qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Senior Research Fellow
Prof Chris Rissel is at Flinders University as a Senior Research Fellow, based in Darwin, Northern Territory. He has a BSc(Psych)(Hons), MPH and PhD. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney and was previously the Director of the NSW Office of Preventive Health (responsible for implementing state-wide health programs). He is actively engaged in rural and remote health research, including workforce recruitment and retention, Aboriginal health and well-being, and health service evaluation and research.
qualifications: MPH
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Lecturer Nursing and Allied Health
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Director, Katherine Campus, Flinders University
Australia
Sue Lenthall is an academic with practice background as a remote area nurse. She was one of the first teachers with the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education Program in Queensland, was the Executive Officer for the Council of Remote Areas Nurses of Australia before working as the education coordinator with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in Townsville. She was the foundation course coordinator of the Remote Health Practice program at the Centre for Remote Health and has developed curriculum for a variety of health professionals in rural and remote Australia. She has completed numerous evaluations and research projects related to remote health practice. She completed a PhD in ‘’reducing occupational stress among nurses in very remote Northern Territory and is currently the director of Katherine Campus, Flinders NT. Sue has won a number of awards, including two national teaching awards, a CRANAplus Research and Education award and the Aurora Award for leadership and outstanding contribution to remote area health in Australia.
qualifications: MNurse (Emerg)
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor
Australia
Pilot study of a cognitive behavioral therapy skills intervention for rural adults
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Transitioning to rural practice together: a rural fellowship model (in 6 Ps)
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NRHA 36th Rural Health Policy Institute, 11–13 February 2025, Washington, DC, USA
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RWAV Conference 2025: Dreaming Big and Driving Change in Rural Healthcare, 19–21 February 2025, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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2025 European Forum on Prevention and Primary Care, 5 & 6 March 2025, Zagreb, Croatia
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WONCA South Asia Region Conference 2025, 4–6 April 2025, Bengaluru, India
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WONCA Asia Pacific Region Conference 2025: Primary Care Transformation; Implementing High-value, High-quality Care!, 24–27 April 2025, Busan Korea
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9th European Young Family Doctors' Movement (EYFDM Forum), 25–27 April 2025, Grande Région
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National Rural Health Conference 2025, 2–3 May 2025, Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand
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NRHA 30th Health Equity Conference, 19–20 May 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA
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NRHA 48th Annual Rural Health Conference, 20–23 May 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA
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2025 International Rural Nursing Conference, 27–30 May 2025, Arlington, TX, USA
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BC Rural Health Conference 2025, 6–8 June 2025, Prince George, BC, Canada
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4th International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2025, 16–19 June 2025, Adelaide Convention Centre, Kaurna Country, Australia
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14th EURIPA Rural Health Forum. Rural Reformation: Meeting Wellbeing and Healthcare Needs in Rural Communities, 26–28 June 2025, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Rethinking Remote 2025: Scotland's Rural Health Conference
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WONCA World Conference 2025: New Vision for Primary Health Care and Sustainable Development, 17–21 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal
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NRHA 23rd Rural Health Clinic Conference, 23–24 September 2025, Kansas, MO, USA
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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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