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Rural Road to HealthProf Bruce Chater - A Story of Rural GeneralismProf. Bruce Chater is a rural generalist, Head of the Mayne Academy of Rural and Remote Medicine Clinical Unit in Queensland, Australia, and the Chair of Rural WONCA. Episode summary: 01.15 Prof Chater tell us about his professional background and how he became interested in rural health 05.50 What has he most enjoyed about living and working in rural area and what has been challenging? 11.20 Prof Chater tells us how he has contributed to the development of rural practice and rural medical education in Queensland 16.40 What is it like to be...2025-05-101h 07
Rural Road to HealthAshley Lambert - Rural Health in Medical Education: RHiMEAshley Lambert is a medical student from the University of Swansea in Wales who is currently on the Rural Health in Medical Education track (RHiME). Episode summary: 01.05 Ashley tells us about her background how she became interested in rural health 02.33 What does she most enjoy about working in a rural area, what does she find most challenging? 08.40 What is RHiME at Swansea University? How is it different from the standard medical curriculum? 17.50 Do they have opportunities to connect with other professions? 19.00 How is she involved in wilde...2025-04-3042 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Jane George - Recruitment and Retention of Rural Allied Health Professionals Dr Jane George is a health workforce consultant and academic from New Zealand, specialising in rural workforce and the Allied Health, Scientific, and Technical professions. Episode summary: 01.00 Jane introduces herself using a traditional way 03.10 Jane tells her about how she became interested in rural health 07.15 What does she find most enjoyable about rural areas and what she finds most challenging? 12.50 Why did she decide to focus her research on the rural health workforce and allied health professionals? 15.30 What kind of roles do allied health professionals hold? 18.15...2025-04-2050 min
Rural Road to HealthA/Prof Malin Fors - Geographical Narcissism & Potato EthicsDr Malin Fors is a psychotherapist, author and Associate Professor at the Arctic University in Norway. Her reserach focuses on power dynamics between rural and urban areas. Episode Summary: 01.00 Dr Fors tells us about her professional background and interest in rural health 03. 25 What does she most enjoy about rural settings and what does she find most challenging? 05.45 How are challenges different for people living in rural areas regarding mental health? 09.30 What is “Potato Ethics”? 12.45 How does potato ethics show itself in rural healthcare practice? 15.52 How do new clinic...2025-04-1049 min
Rural Road to HealthSatu Pirskanen - Rural Elderly Care in FinlandSatu Pirskanen is a nurse and Project Manager at the Savonia University of Applied Sciences in Finland. Episode summary: 01.05 Satu tells us about her professional background and how she became interested in rural health 03.05 What does she find most enjoyable about living and working in a rural area and what does she find most challenging? 04.12 How is primary care and community care organized in Finland? 08.00 What are the main challenges facing rural communities regarding their health and wellbeing? 12.15 What is the Attraction in Elderly Care Project? 15...2025-03-3033 min
Rural Road to HealthThe Virtual Health Hub - Saskatchewan, CanadaIn this episode with hear from the team of the Virtual Health Hub in Saskatchewan, Canada: Dr Ivar Mendez, Dr John Michael Stevens, Dr Victoria Sparrow-Downes and Joey Deason. Episode summary: 01.25 Our guest introduce themselves and tell us about their professional background and their interest in rural health 05.26 They share what they most enjoy about living and working in a rural area, and what they find most challenging. 10.15 What is Saskatchewan like? 13.08 What is the Virtual Health Hub? 15.12 How does th Indigenous perspective and culture impact the work of...2025-03-2059 min
Rural Road to HealthProf Janessa Graves - WWAMI Rural Health Research CentreProf Janessa Graves is the Director of the WWAMI Rural Health Research Centre at the University of Washington. Episode summary: 01.00 Janessa tells us about her professional background and how she became interested in rural health. 03.44 What do you enjoy most about living and working in a rural area and what do you find most challenging? 07.45 What is her rural community like, what are some of the characteristics of this area? 11.25 What are the challenges for healthcare in rural Washington? 14.19 How is rural health research organized and funded in the...2025-03-1047 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Bethan Stephens & Dr Katie Webb - Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships in WalesDr Bethan Setphens, a GP and Director of Community Learning at Cardiff university, and Dr Katie Webb, a psychologist, and a Professor of Medical Sducation at the University of Cardiff, tell us about Longitudinal Integrated Clerckships in Wales and the upcoming CLIC conference. Episode summary: 01.30 Katie and Bethan tell us about their professional background and how they became involved with medical education. 04.26 What is a Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship? 08.22 How were LIC introduced in Wales? 11.29 What were the challenges of establishing this new approach to medical education? 15.43 What are so...2025-02-281h 09
Rural Road to HealthProf. Karen Flegg - Rural Health LeadershipProfessor Karen Flegg is a rural general practitioner from Australia and the current president of WONCA, the World Organization of Family Doctors. Episode summary: 01.04 Karen tells us about her professional background and her journey into rural health. 04.20 What has she most enjoyed about living and working in a rural area and what does she find most challenging? 07.50 What has her rural leadership journey been like? 14.30 How did she go from a rural doctor in Australia to the president of WONCA? 19.15 What are some of the challenges that she has...2025-02-2044 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Chris Rice - Nurse Recruitment & Retention on the Scottish IslesDr Chris Rice is a qualified nurse and paramedic, and Associate Head of Postgraduate Medicine at Edge Hill University in Lankashire. His doctoral thesis explored the recruitment and retention of nurses staff across northern Scotland’s non doctor islands. Episode Summary: 01.30 Chris tells us about his professional background and how he became interested in rural practice. 03.25 What does he most enjoy about working in a rural area and what does he find most challenging? 04.57 What are the health services and the population like in Shetland? 10.45 Why did he choose to rese...2025-02-1037 min
Rural Road to HealthSusanne Tegen - National Rural Health AllianceSusanne Tegan is the CEO of the National Rural Health Alliance in Australia and an advocate for rural communities. Episode summary: 01.15 Susanne tells us about her professional background and how she developed her interest in rural health. 06.00 What does she find most enjoyable and most challenging about living in a rural area? 12.50 What is the National Rural Health Alliance? 17.55 How did the membership organizations come together to form NRHA? How did that aid advocacy efforts? 21.20 What are some of the main challenges facing rural Australians when it comes t...2025-01-3050 min
Rural Road to HealthWelcome to Season 3Welcome to the 3rd season of the Rural Road to Health Podcast! Episodes will be released on the 10th, 20th and 30th of each month between January and August 2025. Thank you for listening to the Rural Road to Health! Rural Health Compass 2025-01-2002 min
Rural Road to HealthSeason 2 - Wrap UpIts the end of another season, I hope that you have learned as much as I have from our guests! 2.5x more downloads 28 episodes 31 guests (18 female, 13 male) 23 countries Top 5 episodes this season: Prof Nuno Sousa talking about P5 Digital Medical Centre in Portugal Dr Rebecca Orr talking about Farmers Health in Northern Ireland Dr Jaka Strel talking about Rural Practice in Slovenia Melanie Hartman talking about Rural Nursing on the Haligen in Germany Cristobal Escalona talking about Ru...2024-12-1004 min
Rural Road to HealthTony Joy - Empowering Rural Women and Communities (Durian)Tony Joy is the founder of Durian, an NGO focused on empowering rural women to become self-sufficient by providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to transform their local waste into a means of livelihood. Episode summary: 00.55 What inspired Tony to work on rural issues and with rural women? 13.45 What is the perception of rural communities in Nigeria? 20.10 What is life like for a woman living in a rural area in Nigeria? 27.15 What is Durian? What does it do? 35.40 Why is it important to engage rural women...2024-11-2056 min
Rural Road to HealthSadie Lavelle Cafferkey - Nurse-led Addiction Model of CareSadie Lavelle Cafferkey is a registered nurse working on in the Republic of Ireland. She is currently doing a PhD with Trinity College Dublin. Her project is looking at developing integrated nurse led addiction services for rural communities. Episode summary: 01.10 Sadi tells us about her professional background and how she became involved in the field of addiction. 04.00 What has your research shown about historical data on addiction in rural hospitals in Ireland? 07.35 What are some of the triggers for addiction in rural Ireland? 08.15 What services are currently availa...2024-11-1036 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Juan Barranco - Rural Health in SpainDr Juan Barranco is a rural family medicine doctor from Spain. He is a member of the EURIPA International Advisory Board and a member of the rural section of SemFYC an organization for family doctors in Spain Episode Summary: 00.49 Could you tell us about your background and how you became involved in rural health? 02.45 How is primary care in rural areas organized in Spain? 05.41 Who are the members of the primary care team? 08.54 What are some of the challenges faced by rural communities in Spain regarding healthcare? 11:04 D...2024-10-3031 min
Rural Road to HealthProf Jean Ross - Global Rural Nursing Exchange NetworkProf Jean Ross is a professor of nursing at Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand with many years of experience advocating for rural health and rural nursing. She is a member of the Global Rural Nursing Exchange Network leadership team. Episode summary: 00.45 Could you tell us about your professional background and how you became more involved with rural health? 06.06 What is the state of rural nursing in New Zealand? What role do nurses have in NZ rural health systems? 10.53 What is the Global Rural Nursing Exchange Network? 12.57 What are...2024-10-2032 min
Rural Road to HealthGréanne Leeftink - Rural Health & Mathematical ModelsGréanne Leeftink is an assistant professor within the department Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems, in the CHOIR research center at the University of Twente. Her research focus is on healthcare process optimization, using Operations Management/Operations Research techniques. Episode summary: 01.14 Greanne tells us about her professional background and how she became more involved in healthcare in rural areas. 04.55 The University of Twente and the work of the CHOIR research center. 09:14 What can mathematical models bring to primary healthcare? 13.24 How do mathematical models apply when dealing with limited re...2024-10-1046 min
Rural Road to HealthCristobal Escalona - Rural Innovation and Sustainable Development in ChileCristobal Escalona is the director at Balloon Lab at Ballon Latam, a social enterprise supporting rural innovation and sustainable development in rural areas of Chile. Episode summary: 01.00 Cristobal tells us about his professional background and how he started working with rural communities. 07.45 What is Balloon Latam and where did the idea originate from? 14.00 Why are the activities of Balloon Latam needed in Chile? 19.40 How does social entrepreneurship build social capital and encourage social participation? 26.30 What are some of the big challenges that they are trying to tackle and how...2024-09-2055 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Anette Fosse - Norwegian Centre for Rural MedicineDr Anette Fosse is a rural GP and researcher at the Arctic University of Norway. She is also the director of the Norwegian national center for rural medicine. Episode summary: 00.45 Anette tells us about her professional background and how she developed her interest in rural health and research 04.00 How is the healthcare system organized in rural Norway? 06.05 Who are the members of the wider primary care team? 09.30 Do the medical secretaries receive specific training? 10.45 What are the characteristics of arctic populations? 14.30 Are clinicians trained to deal wit...2024-09-1047 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Rebecca Orr - Farmer HealthDr Rebecca Orr is an academic GP from Northern Ireland who focuses on farmers' health. She is also the Chair of the Agri Rural Health Forum in Northern Ireland. Episode Summary: 00.45 Rebecca tells us about her professional background and how she became interested in rural health and farmers health 04.00 What is the role of women in farming and the health of rural communities? 06.50 What is the NI Agri-rural health forum? What work do they do? 21.20 Why are you researching farmers' health? How important has it been to include farmers in the...2024-08-3049 min
Rural Road to HealthMelanie Costas - Rural Mental Health MattersMelanie Costas is the founder of Rural Mental Health Matters, a social enterprise focused on tackling mental and physical health inequality in the UK. Episode Summary: 00.45 Melanie tells us about her professional background and how she became interested in rural mental health 02.55 Why did she start Rural Mental Health Matters? 06.45 What does Rural Mental Health Matter do? 10.15 What are some of the challenges faced by rural citizens when trying to access mental health support? 14.45 What is it like when people do access local mental health service...2024-08-2055 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Miriam and Malachy Dolan - Dolans Social FarmDr Miriam and Malachy Dolan have a social farm in Northern Ireland. We talk about social farming and how it can benefit farmers and rural communities. Episode summary: 00.45 How Miriam became interested in rural medicine 03.15 How Malachy became interested in rural health and social farming 06.30 What is Dolans Social Farm? 10.30 Who visits the farm and what activities do they take part in? 12.50 How do people find out about the farm, how are they referred to the farm? 15.20 What are some of the benefits of social...2024-08-1043 min
Rural Road to HealthCaitriona Crawford - Rural Communities Cancer ProjectCatriona Crawford is a therapeutic radiographer by training, she is working with the Farming Community Network in Northern Ireland on the Rural Communities Cancer Project. This project partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer, the need for screening, and support that is available following a cancer diagnosis. Episode summary: 00.45 Catriona tells us about her professional background and why how she got interest in rural health 07.00 What is the farming community network? 09.00 What is the rural communities cancer project? 12.00 Why was this project...2024-07-2038 min
Rural Road to Health13th EURIPA Rural Health Forum Highlights13th EURIPA Rural Health Forum Highlights Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health: https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/shsc/research/lirch/ Campus for future livingin Mablethorpe: https://connectedcoast.co.uk/project/campus-for-future-living/ Credential for rural and remote health: https://www.scotlanddeanery.nhs.scot/media/722082/final-credential-curriculum-in-rural-and-remote-health-submission-triangulated-submission-250823-v20.pdf WHO Primary Care Toolkit: https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/clinical-services-and-systems/primary-care WHO Health Equity: https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-equity#tab=tab_1 EURIPA Lincoln Statement: https://www.euripa.org/new...2024-07-1009 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Madeleine Muller - RuDASA and Rural Health in South AfricaDr Madeleine Muller is a Family Physician and Senior lecturer at Walter Sisulu University and she serves on the RuDASA (Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa) executive committee. Episode summary: 00.50 Dr Muller talks about her journey into rural health 04.15 What were the challenges of working with patients with HIV/AIDS in rural areas? 07.40 What impact does mentoring have on providing services in rural areas? 10.30 How did RuDASA start and how did it develop? 15.00 What tools and resources has RuDASA developed? What is the rural onboarding program? 22...2024-06-3043 min
Rural Road to HealthModern Slavery in Rural AreasWe speak with a nurse practitioner who has experience working with victims and survivors of modern slavery in the UK. Episode summary: 00.45 Our speaker tells us about her professional background and how she developed an interses in modern slavery 04.15 What is modern slavery? 06.45 Where does modern slavery happen and does it affect rural communities? 09.00 Who is most at risk of human trafficking and modern slavery? 10.30 Who are the traffickers? 12.40 How would we identify modern slavery? 19.30 How do we approach consulting a patient who we suspe...2024-06-2036 min
The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey#310 An Introduction to Rural Health with Veronika RasicAccess to healthcare services and workforce shortages are major challenges in rural areas.. Veronika Rasic, a GP and founder of Rural Health Compass, discusses the challenges and benefits of rural healthcare. She highlights the lack of universally agreed-upon definitions for rural communities and the diverse needs they have. Veronika emphasises the importance of additional training for healthcare professionals working in rural practices and the need for a shift in medical education to include more primary care and rural focused training. She also discusses the seasonal pressures faced by rural communities and the importance of understanding...2024-06-1927 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Roxana Surugiu - Student Perceptions of Rural Health in RomaniaDr Roxana Surugiu is a family doctor, researcher and lecrurer at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Craiova in Romania. In this episode we learn about rural health in Romania and the findings of her research on the perception of rural practice among medical students in Romania. Episode Summary: 00.55 Roxana tells us about her professional background and how she got involved in rural health 02.30 What is family medicine training like in Romania? 05.00 Are medical students exposed to rural practice during undergraduate training? 06.10 How is primary care organized in Roman...2024-06-1035 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Giovanni Baglio & Monica Brinzac - Medical Deserts (OASES Project)Dr Giovanni Baglio and Monica Brinzac join us to speak about the OASES project, a EU funded project looking at medical deserts in Europe. Episode summary: 00.50 Dr Giovanni Bagglio and Monica Brinzac tell us about their professional backgrounds and projects they are involved in 04.40 What is the OASIS project? 06.25 What are medical deserts? 10.30 How many areas of Europe are affected by medical deserts? 13.40 What were the main goals of the project? 15.55 Who was involved in the project? 18.30 How were rural communities involved in...2024-05-3038 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Wiktor Szczudlinski - Rural Scotland and Health TechDr Wiktor Szczudlinski is a general practitioner who qualified in Poland and is now working in Scotland. He shares his experience of working as a rural GP, why he decided to leave rural practice, and how he has gotten more involved in health tech and consulting with health tech start-ups. Episodes summary: 00.40 Dr Szczudlinski talks about his experience moving from Poland to rural Scotland 03.35 What were the challenges while working in rural Scotland? 05.30 Who were the members of the wider healthcare team? 08.30 Were there any specific challenges to caring for the...2024-05-1038 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Jaka Strel - Rural Health in Slovenia Dr Jaka Strel is a rural family doctor from Slovenia. Dr Strel and his team have built a very successful medical practice in Ziri, which has helped Ziri win the title of healthiest municipality in Slovenia. Episode summary: 01.00 Dr Strel shares his journey into family medicine and rural health 05.15 Specialization of family medicine in Slovenia 08.45 How is the primary care system organized in Slovenia? 14.20 Who are the members of the family medicine team? 15.00 What are the characteristics of the community he is caring for? 19.45 What challen...2024-04-3048 min
Rural Road to HealthMelanie Hartmann - Rural Nursing on the Halligen (Germany)Melanie Hartmann is a healthcare worker with a bachelor degree in interdisciplinary healthcare and management from Germany. She has been reseaching primary care netwroks on the Halligen Islands. She talks about the unique way in which primary care has been organized on the Halligen and the insights that she has gained during her research. Episode summary: 00.55 Melanie tells us about her professional background and how she got involved in rural health 02.50 How is primary care organized on the Halligen Islands? 06.20 What are the characteristics of the community? 09.10 What are the dif...2024-04-2034 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Bita Barghchi - Rural Health in IranDr Bita Barghchi is a primary care doctor from Iran. In this episode she shares her experience of working in rural Iran and talks about some of the challenges faced by rural communities and healthcare workers. Episode summary: 00.45 Bita tells us about her professional background 01.45 How is the primary care system organized? 03.15 How do patients access secondary care and other health services? 05.40 What were the characteristics of the community Bita was working in? 07.50 How were emergency cases managed? 11.40 What are the main challenges facing rural communiti...2024-04-1026 min
Rural Road to Health13th EURIPA Rural Health Forum - Prof John Wynn-Jones & Prof Mark GusseyProf John Wynn-Jones and Prof Mark Gussey are the co-chairs of the 13th EURIPA Rural Health Forum which will be held in Lincoln in June 2024. They will tell us more about this upcoming event and their aspirations for the Forum. Episode summary: 01.15 Prof Gussey shares his journey into rural health 03.40 Prof Wynn-Jones shares his journey into rural health 06.55 What is EURIPA? 08.15 What is special about EURIPA Rural Health Forums? 09.35 Lincoln and the International Institute for Rural Health 13.15 What does the Institute mean for rural health in Europe...2024-03-2035 min
Rural Road to HealthProf Lionel Green-Thomson - Ubuntu 2024 ConferenceProf Lionel Green-Thomson is the dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He is also a member of the board of directors at the Network Towards Unit for Health. We will be talking about the upcoming Ubuntu 2024 conference. This conference is jointly organized by 5 Universities in South Africa, Rural WONCA and the Network Towards Unity For Health. The theme of the conference is People, Place and Policy for Community Wellness. Ubuntu 2024 will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from the 10th to 13th of September 2024. Epi...2024-03-1737 min
Rural Road to HealthProf Nuno Sousa - P5 Digital Medical CentreProf Nuno Sousa is a neuroradiologist and the Director of the P5 Digital Medical Centre in Portugal. This centre has been developing digital health solutions to support the provision of healthcare in rural areas in Portugal. Their projects have been developed in close collaboration with the local communities they work with. Episode summary: 01.00 Prof Sousa tells us about his professional background 06.00 What is P5 and what work has been done there? 09.20 What types of services are being provided? 20.10 What have the benefits been for rural communities? 26.30 Who have been the...2024-03-1058 min
Rural Road to HealthDr David Halata & Dr Katerina Javorska - Go Rural CzechiaDr David Halata & Dr Katerina Javorska are rural family doctors form Czechia. Both of them have been involved in an initiative to improve rural healthcare in Czechia called Go Rural. Dr Halata is the chairman of the Working Group for Rural Medicine in the National society for Family medicine and creator of Go Rural. Dr Javorska is a member of the Working Group on Rural Medicine and has been working with students and young doctors in the Hradec Kralova region. Episode summary: 00.50 Dr Halata and Dr Javorska tell us how they became rural family doctors and thei...2024-02-2957 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Sara Bradley - Social PrescribingDr Sara Bradley is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of South Wales. Prior to this position she was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of the Highlands and Islands, in Scotland working in the Division of Rural Health and Wellbeing. Her work focuses on social prescribing, rural service provision, mental health and wellbeing and community engagement and co-production. Episode summary: 01.00 Dr Bradley shares her professional journey 02.30 What is social prescribing? 04.40 What kind of social prescribing has there been in the highlands and islands of Scotland? 07.05 Why is social...2024-02-2032 min
Rural Road to HealthProf. Steven Orozco Arcila - Rural Health & Conflict Professor Steven Orozco Arcila joins us from the University of Antioquia in Colombia. He teaches a range of subjects including public health, primary care and health promotion. In this episode we explore how conflict has affected the provision of healthcare in rural areas of Colombia. Episode summary: 01.00 Prof. Orozoco Arcila’s professional background 04.10 How does conflict impact the health and wellbeing of people? 08.20 How has the prolonged conflict affected the country? 10.30 What happens when healthcare workers are sent to work in rural conflict areas? 11.30 Is the conflict more prev...2024-02-1033 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Cath Cosgrave - Attract Connect Stay FrameworkDr Cath Cosgrave is a rural change-maker, strategic advisor, trainer, coach, presenter and evaluator. She has more than 25 years of experience working with rural communities developing community-centred, strength-based strategies to effectively address local health and community service issues. Attract Connect Stay website - https://attractconnectstay.com.au/ Episode summary: 00.55 Dr Cosgave shares how she became involved in rural health 06.15 What are the challenges facing rural communities when trying to retain a health workforce? 08.30 What is the attract, connect, stay framework? 20.50 How does the framework work at a pra...2024-01-3048 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Kenneth Yakubu - Health WorkforceDr Kenneth Yakubu completed his PhD at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and the co-lead of the George Institute's Ubuntu Initiative for research partnerships in Africa. Dr Yakubu trained as a family physician in Nigeria and practiced there before moving to Australia in 2019. His PhD thesis focused on human-rights based approaches for defining and achieving a sustainable skilled health workforce. Episode summary: 01.15 Dr Yakubu’s journey into family medicine and experiences with rural health in Nigeria 06.00 Challenges in rural areas of Nigeria 10.50 How does t...2024-01-201h 00
Rural Road to HealthSeason 2 Intro - Welcome back to the Rural Road to HealthWelcome back to the Rural Road to Health! Season 2 Episodes will be released on the 10th, 20th and 30th of each month. The first episode will be available on the 20th January. Feedback form for season 1: https://forms.gle/1XPxUcoiHmVSKRLA8 More information about the podcast: https://theruralroadtohealth.blog/podcast/ 2024-01-1001 min
Rural Road to HealthRural Road to Health Season 1 Wrap-upThe wrap-up episode to the first season of the Rural Road to Health. I will share some insights with you from my journey creating and hosting the podcast and give you a sneak peek to what is in store for 2024. Please take a few minutes to complete the Feedback form. This will help in shaping future episodes. Wishing you all the best for the festive season and the New Year! Thank you for listening to the Rural Road to Health!2023-12-1506 min
Rural Road to Health12th EURIPA Rural Health Forum Romania - Summary12th EURIPA Rural Health Forum Summary The forum was held in Romania form the 19th to 22nd of October and brought together over rural family medicine clinicians form accross Europe. Abstract book EURIPA website Please like and share this episode. You can send your comments about the podcast to ruralroadtohealth@gmail.com If you want to support the work of the podcast please consider donating a Ko-fi Thank you for listening to the Rural Road to Health!2023-11-3006 min
Rural Road to HealthProf. Shelly Nowlan - Rural Nursing and Midwifery Professor Shelly Nowlan is Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for Queensland and the deputy National Rural Health Commissioner for Australia. She has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare and nursing. Episode summary: 01.10 What inspired Shelly to go into rural nursing? 03.00 What does she do in her deputy National Rural Health Commissioner role? 05.30 What is the perception and position of nurses and midwives in Australia? 07.15 What is the scope of practice for nurses in Australia? 09.30 How are education opportunities structured? 11.35 What are the challenges that nurses...2023-11-1531 min
Rural Road to HealthMichelle Rathman - Communication for Rural HealthMichelle Rathman is the founder of Impact Communications, Inc. a healthcare strategy and communications company. Since 1997 she has worked with rural health clinics, state offices of rural health and rural hospitals. Michelle helps facilitate transformation in healthcare settings across the US. She is also the host of the Rural Impact Podcast which tries to connect the dots between policy and rural issues. Episode overview: 01.00 Why did Michelle start a communications company and choose to work with rural providers? 05.45 What is healthcare strategy and communications? 07.45 What are the insights Michelle has gained throug...2023-10-2839 min
Rural Road to HealthRural Policy Bites 3 - Rural Health Policy EventsWelcome to Rural Policy Bites. In this episode I will reflect on two events that I have attended in the past few weeks: High-level Rural Policy Forum, Siguenza, Spain Institute for Health Equity Conference, Birmingham, UK For more information: Rural Pact: https://ruralpact.rural-vision.europa.eu/index_en Rural Observatory: https://observatory.rural-vision.europa.eu/?lng=en&ctx=RUROBS Recording available form the forum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9NfBGkucB4 Institute for Health Equity: https://healthequitynetwork.co.uk 2023-10-1508 min
Rural Road to HealthDaniel Dawes, J.D. - The Political Determinants of HealthDaniel Dawes is a lawyer, author, scholar, educator and leader in health equity and health reform. His research focuses on the drivers of health inequities among under-resourced, vulnerable and marginalized communities, he has pioneered a new approach to examining inequities - the political determinants of health. Daniel was instrumental in shaping the Affordable Care Act in the US (also known as Obama Care) and chaired the National Working Group on Health Disparities and Health Reform. Episode summary: 01.15 How he became involved in work on the political determinants of health 07.45 What are the political deter...2023-10-0748 min
Rural Road to HealthRural health Innovation - Dr John Pawlovic - Real-Time Virtual Support ProgramDr John Pawlovic, he is the Chair in Rural health with the University of British Columbia and a family doctor who has dedicated his career to improving the health of rural, remote and Indigenous communities. We will talk about an innovative project -the Real-Time Virtual Support network which aims to address inequitable access and barriers to healthcare faced by rural, remote and indigenous communities. Dr Pawlovic is the virtual health lead for the Rural CoordinationCentre of BC which heads the RTVS program. Episode summary: 01.45 RTVS - how it started 03.50 Development of the Edg...2023-09-2814 min
Rural Road to HealthTop Tips for Rural Health Careers 2This is the second addition of Top Tips for Rural Health Careers. Our guests to share their top three tips for people thinking about going into rural health careers. We will hear from: Dr Mercy Wanjala, Dr Sankha Randenikumara, Dr Mayara Floss, Aebhric O’Kelly, Major Dr Ashlesha Tawde-Kelkar and Dr Christian Rechtenwald. Mercy (00.53) Have a passion to serve people. Build your capacity, often you will be the senior most clinician there. Have a plan for your career. Sankha (02.35) Be a role model. 2023-09-2115 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Christian Rechtenwald - Rural Family Medicine in Germany Dr Christian Rechtenwald is a rural family medicine doctor form Germany and has been the Image Officer of ther European Young Family Doctors Movment for the past three years. He talks about how he became a family doctor, what it has been like leading a rural family medicine practice in Germany, and how he has addressed challenges along the way. Episode overview: 01.20 Christian’s journey to becoming a rural family doctor 10.30 Rural health training in Germany 12.55 What is the rural health landscape in Germany? 17.40 How is the primary care system or...2023-09-071h 09
Rural Road to HealthMajor Dr Ashlesha Tawde-Kelkar - Army Medicine and Rural Practice in India Major Dr Ashlesha Tawde-Kelkar is a rural doctor and army veteran from India. During her uniformed service she was stationed between India and Pakistan and looked after the troops, as well as the rural and tribal populations in the area. She currently provides care to tribal communities in the Western ghats of Maharashtra. Episode Summary: 01.15 Working as an army doctor on the India-Pakistan border 05.15 Who makes up the army healthcare team? 12.15 How many people did the team look after? 16.20 What does a typical week/month look like for an army docto...2023-08-211h 14
Rural Road to HealthWhat is rural health policy? - Rural Policy Bites 2What is rural health policy? Policy is an ongoing interaction between interests, ideas and institutions. The policy process: Identifying the problem Agenda settting Decisions about prefered policy options Monitoring and evaluation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/rural-health-policy https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/health-care-in-rural-areas/ https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/31/9/1200/2452985?login=false https://www.ox.ac.uk/research/using-research-engage/policy-engagement/guidance-policy-engagement-internationally/guidance-note-2-understanding-policy-process Thank you for listening to the Rural Road to Health - ruralroadtohealth@gmail.com 2023-08-0706 min
Rural Road to HealthRural Health Innovation - Aebhric O'Kelly - College of Remote and Offshore Medicine Aebhric O’Kelly is a Former US army Green Beret, a wilderness psychologist, a board certified critical care paramedic, and the dean emeritus of the College of Remote and Offshore Medicine. He also hosts the CoROM podcast. Overview of episode: 00.45 Aebhric’s professional background 02.35 Building international collaborations 05.30 Who works with CoROM? 08.45 CoROM and Malta - starting with courses for paramedics 11.30 CoROM faculty 13.30 Placements through CoROM - Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre 20.15 What kind of environments do these clinicians work in? 21.30 Most common health problems...2023-07-281h 00
Rural Road to Health12th EURIPA Rural Health Forum - Event AnnouncementDr Gindrovel Dumitra tells us about what the host organizing committee has planned for the upcomming EURIPA Rural Health Forum in Romania. Episode overview: 01.30 What is planned for the EURIPA Rural Health Forum? 04.30 What are the themes for the Forum? 05.30 Who is the Forum for? 08.50 How will the Forum help Romanian rural primary care? 13.25 Activities that are in the program of the Forum https://forum.euripa.org/ Learn more about EURIPA at: https://www.euripa.org/ Thank you for listening to the Rur...2023-07-2120 min
Rural Road to HealthRural Health Innovation - Pam Barrett - Be Buckfastleigh (Better Places)Pam Barrett has a background in social policy and is a co-founder of Be Buckfastleigh (Better Places), a community interest company set up to tackle health, social, and economic inequalities in Buckfastleigh and other small rural towns in Devon, UK. Overview of episode: 00.55 Pam talks about her professional background and how she became more involved with rural areas 04.00 The importance of policy at keeping communities well 10.25 What is Be Buckfastleigh (Better Places) and the “attractor model”? 16.45 What population size is needed for policy impact and attracting funding? 24.00 What has...2023-07-141h 14
Rural Road to HealthDr Mayara Floss -Brazil - Rural and Planetary HealthDr Mayara Floss is a family medicin doctor from Brazil, a PhD student , writer and advocate for rural and planetary health. Episode overview: 00.45 Mayara’s journey into rural health 07.40 Primary care in Brazil 08.50 Comparing rural and urban settings 13.00 Working in a favela during COVID19 14.20 Rural population and community care in Brazil 18.45 Community health workers in Brazil 20.15 Challenges for family medicine 24.20 Most enjoyable parts of her work - project to help adults back into education 28.15 Planetary health and launch of MOOC ...2023-07-0757 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Sankha Randenikumara - Sri Lanka and WONCA YDMs Dr Sankha Randenikumara, a family doctor from Sri Lanka. He is also the Young doctor representative for WONCA, founder of Sri Lankan Medical Associations Young members forum, and honorary joint secretary of the Palliative and End of Life Care task force. Contact via: sankha_rk@hotmail.com Infromation about the WONCA World Conference in Sydney. Overview of episode: 00.50 Starting as a rural doctor and transforming the rural primary care hospital with his team 07.30 Practical steps to improving your practice and working with your team to do this 11.50 Involvin...2023-06-301h 00
Rural Road to HealthDr Mercy Wanjala - Kenya and AfroPHCDr Mercy Wanjala, a family medicine doctor based in Kenya, she is currently an executive member of AfroPHC. She runs a monthly workshop with AfroPHC focusing on health policy. Mercy is also the education lead on the Rural WONCA executive and Rural Seeds Ambassador for Africa and member of the executive of the YDM AfriWON. Overview of episode: 01.00 Mercy’s journey into rural health 03.45 Developing services at a rural health centre in Kenya 09.10 What were the steps towards making changes? 11.20 Who were your allies for change? 15.00 Balancing clinical...2023-06-1551 min
Rural Road to HealthTop Tips for Rural Health Careers 1Welcome to Top Tips for Rural Health Careers! Our speakers share their top tips for people thinking about careers in rural health. Learn from their experience and insight. Sharing their 3 top tips are: Sadie Lavell Caferkey 00.45 Tariq Jagnarine 02.20 Pippa Kensit 03.30 Brooke Mackie 04.25 Amber Wheatley 05.45 Share these insights with your students and colleagues. If you have suggestions for future episodes or want to share your feedback please send this via email to ruralroadtohealth@gmail.com Thank you for liste...2023-05-3007 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Amber Wheatley - British Virgin IslandsDr Amber Wheatley is a family doctor working in the British Virgin Islands. She is a rural advocate, writer and yoga instructor. Dr Wheatley talks about her experiences working on BVI, specific issues faced by the population, challenges during COVID 19 and bush medicine. Contact her via email at vashwheatley@gmail.com 00.15 Intro and Amber's journey into rural medicine 02.15 Rural Track, training in Swansea, Wales 03.30 Rural placements 04.00 Comparing health systems in BVI and Wales 06.15 Health services in BVI 08.00 The population 10.15 Emergency care 11.10 ...2023-05-1559 min
Rural Road to HealthWhat is Rural Proofing? - Rural Policy Bites 1Welcom to Rural Policy Bites! Todays topic is: Rural Proofing What is rural proofing? Why rural proof? Who should be responsible for rural proofing? FInd out more about rural proofing here: UK Rural Proofing Guidance EU Rural Observatory https://ruralengland.org/rural-proofing-for-health-toolkit/ Please share your thoughts and feedback at ruralroadtohealth@gmail.com or at https://theruralroadtohealth.blog/podcast/ 2023-04-3005 min
Rural Road to HealthAustralian Rural Training Pathways - with Pippa Kensit and Brooke Mackie (Part 2)Part 2 00.45 - The perception of rural medicine among students 05.30 - Social and family factors and rural medicine 10.20 - Other challenges when going into rural medicine 12.15 - Rural development and recruitment 16.15 - Getting communities involved in rural placements 21.10 - Support for students, rural health clubs 25.05 - Support during post graduate training 27.40 - Developing rural pathways and support structures 31.55 - Opportunities in rural careers Pippa Kensit is the Future Workforce Program Lead, and more recently Clinical Advisor at NSW Rural Doctors Ne...2023-04-1538 minRural Road to HealthAustralian Rural Training Pathways - with Pippa Kensit and Brooke Mackie (Part 1) Pippa Kensit is the Future Workforce Program Lead, and more recently Clinical Advisor at NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN). She has completed a Bachelor of Nursing and a dual Masters in International Public Health and Health Management. In 2021 she was accepted to Medicine at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney. She has extensive experience in rural advocacy roles and rural health clubs in Australia. Brooke Mackie is a final year medical student at James Cook University based in North Queensland, Australia. Growing up across Australia in various rural mining towns, Brooke is passionate about providing quality healthcare to...2023-04-1543 min
Rural Road to HealthDr Tariq Jagnarine - Guyana and Indigenous HealthDr Tariq Jagnarine is a family medicine doctor living and working in Guyana, he has experience in working with indigenous communities. He is also the current Programme manager of the national AIDS Programme secretariat. In this episode we will talk about providing healthcare for indigenous communities, HIV/AIDS prevention, and rural health challenges in Guyana. To contact Dr Tariq Jagnarine: tariq.jagnarine@gmail.com Join the Rural Road to Health Twitter Community here. If you have a rural story that you want to share on the podcast, you can contact me via...2023-03-1544 min
Rural Road to HealthMentor Mentee Programme Launch with Dr Karine Kersting PulsDr Karine Kersting Puls in collaboration with Rural Seeds is launching the Mentor Mentee Programme 2.0. This is a great opportunity for students and young health professionals looking to develop their rural health careers. It is also an opportunity for more experienced rural health professionals to mentor the next generation. Learn more about this innovative virtual mentoring programme for rural health career development. Applications are open until the 20th of March. If you are interested in becoming a mentor or a mentee, please find more information about how to apply here. Tw...2023-03-0817 min
Rural Road to HealthRemote Working and Rural Areas - Reflection on OECD WorkshopMy reflections on a recent OECD workshop about remote working and how this might affect rural areas. "The New Geography of Remote Working" The implications of remote working If hearing this kind or short review/reflection is interesting let me know via the feedback tab. 2023-02-2709 min
Rural Road to HealthSadie Lavelle Cafferkey - Ireland - Addiction ServicesSadie Lavelle Cafferkey is a registered nurse working on Achill Island in the Republic of Ireland. She is currently doing a PhD with Trinity College Dublin. Her project is looking at developing integrated nurse led addiction services for rural communities. LinkedIn Twitter Music by Olexy from Pixabay2023-02-1525 min
Rural Road to HealthAbout the Host - Dr Veronika RasicLearn about the host of the Rural Road to Health - Dr Veronika Rasic https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronika-rasic-6b203b62 WONCA - https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/ Rural WONCA - https://ruralwonca.org/ Rural Seeds - https://www.ruralseeds.net/ If you have a rural story that you want to share on the podcast, please contact me via https://theruralroadtohealth.blog/2023-01-2706 min
Rural Road to HealthWelcome to the Rural Road to Health - IntroWelcome! A brief introduction to the Rural Road to Health. For anyone interested in discovering more about rural health. Host: Dr Veronika Rasic MD, MRCGP (2019)2023-01-2101 min