qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, designed the project, literature review, collected data, input data, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft
position: Senior rural medical practitioner
Australia
Australian/American GP/Researcher interested in thermotherapies, sweat metabolomics, complementary medicine, lifestyle/wellness medicine, and environmental health issues of urban, rural and remote residents worldwide.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: designed the project, contributed to drafts
position: Lecturer
Projects are: Rural Health Research Register, LISARRH (Literature Information Service for Australian Rural and Remote Health), Health and Information Technology.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: designed the project, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts
position: Senior lecturer
Australia
Dr Margaret Stebbing is the Adjunct Lecturer C for Population Health in the Monash University Department of Rural and Indigenous Health, in the School of Rural Health in Moe. Margaret's professional background is in nursing, public health practice and both clinical and social epidemiology. She has worked in rural and remote health projects in Victoria, the NT of Australia, Nepal and China. Recently completed research projects include a study at the household level of perceived health impacts of long term water insecurity in small rural towns in Victoria, and a research and action project to develop a workforce model to support retention of allied health professionals at retirement age in rural Victoria. Margaret teaches a Masters unit in Health, ecology and environmental change.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts
position: Senior research fellow
NRHA 36th Rural Health Policy Institute, 11–13 February 2025, Washington, DC, USA
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National Rural Health Conference 2025, 2–3 May 2025, Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand
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NRHA 30th Health Equity Conference, 19–20 May 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA
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NRHA 48th Annual Rural Health Conference, 20–23 May 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA
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2025 International Rural Nursing Conference, 27–30 May 2025, Arlington, TX, USA
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BC Rural Health Conference 2025, 6–8 June 2025, Prince George, BC, Canada
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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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14th EURIPA Rural Health Forum. Rural Reformation: Meeting Wellbeing and Healthcare Needs in Rural Communities, 26–28 June 2025, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Rethinking Remote 2025: Scotland's Rural Health Conference
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WONCA World Conference 2025: New Vision for Primary Health Care and Sustainable Development, 17–21 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal
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NRHA 23rd Rural Health Clinic Conference, 23–24 September 2025, Kansas, MO, USA
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana
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18th National Rural Health Conference, 14–17 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia