WHRN 2020 Symposium Emerging Research(er) Presentations – October 8
The fifth event in our virtual 2020 WHRN Symposium showcases a diverse range of local rural and regional research in line with the years symposium theme “by us, for us, with us”
This is the opportunity to hear about emerging research focusing on a range of topics including young people, university graduates and Aboriginal services.
This is a free 90 minute event.
REGISTER HERE
Program
12.30pm | Webinar commencement and Symposium opening | Dr Pip Southwell, Charles Sturt University |
Acknowledgment to Country | Dr Pip Southwell, CSU | |
Introduction | Prof Russell Roberts, CSU | |
Speaker 1 | Linking Schools, Families, and Health – Schools-Based Primary Health Care Registered Nurses in Broken Hill | Catherine Sanford |
Speaker 2 | Growing up is hard to do: Experiences of transitioning from youth to adult mental health services in rural NSW | Victoria Lovecchio |
Speaker 3 | Bachelor of Midwifery Graduates – Understanding What Makes Them Leave and What Makes Them Stay | Morwenna Williams |
Speaker 4 | Down the Track: what is the impact of extended rural placements on the work location of Sydney Medical School graduates | Kate Smith |
Speaker 5 | Bringing Yindyamarra into workplace learning experiences in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) | Jayne Lawrence |
Speaker 6 | Barriers and enablers faced by clinicians when referring Aboriginal clients to an involuntary drug and alcohol treatment unit in NSW | Lynette Bullen |
1.40pm | Facilitated panellist discussion and questions | Russell Roberts |
1.50pm | Achieving the vision – By us for us with us! | |
2.00pm | CLOSE |
This event has been sponsored by Three Rivers University Department of Rural Health


Don’t forget that all accepted presenters across the series will be in the running for the WHRN 2020 Symposium awards being announced at our final event on 10 December 2020.
Categories include:
- Best General Research Presentation
- Best Emerging Research Presentation
- Best e-Poster presentation
- People’s choice ePoster presentation
Questions? Please email us at srh.whrnadmin@sydney.edu.au
Don’t forget you can also view the researcher presentations from our 2019 Symposium here