RHRC 2007 -  Poster Program, held in The Marquee
First session: Wednesday, 16th May, 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Posters and Coffee
# Abstract title Author/s, Affiliation/s
3 Allied Health by Design: Solutions in Rural Private Practice Staples, LJ
Tamworth TAFE, Janison Street, TAMWORTH, NSW 2340, Australia
4 Population Health Standards: lessons from a pilot evaluation in the Greater Western Area Health Service (GWAHS) AMLiddle, J*, Jones, T*, Webster, E*, Milat, A**, Lyle, D*** and Lesjak, M****
* Population Health, Planning and Performance, Greater Western Area Health Service;** Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement, NSW Department of Health; *** Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, University of Sydney; **** Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health Research, Joint Initiative of the University of Sydney and Greater Western Area Health Service
5 What are the barriers to early identification of early psychosis among
young rural males?
Wilson, RL
CAMHS, Hunter New England Health - Northern Region, Rusden St, Locked Bag 8, Armidale, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia
6 Australian Rural Mental Health Study: Individual, household and community level determinants of mental health. Clare Coleman*, Prof Brian Kelly*, Dr Helen Stain*, Prof Vaughan Carr**,
Mr Terry Lewin**, Prof John Beard***, Assoc Prof Lyn Fragar**** and
Prof David Lyle*****
Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Bloomfield Hospital, Forest Rd, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia
7 The Rural Crime Cocktail: Extent and Situational Characteristics of Alcohol-Related Violence and Disorder in rural and regional Australia Rowe, SC*, Wiggers, JH*, Kingsland, M and Nicholas, C*
Hunter New England Population Health, Hunter New England Health, Longworth Avenue, Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW 2287, Australia
8 Profiling the GP workforce in a rural Australian town May, Jenny
Rural GP Academic, UDRH, Locked Bag 9783, NE Sorting Centre, Tamworth, NSW 2340, Australia

9

Benchmarking pharmacotherapy in rural patients with coronary artery disease with Australian Evidence-based Therapeutic Guidelines Granmyr, J*, Ball, PA*, Curran, S^ and Wang, L*
*School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Boorooma Campus, Boorooma Street, Estella, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia; ^Department of Emergency, Wagga, Wagga Base Hospital and Rural Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650, Australia.

10

Roles, responsibilities and networks: the views of rural pharmacists and
social workers with implications for professional role expansion.
Allan J,*, Ball, PA*, Crockett, J*, Whittenbury, K* and Alston, M*
Centre for Rural Social Research, and Centre for Inland Health, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
11 Qualitative research of rural and remote radiographic practice by non-radiographers Tony Smith and Peter Jones
University Department of Rural Health, Northern NSW, Tamworth, NSW 2340, Australia
12 Investigating the effect of continuing education on the accuracy of image
interpretation by rural radiographers
Traise, PR and Smith, T
University Department of Rural Health, Northern NSW, Newcastle University, 168 Jessie Street, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia
13 Progress: Development of a Multi-disciplinary Human Factors Course in a Rural Setting in Australia. Fraser, J (1,2) and Alexander, C (1)
(1) Rural Training Unit, Hunter New England Area Rural Training Unit, Locked Bag 9783, Tamworth NESMC, NSW 2348, Australia; (2) Senior Medical Educator, New England Area Training Services
14 Delivering early intervention for rural areas: An RCT for youth at risk
for psychosis
Crittenden, Kylie 1, Stain, Helen J. 1, Startup, Mike 2, Carr, Vaughan 2, Baker, Amanda 2,
Schall, Ulrich 2, Kelly, Brian 1 and Bucci, Sandra 3 & Halpin, Sean 3
Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Bloomfield Campus, Forrest Road, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia
15 Evidence into practice: falls prevention exercise programs in the rural context Blackman, KR (1), Sherrington, C (2), Rivett, DA (1) and Jones, PD (1)
16 Translation of research into improved policy and practice - the challenges in development and implementation of a National Farm ATV Safety Strategy. Temperley, J and Fragar, LJ
Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety, PO Box 256, Moree NSW 2400
17 Development of a National Farm Machinery Strategy based on
systematic use of available injury data
Fragar, LJ, Morton, CL and Pollock, KS
ACAHS, University of Sydney
18 Development and characteristics of the dietetic workforce in six rural sites in NSW Brown, LJ, Capra, S and Williams, LT
University Department of Rural Health Northern NSW, University of Newcastle,
Locked Bag 9783 , NEMSC, Tamworth, NSW 2348, Australia; School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia
19 Can we explain higher rates of smoking during pregnancy in non-Sydney
areas?
Hindmarsh, DM* and Clements, M**
Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health, Locked Mail Bag 961, North Sydney, NSW 2059, Australia

20

Development of a School-Aged Speech Pathology Service Using Joint
Education and Health Funding
de Bruyn, Jane and Ryan, Fiona
Speech Pathology, Orange Health Service, Sale St, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia
21 Defining small area geographic clusters for health service data analysis and health service planning Schindeler, Suzanne*, Turner, Robin*, Eckstein, Gary#, Kaldor, Jill* and Moore, Helen*
*Population Health Indicators and Reporting Branch, Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health; #Essential Equity Consulting
22 Development of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Farm Worker
Safety Program
Hawkins, AP, John Temperley, Candice Dahlstrom and Fragar, LJ
Farm Injury Prevention Project, Australian Centre for Agricultural Health & Safety, Moree, Australia

23

Investigating Otitis Media with Effusion in the New England Region
Hall, ST.1,4,5, Stuart, JE. 2,5, Blackwell, CC. 4, Robilliard, M, Dorrington, R,
Ashhurst-Smith, C. 3,4, Moscovis, SM. 4 and Scott, RJ. 4
Immunology, HAPS. Locked Bag 1. HRMC. NSW. 2300, Hunter Area Pathology Service, Lookout Rd,, New Lambton, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia
24 24 Common Themes of Successful Health Service Models in Rural Australia Jones PD and May J
UDRH Northern NSW Locked Bag 9783 NEMSC NSW 2348, University of Newcastle, Dean Street, Tamworth, Tamworth, NSW 2340, Australia
25 Understanding the role of the Director of the Thai Community Hospital
in implementing the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) policy in relation
to primary health care in rural areas
Taytiwat, P, Minichiello, V, Fraser, J and Briggs, D
School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
26 Who can do CPR A team Approach to CPR in rural General Practice
Jenny May and Branka Barac
*1.Jenny May GP Academic UDRH Newcastle University; *2.Branka Barac Clinical Nurse Educator Hunter New England Health service/University Dept Rural health
27 Recruitment and retention factors for pharmacists in the Northern
Rivers area of NSW, Australia
Hewetson, ML
Director of Pharmacy, Lismore Base Hospital, PO Box 419, Lismore, NSW, Australia
28 Seclusion: Its use in a rural/regional setting. Davies, L
Mental Health, Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Locked Bag 812, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2454, Australia
29 One size fits all service access?
Rohena Duncombe
Byron Bay Community Health, North Coast Area Health Service, PO Box 1066, Byron Bay, NSW 2481, Australia
30 Development, implementation and evaluation of the Mental Health Emergency Care on-line learning program Hills, DJ and Heathcote, SM
Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Bloomfield Hospital, Forest Road, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia
31 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Rural Disadvantage - Rationale for Screening Kerryn Payne* , Magaret Lesjak*,#, David Lyle* , Stephen Flecknoe-Brown# and Cathy Dyer#
* Broken Hill University Deparment of Rural Health, University of Sydney, PO Box 457, Broken Hill, NSW 2880, Australia; # Greater Western Area Health Service

 

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