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The power of translational research
Registered Nurse and PhD scholar J’Belle Foster, who has spent years working and researching TB in high-risk areas overseas and on Australia’s...
Heart of Australia’s national expansion
Over the past decade, Heart of Australia has had remarkable success in bridging the ‘health care gap’ in rural and remote communities in Queensland....
From strength to strength with Melina Connors, First Nations Midwifery Director for Queensland Health
Melina Connors, inaugural First Nations Midwifery Director for Queensland Health, is passionate about the state’s Growing Deadly Families strategy....
Advocacy for closing the continuity gap for remote midwives with Donna Stephen
For midwife Donna Stephen, holistic care and continuity of care are paramount for expecting mums. In this article she explains why. “I see myself as...
From rugby player to remote nurse with CRANAplus fellow Mark Goodman
Newly inducted CRANAplus Fellow and volunteer facilitator Mark Goodman was sixteen when he cut his hand on a can at the shop he was working at. The...
Lessons from the Tanami Desert with Karri Withers
In her final undergraduate nursing placement, Karri Withers was fortunate to secure a position in the remote community of Balgo, WA, through the...
Building skills and connections in Tennant Creek with Lauren Hoskin
Second-year Flinders University nursing student Lauren Hoskin recently had the opportunity to complete a four-week nursing placement in Tennant...
Mental health nursing on Thursday Island with Ailis Conrad
Ailis Conrad was fortunate to undertake her final-year nursing placement on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. Supported by a warm team, Ailis...
Why should midwives attend a Midwifery Upskilling course?
Remote health practice in Australia demands a high level of skill and ability to effectively respond to and manage the normal, the complex and the...
Building a happy workplace
Building a safe and happy workplace is a lot like building a house, writes MC Mandile, Senior Psychologist, Bush Support Line. The foundations must...
APSGN in focus
CRANAplus spoke with medical doctor, researcher and educator, Dr Allison Hempenstall, Public Health Medical Officer of the Torres and Cape Hospital...
Personal touch is Helen’s mantra
Membership officer Helen Phipps has notched up 15 years in the role at CRANAplus. Here she reminisces about her time with the organisation. The...