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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...
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...
We often discuss how uniquely challenging, yet incredibly rewarding, rural and remote health work can be. However, a psychological risk within the workplace that often goes unnamed is gaslighting. Here, CRANAplus Bush Support Line Senior Psychologist, Dr Nicole...
Over fifty years of nursing has given RAN Suzy Pluker a rare perspective on the profession. Here, she shares what she’s learnt along the way. Bush campfire cooking. Getting a masterclass in suturing faces. At 16 years old, Suzy Pluker was at risk of homelessness. A...
We all know how exciting and rewarding remote healthcare can be, but we often don’t talk about the loneliness that can come with these roles. Whilst loneliness is a common human experience, it can be particularly evident among rural and remote health workers due to a...
Another example illustrating the power of education for health workers and people living with viral hepatitis, and the need to tailor initiatives to each setting and community. Rural women’s health expo. Efforts are being stepped up to raise awareness in regional SA...
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...
Just three weeks into their graduate program in Alice Springs, CRANAplus spoke with new grad, Elliot Downes, about making the decision to go remote. Elliot wasn’t too sure what they wanted to do after finishing their nursing degree in Canberra, but being accepted into...
CRANAplus Member and Fellow, Lyn Byers, shares this story outlining the management of a common presentation to remote clinics. Families bring children for a check-up or to address an acute problem. The skill of the RAN is in gathering a comprehensive history,...
The 2025 Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Conference in Adelaide was a chance for health professionals and stakeholders to come together to address resilience and sustainability of the growing care economy. CRANAplus supported Fellow Sabina...
For most people, it’s all too easy to unconsciously bring work home with you. In rural and remote healthcare, where the boundaries between community roles and personal lives are often blurred, it can be even more evident. For example, you might stay late finishing...
This week is Harmony Week, with National Close the Gap Day on Thursday, 19 March. I write this as a non-Indigenous psychologist who has worked alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues and communities in remote settings across the ‘top end’. What I...