Community Health & Development GrantsFrom the Director’s DeskContact Details23333344556- 788999101011111212In partnership with two other universitydepartments of rural health (UDRHs), UTAShas been awarded an Australian Learningand Teaching council (ALTC) Strategic PriorityProject Grant to investigate and bettersupport the transition of rural studentsas they move from home to study healthprofessional courses at university.The grant of 209,000 will look at practicalways to adapt and apply a ‘thriving intransition’ model to different settings andwith a range of health science students. Byworking with transition coordinators andstudent counsellors at university campusesin Tasmania, W.A. and N.S.W., this project willcontribute to those activities and initiativescurrently taken by universities to assiststudent transition. This research targetsthe assistance provided to rural students,including those from lower socio-economicstatus (SES) backgrounds, to enable them tobetter manage and cope with their transitionto tertiary study - especially where this mayinvolve a physical re-location.As a collaborative project, the UTAS-UDRHteam (Dr Martin Harris and Dr Tony Barnett)will be working closely with ProfessorSandy Thompson and Judy Riggs from theCombined Universities Centre for RuralHealth (W.A.) and with Professor LesleyBarclay and Frances Barraclough from theNorthern Rivers University Centre for RuralHealth (NSW).The project will assist transition coordinatorsinitiate early interventions with studentsto help them recognise when supportmay be required, how to access and bestutilise such support and then to learn fromthese experiences so that they are betterequipped to manage similar challengesin the future. By detailing these activitiesand providing guidelines that may be usedor adapted for use by universities across arange of different cohorts of students, thisproject will contribute to the enhancementof learning and teaching in higher education.It will also help improve the “success” ofrural students in studying and completinghealth professional courses and in thisway contribute to a range of rural healthworkforce initiatives that seek to bolsterthe number of health care professionalschoosing to live and work in rural and remoteareas.For further information, contact Dr MartinHarris: Project Leader on Martin.harris@utas.edu.au or telephone 6324 4029.Subscribing toRural HealtheBulletinPlease complete the onlinesubscription form on http://www.ruralhealth.utas.edu.au/news/indexand click [Subscribe to Rural HealtheBulletins]Dr Martin Harris, ALTC “Thriving in Transition” Project LeaderJuly 2011University Department of Rural Health Bulletin
UDRH publish new books“Health and Well-being:A Social and CulturalPerspective”A Plus international journal paperpublished by UDRH’s climatechange and health programSome of the world’s biggest names in climate change research havecome together in a new book to explain how climate change threatensthe health of rural children. Climate Change and Rural Child Health is anedited collection of 19 papers by 46 authors from 10 different countries,including some of the worlmost celebrated climate change researchersas well as innovative new voices. Associate Professor Erica Bell, leader ofthe UDRH’s climate change and health program, is the first editor of thiscollection.A/Prof Bell says “Climate change is one of the biggest threats to humanhealth in the 21st Century. Many climate change ‘hotspots’ lie in ruralcommunities and within these communities children represent a mostvulnerable group. Until now rural child health has been relativelyneglected in climate change research.” The book brings together papersfrom a wide range of disciplines. Topics cover sustainability education forchildren, child rights and equity, and specific impacts of climate changeon child health.Globalisation has brought people ofdifferent social, linguistic and culturalbackgrounds closely together. This culturaldiversity has become an important socialphenomenon in various contexts and atdifferent levels. This global phenomenonalso brings along many insights on currentcomplex issues in health and well-being,particularly migrant health which is ofspecial interest to countries like Australia.The book, edited by Dr Quynh Lê, UTASDepartment of Rural Health Health andpublished by Nova Science Publishers,(2011) is on sale at the Amazon website(http://www.amazon.com/) and the NovaScience Publishers website (https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product info.php?products id 19794)“The group that contributed is diverse but well connected by a sharedcommitment to excellence in climate change research for vulnerablegroups,” says A/Prof Bell. “For example, Dr Michael MacCracken, ChiefScientist for Climate Change Programs at the USA’s Climate Institutein Washington DC; Professor Cheryl Macpherson who is Chair of theBioethics Department in the School of Medicine at St. George’s Universityin the West Indies; Professor Mas Coma, President of the EuropeanFederation of Parasitologists and Expert Member of the World HealthOrganization, at the Universidad de Valencia, Spain; Dr Paul Beggs,Department of Environment and Geography in the Faculty of Scienceat Macquarie University, who won this year’s Eureka Prize for MedicalResearch for his work on the impact of climate change on allergens.”The book is available from Nova Science publishers New York https://www.novapublishers.com/catalogAdding to the UDRH’s growing publications record on climate changeand health is A/Prof Bell’s paper ‘Making health services climate-changeready: A policy framework for regional development’ published in theAmerican Journal of Public Health in May 2011, Vol 101, No. 5. and can beviewed at /101/5/804A/Prof Bell said that “climate change presents the biggest threat tohuman health in the 21st Century. However, many public health leadersfeel ill-equipped to face the challenges of climate change. The paperexplores how to achieve a regionally responsive ‘whole-of-systems’approach to climate change.Climate Change book editor, DrErica BellBook Editor, Dr Quynh LePage 2University Department of Rural Health BulletinJuly 2011
Another day comes with good news!Dr Quynh Lê, Mr Stuart Auckland and Associate Professor Tony Barnett have won anationally competitive research grant of 22,486 from the Department of RegionalAustralia, Regional Development & Local Government to examine the food securityand health risks of youth living in the rural North West area of Tasmania. The study willcontribute to the understanding of food security and health risks of the youth living inthe area. Insights gained from this study have implications for a wider social context interms of regional and social disadvantage and social inclusion.The project will commence in September 2011 and conclude on 31 August 2012.For further information about the project please contact Dr Quynh Lê on telephone6324 4053.Building Research Services for Policy MakersAssociate Professor Erica Bell has beenworking hard with Associate ProfessorLeigh Blizzard of the Menzies ResearchInstitute and former UDRH staff memberDr Shandell Elmer, now senior projectofficer for Quality Management Services,to deliver a report commissioned by theTasmanian Department of Health andHuman Services (DHHS). The project isaimed at evaluating the Connecting Care:Chronic Disease Action Framework forTasmania 2009-2013. The consultancyaddresses three different issues relevantto benchmarking Connecting Care: toolsfor benchmarking a service itself; criticalissues in using big-N data in populationhealth analyses; a novel policytool for treating small-N data in differentkinds of benchmarking studies involvingpopulation health indicators or stakeholderperceptions. “The project is another exampleof why the UDRH needs to be a researchfocussed academic unit,” says Professor Bell.“Policy makers and practitioners deserveto be supported with the best researchevidence we as a rural health departmentcan provide. The kind of research we aretrying to do here is about bringing togethercommunity engagement approaches withwell-established quantitative, as well asnew policy-oriented, research methods foraddressing the challenges of improvingchronic disease services and outcomes.Yoga poses healing hope - new grantAnnette Louden has been awarded a Swan Research Institute grant of 1,008.00 for her research into the effects of yoga on health. The study isthe first to expore the benefits of yoga for women who have survived breastcancer. Annette, a Masters student, is supervised by Associate Professor TonyBarnett, will use yoga skills she learned more than a quarter of a century agoin a Balinese village to explore whether yoga can help with lymphoedema,an incurable swelling and pain in the arm that affects 20% of women whohave had radiation therapy or surgery for breast cancer. Annette hasrecently spoken about her research at the inaugural Australian Yoga TherapyConference in Sydney in June. She has been asked to speak about herresearch at a workshop on lymphoedema in Hobart in August.Strategic Research Funds - in briefThe FHS Research committee in 2011 has made available funding to support discrete research activities critical to national competitive grantapplications or publications. The intention of this fund is to enable researchers to generate critical data or support collaborative activitywhich will lead to future funding and publishing success. Research topics awarded are “The effect of yoga on women with secondary armlymphoedema from breast cancer treatment”, “Women’s needs in maternity care and related sustainable service models in rural areas: asystematic review” and “Which features of the physical activity environment are important for physical activity among rural men? A qualitativeinvestigation”. For further information about these research topics please contact UDRH on telephone 6324 4000.University Department of Rural Health BulletinJuly 2011Page 3Page 3
Launch of Rural Health Week 2011The UDRH is proud once again to be a partner in the TasmanianRural Health Week. Rural Health Week began in 2007 to allow ruralcommunities to address local health issues through innovativehealth promotion activities. It provides an opportunity to raiseawareness about rural health issues and the importance of healthylifestyle choices. It’s a way of highlighting the importance of apreventative approach to health and wellbeing. And it’s a chanceto thank the local champions who have worked so hard to improvehealth and wellbeing in rural communities through the Rural HealthAwards.The theme of Rural Health Week 2011 is “Collaborating for RuralHealth”. Collaborations are important in rural areas; as the sayinggoes, “many hands make light work” and close working relationshipsbetween health services, health workers, local councils, schools,community groups and individuals are vital for funding, organisingand implementing successful health promotion activities.Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne launched Rural Health Week 2011on Friday 15 April. She encouraged local groups from communitiesaround the state to apply for community grants and ruralTasmanians to nominate local champions of health and wellbeing.More than 50 people attended the launch which was held atScottsdale Primary School including students from Scottsdale,Bridport, Ringarooma and Winnaleah primary schools. Scottsdalewas chosen as the location for this year’s launch as schools in thearea received Rural Health Week funding in 2009 to develop schoolgardens. As well as providing substantial crops of both winter andsummer vegetables, the gardens provide a learning environmentin which theory and practical skills central to environmentalsustainability are explored and developed.Events like Rural Health Week have proved to be a successful wayof empowering communities to improve their own health. RuralHealth Week will be held from 14 to 20 November 2011, culminatingwith the Rural Health Awards on Sunday 20 November. Forinformation about the event, how to apply for community funds,or how to nominate someone for a Rural Health Award, go to thewebsite: www.rhwtas.com.auLaunch of Rural Health Week 2011, from top community members at theLaunch, Rural Health Week Co-ordinator Stuart Auckland , A/Prof Tony Barnettaddressing the Launch and invited guests taking a tour of the sitePractitioners join UDRH for research fellowshipsThe UDRH is delighted to welcome on board this year’s PHCRED Research Development Program trainees (RDPs).In Launceston, Jane Brodie and Annabelle Bond are working hard to scope their projects under A/Prof Tony Barnett’s direction and inHobart Lorraine Davies and Cecile McKeown (pronounced Cecily) are working under the guidance of A/Prof Erica Bell.Broadly, these projects will explore the topics of healthy ageing, inter-professional learning in the clinical environment, climate changeand primary health care and translational research for health policy or practice. Each project will continue until the end of the calendaryear. Welcome to our new research fellowships.Page 4University Department of Rural Health BulletinJuly 2011
11th National Rural Health ConferenceKarla Peek and Susan Johns presentedon Staying healthy: how farmers andfishers maintain good health in difficulttimes; Peter Orpin discussed The broker:bridging the gap between the bureaucraticand the local in supporting older ruralpeople; Judy Spencer shared Celebratingmultidisciplinary practice and learning:three years’ evaluation of an undergraduateinterprofessional rural health educationpilot; Hazel Baynes presented her posterLearning and older rural people: interest,opportunity and benefits to health andwellbeing at the conference; and Erica Bellpresented on Climate change and ruralprimary health care: Towards better regionalhealth impact and risk assessments. Ericaalso presented a pre-conference workshopon writing for publication in her role asdeputy editor of the Australian Journalof Rural Health, the official journal of theNational Rural Health Alliance, following aninvitation from some of Australia’s leadersin rural health research to join the journal’seditorial team.All delegates were encouraged to offerrecommendations for future action and draftproposals for action at local, state and national levelwere collected at various stages of the Conference. AConference recommendations group collated theseand drew out key themes and issues. A numberof Recommendations Roundtables were convenedduring the Conference at which interested delegatescontributed to the development of a set of priorityrecommendations. These were progressively presentedto all delegates in a number of plenary sessionsfor comments and, in the final plenary session, forapproval. This was a way of ensuring that there wereconcrete outcomes from the latest research presentedat the conference which could contribute directly toimprovements in health policy for rural Australians.Each year this conference provides a wonderfulopportunity to share the research of the UDRH with ourpeers from other organisations around the country aswell as building strategic relationships with potentialfor future collaboration. It was great to see such abroad range of our work represented this year. Welldone to all who attended and presented.Induction of new RHD candidatesOur Induction Program for new graduate research students tookplace on 15 April 2011 with the participation of current students,supervisors and interested others. It was an opportunity towelcome new students to our UDRH Graduate Research familyand most importantly to share with them important aspects ofgraduate research in the contexts of the University as well as theUDRH.A warm welcome goes to our new PhD students: Robyn Collins,Alexandra King, Rowena MacKean, Christine Materia and DanielTerry. We would like to thank colleagues and former students fortheir enthusiastic participation and strong support given to ourInduction Program.Our new Graduate Research Students, from left to right,Annette Loudon, Christine Materia, Daniel Terry, GraduateResearch Co-ordinator Dr Quynh Le, Alexandra King, A/Prof Tony Barnett, Robyn Collins and Rowena MackeanUniversity Department of Rural Health BulletinJuly 2011Page 5Page 5
Elite Scholarship opportunities in Rural HealthThe University Department of Rural Health (UDRH) and Rural Clinical School (RCS), in collaboration with the Graduate Research Program atthe University of Tasmania, are offering a number of Elite Research Scholarships for potential applicants to undertake PhD research in the ruralhealth arena. The UDRH and the RCS conduct and support research on issues of rural health and health services. They have built a strongteam of experienced researchers and evaluators drawn from a wide range of disciplines and professional practice areas. The Elite ResearchScholarships are valued at 30K per annum, tax-free, and are available for three years, with a possible six-month extension. To be eligible fora scholarship, applicants must enrol with the University Department of Rural Health and Rural Clinical School Graduate Research Program andundertake a topic under one of the following research themes:THEME: HEALTHY AGEING, CHRONIC CONDITIONS & REHABILITATION IN A RURAL/REMOTE CONTEXTTopic: Ageing in place: how effective are current interventions to support older people remaining in their rural communities as they age?Federal and state Governments have developed a number of approaches and a range of different programs over the past decade to supportolder people seeking to age in their home communities. These interventions, through a range of aged care packages are intended to providepersonalised support which will enable older people to remain in their community and avoid or delay entry to aged care residential facilities.The growth in packages has come as the number of both rural hospital and residential aged care beds in rural communities has declined.While there are good aggregate data tracking the availability and usage patterns of the individual services, there is currently little researchinto how, and how well, these different services fit and work together to provide a quality, supported ageing-in-place experience for the olderindividual. The study would examine the effectiveness and quality of these interventions from the perspective of older service users and theirfamilies, with input from local service providers where relevant. The study would focus particularly on rural Tasmanian communities wherethe number of older people are increasing, and/or where traditional residential services are absent or decreasing.Contact: Dr Peter Orpin and Ms Kim Boyer, Locked Bag 103, Hobart, 7000. Email: Peter.Orpin@utas.edu.au or Kim.Boyer@utas.edu.auTelephone: 03 6226 7344Topic: Ageing in place in rural TasmaniaAcross Australia, the population in rural areas is ageing more rapidly than thatin metropolitan areas. A key strategy to sustain this ageing population has beento support “ageing in place” to extend the time spent by older adults livingindependently in their own homes whilst maintaining their quality of life. Thiscan be problematic in rural areas where access to services and support areparticularly challenging.This study will draw upon concepts su
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