The 2024 Research Symposium Scientific Program will be held on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 of November 2024 at the Dubbo RSL Club, Dubbo. The WHRN2024 Symposium will be our eleventh annual research symposium with presentations celebrating research in line with this symposium theme, Growing Sustainable Rural Health Research.
There will be pre-symposium workshops on Monday 18 November, including exciting opportunities to engage in research and evaluation skill building and engaging community in research.
In the evening on Day 1 (Monday 18 November 2024), the gala event to award our 2024 Western NSW Researcher of the Year winners will be held. Nominations for Researcher of the Year are also now open.
The 2024 program will include a mix of research presentations (general, emerging, open and student) rural health categories to encourage broader community involvement in the Symposium.
The open category is designed for rural health services, organisations, community workers, Elders, other community members and advocates to showcase their work, ideas, projects, reflections, and stories about rural health. Individuals are invited to share lived experiences and changes needed in health services. WHRN recognises the value of these contributions that don’t fit neatly into the traditional scientific abstract format.
The student category is for students undertaking rural health related research as part of their course curriculum. We hope you can join us for an incredible celebration of health research in Western and Far Western NSW.
2024 Key Research Streams:
- Aboriginal health
- Co-design and consumer engagement
- Health services and workforce
- Mental health
- Oral health
- Palliative and end-of-life care
While submissions relating to these sub-themes are encouraged, abstracts detailing rural health research, and service provision and experiences outside these sub-themes will still be considered.
Abstract guidelines and submission instructions can be downloaded below
