Registration is now open for a month of education and networking events for the rural health community.
RH20 is a new online event that brings together the rural health workforce for education, inspiration and fun across November. The NSW Rural Doctors Network is organising the event.
RH20 combines keynote presentations and profession-specific streams with activities and entertainment for the whole family. CPD points apply to some sessions.
Highlights include:
- Specific content for doctors, allied health practitioners, nurses and midwives, Aboriginal health workers and practice managers.
- Free events for students, Aboriginal health workers, partners and children.
- An inspirational keynote presentation from Turia Pitt.
- A concert with country singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers.
- A cooking class with River Cottage Australia star Paul West.
- On-demand self-care and wellbeing sessions.
Among the specific content for health professionals are:
Doctors
- COVID vaccine update with Dr Norman Swan and Prof Terry Nolan, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.
- A session with mental health expert Prof. Ian Hickie.
- Case study discussions.
Allied Health
- Rural Allied Health Conference with opening address from Australian Government Chief Allied Health Officer, Dr Anne-Marie Boxall.
- Peer-to-peer presentations and case studies from across the allied health sector.
Nursing and midwifery
- Explore your career progression possibilities with nurse Sam Quarmby.
- On-demand self-care and wellbeing sessions.
- Cultural responsiveness with Rural Doctors Network’s (RDN) Aboriginal Workforce Engagement Manager, Nicole Turner.
Aboriginal Health Workers
- A Healthy Exchange – NAIDOC special.
- Suicide prevention presentation.
Practice managers
- A presentation on change management in practice management.
- On-demand self-care and wellbeing sessions.
- Cultural responsiveness with RDN’s Aboriginal Workforce Engagement Manager, Nicole Turner.
Health administrators and others
- On-demand self-care and wellbeing sessions.
- Cultural responsiveness with RDN’s Aboriginal Workforce Engagement Manager, Nicole Turner.
RH20 runs from 1 November to 30 November 2020.