Dr Angela Stratton on being a Rural Generalist
Welcome to the Talking Country Health podcast brought to you by Rural Workforce Agency Victoria. Tune in to our latest episode for some exciting stories about working on snow fields, …
Welcome to the Talking Country Health podcast brought to you by Rural Workforce Agency Victoria. Tune in to our latest episode for some exciting stories about working on snow fields, …
2023-24 Outreach Service Funding Round is open! RWAV welcomes applications for 2023-24 Outreach Service Funding Round! Closing date for application …
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Since November 2018, the Australian Health Industry Group (AHIG) has operated the Boort Medical Clinic as part of an agreement with Boort District Health (BDH). The partnership between AHIG and …
RWAV’s 2018 photography competition came to a close last month. Influenced by the theme “This is Our Community”, we received entries from all around Victoria taken by health practitioners, individuals …
Sophie Griffiths is a physiotherapist and RWAV recently placed her in Central Highlands Health in Creswick. Sophie shares her insights with RWAV about the importance of allied health practitioners for …
Shelley Milverton is a generalist physiotherapist who works at North East Life Yarrawonga. In her role she treats and manages a lot of sporting injuries, musculoskeletal issues, some neurological conditions, …
After recently deciding to close his general practice, Dr Stuart Garrow wanted to continue practising medicine. He came upon RWAV on the Internet …
Brad Pickering works at Otway Health in Apollo Bay as a Clinical Nurse Manager. The role is a combination of the Nurse Unit Manager and the Nurse Practitioner roles. In …
From the rainforests of the Otways, the plains of The Mallee, to the rolling hills of Gippsland, Victoria’s geographical landscape is diverse and unique. Join RWAV – Rural Workforce Agency …
Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation now provides culturally appropriate primary health care and best practice medical services across the Wellington, Latrobe and Baw Baw Shires of the Gippsland region. Prior to …
Did you know there are significant numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in rural and regional communities across Victoria? At RWAV, …
RWAV, together with the Primary Health Networks, are now delivering Eye HealthPathways training to GPs, Aboriginal health workers and clinical staff at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) across Victoria, …
Significant changes will start to occur in our Rural Health Outreach Fund program over the next year, which will bring stimulating healthcare reform for the communities in which outreach service …
In May 2018, 10 children and their families travelled down from Mallee District Aboriginal Services in Mildura to Kilmore and District Hospital to undertake ear nose and throat surgeries with …
By Associate Professor Amar Trivedi, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Outreach Service Provider to Wonthaggi As a new specialist, I started participating in the Rural Outreach Service program at least 16 years ago …
Tuesday 14 August 2018 In attendance at this meeting were representatives from the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), EVGP Training …
Norman Dulvarie is a Registered Nurse/Registered Aboriginal Health Practitioner with Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service and he has a vision to provide healthcare that is culturally appropriate. His vision has …
Ian Johansen is the Manager at headspace Swan Hill. RWAV caught up with Mr Johansen to ask him about being a recipient of the Allied Health CPD Scholarship and how …
Yvette Morton is a physiotherapist who works at Western District Health Service (WDHS) at the Hamilton Base Hospital. As the hospital seeks to hire more physiotherapists, we caught up with …
From the rainforests of the Otways, to the plains of The Mallee, to the rolling hills of Gippsland, rural Victoria’s geographical landscape is diverse and unique. Join RWAV in visually …
Rural general practitioner (GP) Dr Michael Connor hung up his stethoscope and retired at the end of June. It closed the chapter on almost 48 years of committed service to …
In the 2017/18 financial year, three physiotherapists from Optimum Clinic applied to RWAV and obtained three continuing professional development grants. The outcome was …
In 2017 Dr Susan Lumsdaine joined RWAV’s locum program. She began in Traralgon, and most recently was contracted to work in Walwa, Victoria. The small, rural community is home to …
P: +61 3 9349 7800
F: +61 3 9820 0401
Wurundjeri Country
Level 6, Tower 4, World Trade Centre
18 – 38 Siddeley Street
Docklands Vic 3008
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