Webinars

Your new Workforce Support Coordinators, Samantha Petric and Laura Berry, are excited to launch CRANAplus’ 2026 webinar series. Over the next 12 months, they’ll be preparing context-specific, clinically relevant webinars for the rural and remote health workforce, delivered by clinicians and subject matter experts. In this first episode, get to know Sam and Laura, hear what they have lined up for the year, and gain advice on how to log professional development like this in your CPD hours.  

Dr Kylie McCullough discusses primary health care in the remote setting including what is primary health care about, how it can be delivered in a remote setting, and the role of a Remote Area Nurse in its delivery. Dr McCullough is currently a lecturer at Edith Cowan University with extensive experience not only in research on the remote sector but has had opportunities herself to work in remote settings which has driven her passion to where she is now.

This webinar covers topics including: defining childhood anaemia, signs to look out for, prevention, treatment and management, and the importance of understanding that anaemia can start from pregnancy.

Dr Scott Davis discusses social determinants of health and how they relate to health outcomes, encouraging listeners to ask: how does a RAN deliver primary health care and improve better health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members? He discusses the role of advocacy and empowerment, and what RANS can do towards mobilising community to assist in improving better health outcomes for individuals and their families.

Management can be difficult, especially in the rural or remote areas and sharing similar stories amongst peers will highlight the uniqueness of this role.
This webinar consists of 5 panel members sharing their personal journeys into becoming a clinical manager in a rural or remote area.
Challenges, rewards and advice will be discussed amongst the panel of managers as well as sharing unique stories and their pathway of how they got to where they are now!

Rheumatic heart disease is preventable and manageable. RHDAustralia staff will discuss the critical elements for preventing acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, with a focus on care that is clinically sound and culturally safe.

In this webinar, Nina Kurucz, Director of Medical Entomology discusses different diseases in humans caused by mosquitos including Japanese encephalitis, Dengue fever and Malaria; personal protection measures that should be used; and disease symptoms. Nina is also joined by a CDC physician who discusses mosquito diseases from a clinical perspective and what rural and remote health professionals can and should do with clients who may have these diseases.

Session 3 consolidates knowledge gained from the first two sessions about the practicalities of child health checks, and provides guidance on how often to undertake child health checks, what should be included and how to undertake child health check components.

The three-part Child Health in Remote Practice webinar series explores the importance and practicalities of child health assessments for children and families living in remote and/or Indigenous communities. Session 2 focuses on the key role of nutrition in optimising growth and development for young children and provides an overview of infant and child feeding recommendations along with practical strategies for promoting breastfeeding, timely commencement of solid foods and progression to a healthy family diet.

The three-part Child Health in Remote Practice webinar series explores the importance and practicalities of child health assessments for children and families living in remote and/or Indigenous communities.

Session 1 discusses the impacts of child development and nutrition on life outcomes and provides an overview of brain development and the factors impacting on brain development including growth, nutrition, infections, anaemia and adverse childhood events.

This webinar covers Machado-Joseph Disease manifestations in Australia, the demographic of people it impacts and the layers of complexities that remoteness and culture bring to supporting these families. Presenter Liz Willis, Physiotherapist for the MJD Foundation, also discusses current programs and recommendations for management from medical, allied health and community perspectives, while highlighting current and recent research in the field.

Leanne will be talking about her journey from starting off in a remote area and gained experience to become a remote mobile RN and educator, to eventually working for her own business as a remote Clinical Educator.

Adj. Prof Shelley Nowlan, Deputy Rural Health Commissioner presents the draft Framework to CRANAplus Board Directors, Fellows, and members of our Roundtables.

Every Australian will die, many of these are expected deaths after long standing chronic illnesses. In terms of quality and safety in delivering care at the end-of-life, what do you need to know? Where should you go for reliable and quality resources?

Our guest presenter Kim Devery, Associate Professor and Academic Lead for Palliative Care, Aging and Clinical Rehabilitation as well as the lead for End of Life Essentials program will be presenting this webinar. Kim will describe details needed for health professionals working in rural and remote areas and what is needed to know when caring for a palliative care client.

In the 4th webinar in NT PHN’s Rural and Remote Nursing and Midwifery Webinar Series, the panel discuss opportunities arising from rural and remote experiences. Featuring CRANAplus’ Leonie McLaughlin.

In support and awareness of Mental Health Week 9th-16th October 2021, we have asked Nurse Practitioner/Mental Health Nurse Jen Cullen to present on this important topic.

Mental Health includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being. It affects how we perform, feel think and react. Mental health affects all ages and stages of life from children through to adulthood and there are many different diagnoses of mental health.

Mental health is unique to everyones individual situations, therefore everyone responds differently to mental health situations and requires different support mechanisms.

Hear from a panel of rural and remote nurses and midwives at different stages of their careers as they discuss the topic of ‘Embracing the challenges: expectations and reality’ in Webinar #3 of NT PHN’s Rural & Remote Nursing & Midwifery Webinar series. Featuring CRANAplus’ Anna Heaton.

Hear from a panel of rural and remote nurses and midwives who are at different stages of their careers and find out about their experience in their transition to rural and remote work, in webinar #2 in NT PHN’s Rural & Remote Nursing & Midwifery Webinar series. Featuring CRANAplus’ Michelle Mason.

This webinar will be presented by Meg Scolyer from OneDisease.

One Disease is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation that aims to systematically eliminate Crusted Scabies from Australia using a strategy that combines strong partnerships, proven medical and public health models, and community development principles and practice.

Meg will be talking about what crusted scabies is, preventative measures and what OneDisease is doing to try and eliminate crusted scabies as a public health concern by 2022. OneDiseases overall strategy is to enhance crusted scabies control by combining expertise in disease-specific areas with surveillance, education, capacity

In the first webinar of NT PHN’s Rural and Remote Nursing and Midwifery Webinar Series, a panel of rural and remote nurses and midwives discuss the key influences on their decisions to go rural or remote.

This presentation by Coralie Cross (credentialled diabetic educator and RN) will speak about the ever changing daily, non-routine of working in rural health!
This will include talking about the distance to unusual locations; meeting interesting and unique characters; being chased by a flock of geese; to the joys and the challenges of clinical practice in a rural role.
This presentation will also touch on the statistics of diabetes and the importance of specialist input in care planning and management.

Wheatbelt Mens Health Inc. is a not for profit organisation formed to raise awareness of men’s wellbeing across the whole of regional, rural and remote WA. Since July 2010 WMH has been delivering The Regional Men’s Health Initiative. The Regional Men’s Health Initiative is made up of a team of people who are passionate about raising awareness of men’s health and wellbeing in regional, rural and remote communities throughout Western Australia. They are not a health organisation, rather, they act as a bridge of support and education to men, local communities and health services. They engage with men on their terms and go to where the blokes are.

Professor Marion Saville AM will be discussing the importance of cervical screening, specifically relating to the rural and remote health professional workforce and the important roles they play in the elimination of cervical cancer in Australia.

Judith Burke is an experienced Nurse and Midwife who has spent many years working in both rural and remote settings across the Northern Territory.

Judith will be sharing the challenges and rewards in her role as Women’s & Maternal Health Coordinator for Katherine West Health Board (KWHB) – an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation providing preventative, clinical and emergency primary health care in the Northern Territory, South West of Katherine.

World Hearing Day was the 3rd March 2021 and CRANAplus has invited Debra Smith from Hearing Services Outreach in the Top End to discuss some important areas surrounding ear health!
During Debra’s presentation she will be discussing hearing services outreach team work and what they do, along with what is ear disease and how to diagnose it.

The Safer Baby Bundle is a collection of change ideas or interventions designed to reduce late pregnancy stillbirth. This masterclass summarises the 5 bundle elements, highlights key evidence related to the Safer Baby Bundle and discusses basic principles for implementation.