8th Rural & Remote Health Scientific Symposium full virtual program delivery

Virtual registrations are now open for the 8th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium on 6-7 October. The full digital program retains the more than 60 research presentations, poster sessions and engagement with high-quality keynote speakers, including:

• infectious disease expert and COVID-19 commentator, Professor Mary-Louise McLaws
• head of the Canberra University Regional Wellbeing Survey, Associate Professor Jacki Schirmer, and
• Associate Professor Adrienne O’Neil, Director of Heart & Mind Research and Deputy Director of the Food & Mood Centre in the Deakin University School of Medicine.

The theme of the virtual symposium is ‘Connecting research, practice and communities’ – bringing together rural health academics, clinical researchers and practitioners, students, as well as policymakers engaged with the Alliance and the rural health sector. The Alliance hosts the Symposium in conjunction with the Australian Rural Health Education Network, the Federation of Rural Australian Medical Educators and the Lowitja Institute.

The symposium offers comprehensive knowledge learning and professional development, as well as the opportunity for personal engagement with speakers, presenters and peers.

See you at the Symposium.