Time | Session |
9.00am - 5.00pm | PRIME Workshop day Members of the Te Whatu Ora review team will share their thinking on the review process for PRIME services and seek feedback and input from PRIME responders as stakeholders. We welcome as many PRIME responders, both current and those no longer working within the PRIME structure, to register to attend this important PRIME Workshop day. You are able to register for the PRIME Workshop day as part of your conference registration or just attend the day only. Please visit the Attend page for further details. |
10.00am - 5.00pm | Rural Hospital Medicine (RHM) Registrar Day Please click here for the final programme. Please click here to register your attendance. |
10.00am - 4.00pm | Rural Health Research and Education Day Please click on the link above to find out more about this day. |
4.00pm - 5.00pm | Rural Health Research and Education - Chapter meeting (following the Research and Education Day at 4pm) |
5.00pm - 7.00pm | Welcome reception Light canapes and beverages will be served throughout the exhibition area. |
Time | Session | |||||
7.00am | The Inaugural Walk There is no need for speeches or academic gowns, however would recommend suitable walking shoes. Further details including the departure location will be confirmed one week prior to conference. | |||||
8.30am | Pōwhiri | |||||
9.00am | Welcome to day one Jehan Casinader, Conference MC | |||||
Conference opening Rev Bill Nathan, Board Member, Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network and Chair, Te Rōpū Ārahi Dr Fiona Bolden, Chair, Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network | ||||||
Minister's address Hon Matt Doocey, Associate Minister of Health (Rural), Minister of Mental Health, Minister of ACC | ||||||
9.30am | Andrew Little enraged the sector in 2022 when he said, "Part of the problem with rural health service's is that there are old-fashioned business models that don't work any more." Panel: What are the future funding and business models that will ensure strong rural health services | |||||
10.30am | Morning tea | Paramanawa | |||||
11.00am | Keynote: Health leadership from a Te Ao Māori perspective | |||||
11.45am | Te Aka Toitū project - how rural connectivity can drive opportunities in remote rural communities Lesley Immink, Chair, Te Aka Toitū Trust Keld Hunia, Project Manager, Te Aka Toitū Trust Chris Eketone, Minginui | |||||
12.30pm | Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua | Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead Why I choose rural Tatila Helu, Training Intern Dr Adrian Wilson, Raglan Medical | |||||
12.35pm | Lunch | Te Kai o Te Rānui | |||||
12.40pm - 1.20pm | RNZCGP Rural Gps Chapter - AGM | Rural Communities - Chapter meeting | Rural Nurses New Zealand - Chapter meeting | |||
Concurrent 1a | Concurrent 1b | Concurrent 1c | Concurrent 1d | Concurrent 1e | Concurrent 1f | |
1.30pm | Rural-regional interprofessional education: 12 years on and still going strong A/Prof Eileen McKinlay, Dr Kyle Eggleton | Data for care coordination: Māori and rural perspectives Mariana Hudson, Dr Jesse Whitehead | What Allied Health Practitioners tell us matters when choosing rural health roles Dr Jane George | Self awareness and reflection as a model for workforce wellbeing and sustainability Kate Stark | Emergency department-led chest pain management: A promising option for rural New Zealand Eleanor Dunn | Workshop: Live your today while planning for your tomorrow Sue Stewart, Hamish McPhail |
2.00pm | Rural secondary school leaver attainment inequities for students entering medical programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand Dr Kyle Eggleton | Kete ako hauora – evolving the Rural Health Professional Development programme, My Health Hub Chris Moore | Can access to Physiotherapy in primary care reduce wait times, improve outcomes and deliver equity? Rachel Fenemor | Implementing innovative technology in a stretched primary care setting and the impact for rural patients Al Duncan | Strengths and weaknesses of safety netting advice communicated to paediatric patients whānau on discharge Nicola-Mary Geraghty | |
2.30pm | He Raraunga Hāpori - understanding demographic change and service provision for thriving rural Māori communities Dr Jesse Whitehead | The stumbling, fumbling phase: The early establishment phase of a University Department of Rural Health Prof Fiona Doolan-Noble, Chelsie Grace | Practical recommendations to attract and retain AHPs in rural health setting Dr Jane George | Provision of primary care services in rural hospital setting – responding to crisis Kaitaia hospital Joe Crowley, Neta Smith, Michelle Roche, Rachel Thompson | Smart-phone Fundus Camera: An eye-opening alternative to direct Ophthalmoscopy in general practice Dr Scott Davidson, Dr Waldir Rodrigues de Souza Jr |
3.00pm | Afternoon tea | Paramanawa | ||||
Concurrent 2a | Concurrent 2b | Concurrent 2c | Concurrent 2d | Concurrent 2e | |
3.30pm | Becoming a rural doctor; identifying threshold concepts and exploring their impact in rural undergraduate education Dr Emma Boddington, Dr Katherine Hall, Dr Katharina Blattner | Prevention IS cure ....how to create a resilient rural workforce Dr John Collier | Equity of geographic accessibility to physiotherapy care in Aotearoa Dr Miranda Buhler | Safe and effective use of AI in resource constrained practice Dr Samantha King | A retrospective observational study examining interhospital transfers from six New Zealand rural hospitals in 2019 Dr Rory Miller |
4.00pm | Health aspirations and needs of Māori and Pacific peoples living in Te Rohe Pōtae Victoria Maiuku, Janina'ofa Galewski | Rural Nursing Workforce review utilising the geographic classification for health Michelle Smith | What does it mean to be an allied health professional working in rural Aotearoa? Sarah Walker | Rural telehealth - korero with Ka Ora Telecare on the first 6 months of service Dr Emma Calvert | Acute coronary syndrome management and outcomes: do disparities for patients presenting to rural hospitals exist? Dr Rory Miller |
4.30pm | Keynote: Unleashing the power of Attract-Connect-Stay to build a strong rural health workforce Dr Cath Cosgrave | ||||
5.30pm | Day one concludes | ||||
5.30pm - 6.30pm | Whānau Whānui - Chapter meeting | ||||
7.00pm till midnight | Conference and Awards dinner Your dinner ticket will include two drink vouchers and a cash bar will also be available. |
Time | Session | |||||
7.00am - 8.00am | Rural General Practice - Chapter meeting Students of Rural Health Aotearoa (SoRHA) - Chapter meeting | |||||
7.30am - 8.30am | Rural Midwifery and Maternity - Chapter meeting | |||||
8.30am | Welcome to day two Jehan Casinader, Conference MC | |||||
8.35am | Keynote: A technological future for rural health John Macaskill-Smith | |||||
9.35am | Panel: Lessons learned in preparing and responding to a climate emergency Sonya Smith, Director of Health, Ngati Porou Oranga Sheryl Wright, Community Midwife, Moehau Midwives Katie Latimer, General Manager for Strategic Development, Pinnacle Midlands Health Network Dr Jo Scott-Jones, Clinical Director, Pinnacle Midlands Health Network | |||||
10.15am | Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua | Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead Technology is the solution to rural workforce | |||||
10.20am | Morning tea | Paramanawa | |||||
Concurrent 3a | Concurrent 3b | Concurrent 3c | Concurrent 3d | Concurrent 3e | Concurrent 3f | |
10.50am | The barriers to student participation and rural student placements Geraldine Atchico, Daniel Lavin | Workshop: Unleashing the power of the community connector program to strengthen your rural healthcare workforce (limited to 25 people) Dr Cath Cosgrave | Farmer with a fever – New Zealand Human Leptospirosis. Understanding clinical complexity: A qualitative approach Dr Tanya Quin | Desert island survival - Lessons to transfer to rural health Helen Connole | Midwifery practice models for sustainable rural maternity care services in Aotearoa Kendra Short, Shanti Daellenbach, Jan scherp, Kimai Cure | Undertaking rural: Urban analysis using your own or routinely collected health data: The GCH team (Limited to 20 people) Prof Garry Nixon, A/Prof Gabrielle Davie, Prof Sue Crengle, Dr Jesse Whitehead, Dr Rory Miller, Talis Liepins |
11.20am | Integrated Rural Marae clinics - a multi provider partnership to address health disparities Dr Mike Loten, Mike Edmonds | Nurture and nature, growing rural doctors: The rural stream Dr Tanya Quin | From little things big things grow: Developing a rural pre-clinical medicine program in South Australia Dr James Padley | Understanding rural–urban variation in diabetes indicators: Insights from the New Zealand Atlas of Healthcare Variation Niveditha Gurram, Catherine Gerard | ||
11.50am | Are we making bread yet? Hemaima Reihana-Tait | Using medical administrators to manage the inbox deluge Miriam Martin | Sustainability: Professional Framework of Practice for Rural Nurses Prof Jean Ross, Michelle Smith | Waikato studies of urban rural differences in primary care Prof Ross Lawrenson, Fiona Wing |
12.20pm | Lunch | Te Kai o Te Rānui | ||||
12.25pm - 1.10pm | Rural Hospitals - Chapter meeting | ||||
1.10pm | Keynote: The power of stories Jehan Casinader | ||||
2.00pm | Lightning talks What does a successful international recruitment campaign look like? Jonathan Stubb, Jamie Patterson | ||||
2.05pm | The kaiāwhina workforce Sara Mason | ||||
2.10pm | Rural MH101® and weathering the storm: Mental health workshops for rural communities Kelly Atherton | ||||
2.15pm | Presentation TBC | ||||
2.20pm | What do farmers want doctors to understand about farmers? Dr Tanya Quin, Dr Justine Burnside | ||||
2.25pm | How a Waikato graduate entry medical program will benefit the rural sector Prof Ross Lawrenson | ||||
Concurrent 4a | Concurrent 4b | Concurrent 4c | Concurrent 4d | Concurrent 4e | |
2.30pm | Rural-urban variation in COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Aotearoa New Zealand: Examining the national rollout (5 mins) He Aroka Urutā – Lessons from the COVID-19 vaccination rollout: A rural health provider perspective (15 mins)
| PGY2 placements in general practice – rural and urban perspectives: A mixed-methods study Dr Carol Atmore | Indigenising rural health workforce and services: Growing the Māori and Pacific enrolled nurse workforce Ebony Komene, Coral Wiapo, Lisa Sami, Dr Sue Adams, Josephine Davis | Should virtual be the new reality? Dr Ruth Large | Rural Health and HIV: How the rural health workforce can support the National HIV Action Plan: Cameron Leakey |
3.00pm | Afternoon tea | Paramanawa | ||||
Concurrent 5a | Concurrent 5b | Concurrent 5c | Concurrent 5d | Concurrent 5e | |
3.30pm | Rethinking Psychosocial support following adverse events: Integrating practical solutions with wellbeing delivery in the Field Sarah Donaldson | Time to start local in rural health: Community participation in service, education and workforce Prof Roger Strasser, Prof Sarah Strasser | Nurse practitioner workforce development: Advancing health access and equity Dr Sue Adams, Josephine Davis, Ebony Komene, Dr Jill Wilkinson | Rural-urban differences in health service utilisation: An international scoping review of contemporary literature Talis Liepins | What does a community need from its rural hospital? (10 mins) Stephen Ram Exploring seasonal and geographic variation in rural hospital use and bypass behaviour (10 mins) Dr Jesse Whitehead |
4.00pm | Strong, independent New Zealanders – how MSD can work with you to achieve this goal Dr Cathy Stephenson | Developing a framework for rural therapeutic reasoning utilising feedback from a critical simulation exercise Dr James Padley | Rural Nurse Practitioner model for reducing rural readmissions Alicia Gubb | Acute care services by Telehealth: Serving the community Dr Ruth Large | Rurality, deprivation and ethnicity: Their intersection and impact on mortality A/Prof Gabrielle Davie |
4.30pm | Keynote: Solving global climate change from the Ngauranga Gorge Dr Ratu Mataira, Founder and CEO of OpenStar | ||||
5.30pm | Conference close | Poroporoaki |