Education

Two new-to-remote RANs, Meg Lewis and Carmel Killen, assisted with the delivery of a baby in community, just two weeks after completing their Maternity Emergency Care (MEC) course, and share how the knowledge helped them appreciate the beauty of birth. Meg Meg and...

For clinicians working across vast rural and remote regions, being “ready” is more than a goal, it’s a daily necessity. While CRANAplus is well-known for leading Remote Emergency Care training and championing Culturally Safe practice, primary healthcare remains at the...

For our newest Remote Clinical Educator, Vanessa Egan, her role has always been about more than teaching skills. It’s about people, relationships, and the lasting impact that comes from walking alongside others in their lives and careers. Vanessa outside CRANAplus...

Test your knowledge of maternity care in remote Australia with this quiz adapted from CRANAplus’ maternity stream courses. Correct answers are shown at the bottom of the article. 1. What is the recommended routine dose and timing of Anti D during pregnancy for a...

Clare Burke, an endorsed midwife and CRANAplus facilitator, has spent the past year working in the remote community of Galiwin’ku where she has been welcomed as family. She shares how deep connection has strengthened the care she provides women and babies. Clare’s...

Retired paramedic Ken Iles reflects on 16 years supporting rural and remote nurses as a CRANAplus facilitator. “I can’t recommend this move enough,” he says of the personal and professional rewards. For Ken, becoming a facilitator for the Remote Emergency Care (REC)...

The highlight of Ange Cummins’ career has been travelling Australia as a remote area nurse. While being away from it for now, facilitating CRANAplus courses is satisfying her cravings for the remote lifestyle. Ange’s face lights up as she swipes through photos from...

Emergency paediatric care can be particularly challenging for rural and remote health workers due to limited resources and the need for swift, accurate assessments, writes CRANAplus Clinical Education Manager Shannan Lewis. Here, she highlights the Paediatric...

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 (thankfully less common) emergencies, writes Leonie McLaughlin, CRANAplus Remote Clinical Educator. The Midwifery...

Ann Knuckey has retired as a Registered Nurse after 48 years – but she still loves to look back on her nursing career, mainly in midwifery. “I never once thought I don’t want to do this anymore,” she says. Here Ann talks about her nine years as a facilitator for the...

“The challenge was on, like an episode of Ready, Steady, Cook with only five ingredients to make a six-course dinner, we were off to Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands to deliver ten courses, with five CRANAplus Educators, carry-on equipment and only seven...

Catch up on the speakers, the preceding free Expo, and social opportunities that you can expect at the CRANAplus 2024 Remote Nursing and Midwifery Conference in Naarm/Melbourne this October. The CRANAplus Remote Nursing & Midwifery Conference is Australia’s...