qualifications: MSc (CommHlth)
contribution: original concept
position: Research associate
Canada
Candice Manahan, a Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research Junior Research Trainee, is now working as the Research Facilitator for the Northern Cancer Control Strategy. The Northern Cancer Control Strategy is a unique collaboration between the BC Cancer Agency, the provinical health authority (PHSA), the regional health authority (Northern Health) and the Northern Medical Program at UNBC. She is actively facilitating cancer control research that can rapidly be translated into best practice and address the needs of northern and rural populations. Candice is originally from northern BC and has taken interest in a number of research areas pertaining to both rural and Aboriginal health. Her research strives to improve health care services and accessibility to services for individuals living in rural BC.
qualifications: PhD, RPsych
contribution: contributed to drafts
position: Associate professor
Canada
Dr. Hardy's research interests include rural psychology, knowledge translation, children's mental health, and access to mental health services in rural communities.
qualifications: PhD, RN
contribution: contributed to drafts
position: Associate professor
Canada
I am a Professor Emerita in the School of Nursing at the University of Northern British Columbia. I undertake health services research, focusing on professional practice and its development, particularly in rural and remote settings.
Creating positive early rural placements in medical education
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Discharge against medical advice in rural and remote emergency departments
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Retention of early-career GPs as independent specialists in former training practices
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Rural GP Association of Scotland (RGPAS) Annual Conference #RGPAS24, 15–17 November 2024, Inverness, Scotland
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11th Biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) 2024, 2–6 December 2024, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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4th International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2025, 16–19 June 2025, Adelaide Convention Centre, Kaurna Country, Australia
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