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Recap: 2023 CRANAplus 40th Anniversary Conference
This October, more than 200 delegates and stakeholders gathered in Gimuy/Cairns at the CRANAplus 40th Anniversary Conference, for three days of...
The remote area nursing couple chasing their farming dreams
CRANAplus Member Dr Kirsten Due MO writes in about inspiring nursing couple, Jason and Melanie. The pair met in Alice Springs and lived in remote...
Mindfulness on the go for remote health professionals
In the busyness, and with the competing demands in our lives, it is essential to prioritise our physical health and wellbeing, writes Senior...
Early intervention crucial for burn victims
First responders can dramatically improve outcomes for burn victims, reducing the need for a graft by fifty per cent. Here Dr Helen Douglas, who...
Adding maternity emergency care skills to the remote area nurse’s toolbox, with midwife Di Evans
Remote area midwife and CRANAplus facilitator Di Evans is passionate about empowering and supporting RANs. Here Di shares what drives her volunteer...
Regular CRANAplus Magazine writer reflects on the 2015 conference in new book
In the 2010s, Journalist Rosemary Cadden travelled from Adelaide to the Top End in the footsteps of explorer and fellow Scot, John McDouall Stuart....
40th CRANAplus Conference Preview
Catch up on the speakers, pre- and post-conference events, and social opportunities that you can expect at the 40th CRANAplus Conference in Cairns...
Nursing on Christmas Island, with Stevhnie Nel
Community health nurse Stevhnie Nel discusses cultural awareness when working with Chinese and Malay clients, community immersion as a self-care...
60 years a nurse in rural New South Wales
CRANAplus Member Sandra Vicary retired recently, having just reached the milestone of 60 years of nursing in rural New South Wales. She remembers...
Coping with the Kimberley Floods
Senior Psychologist for the Bush Support Line, Dr Nicole Jeffery-Dawes, reflects on the emotional and professional challenges her community faced...
Put sepsis at the forefront
RN, RM and Remote Clinical Educator at CRANAplus, Leonie McLaughlin, is passionate about helping nursing staff in remote communities provide...
CRANAplus Q&A: Paediatric burns
“Hi CRANAplus. Paediatric burns are not uncommon in the community I work in. These often result from spilled boiling water. Despite having previous...