qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, collected data, literature review, wrote the first draft, statistical analysis
position: Consultant paediatrician
Germany
Consultant paediatrician, neonatologist, paediatric gastroenterologist, Master of International Health (Curtin), FRCPCH (UK). Chairman of the German Association of Tropical Paediatrics. Working, teaching and research experience in Germany and Tanzania. Research interests: neonatal, child and maternal health, nutrition, infectious diseases, rural health, quality of health care.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: contributed to drafts, literature review
position: Researcher
Norway
qualifications: MMedSc
contribution: literature review, contributed to drafts, original concept
position: Lecturer
Australia
Research interests: Primary health care in developing countries, maternal and child health, nutrition, indigenous health.
Development of the Attitude Scale Towards Rural Health Services
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La Niña, crab catching and necrotising fasciitis
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Rural proofing: lessons from OECD countries
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Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2025, 20–21 October 2025, Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia
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2025 Health Leadership Congress, 22–24 October 2025, Darwin, Australia
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Rural Medicine Australia Conference (RMA25), 22–25 October 2025, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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OECD Latin American Rural Development Conference, 25–28 November 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SARGA 2026, Rural Generalist Anaesthetist Conference, 12–14 February 2026, Barossa Valley, South Australia
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21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference, 10–13 April 2026, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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33rd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, 16–18 April 2026, Quebec City, Canada
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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11th Health Promotion Conference, 10–12 June 2026, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Harstad, Norway
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9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana
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18th National Rural Health Conference, 14–17 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia
World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference 2026, 17–19 September 2026, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), New Zealand
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