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The Centre for Remote Heath (CRH) online Pharmacotherapeutics course provides participants with knowledge regarding pharmacotherapeutics in Remote Area Nursing (RAN) practice, the development of sound clinical reasoning for drug therapies and best practice in a remote setting. It spans principles of pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacology.

Part of our induction for new-to-remote health professionals (HPs) has been the Cultural Orientation training, which is conducted by Northern Territory General Practice Education (NTGPE). Going forward, RAHC will be offering this one-day cultural orientation program in-house.

RAHC is hosting a special evening on 10 February 2017 at the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) branch in Melbourne to meet with Health Professionals interested in working remote.

This event coincides with the annual Remote Emergency Care (REC) course held in Melbourne.  The course is sponsored by RAHC and conducted by CRANAplus.

This year RAHC will be present at the following conferences and we look forward to meeting you there:

RAHC’s Clinical Manager, Elly Fontes, will be leaving RAHC at the end of the year and moving back into clinical practice. Elly has been instrumental in leading the clinical team in delivering effective clinical support to the Health Professionals (HPs) coming to the Northern Territory to undertake remote health placements.

As we fast approach the end of the year I would like to personally thank you on behalf of the Board and the entire team at Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC) for being part of the ongoing effort to close the gap in Indigenous health outcomes.

Health professionals (HPs) are reminded to be vigilant when checking vaccines prior to administering them to reduce the risk of errors occurring. Several issues have been identified that may contribute to this and therefore (HPs) are reminded to follow health service policies in regards to administration of vaccines. This includes:

The first free online training resource to assist health professionals across Australia understand Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) was launched at Parliament House in Darwin by the Hon. Warren Snowdon, Federal Member for Lingiari and Shadow Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health.

The online training module for the operation of the new M1 Stryker® stretchers will benefit both new-to-remote and experienced Remote Area Nurses (RANs) who may need a refresher. The free module can be accessed after creating an account on the Northern Territory Department of Health Mylearning website.  

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has announced the launch of the Community and Primary Health Care Nursing Week: Nurses where you need them, their annual national campaign.

This campaign aims to:

Applications are now open for Postgraduate Remote Health Practice Programs with the Centre for Remote Health.  The programs offered are:

RAHC Health Professionals (HPs) are welcome to apply for Professional Development (PD) support directly related to remote health practice. Please read the RAHC ‘Professional Development Policy’ prior to applying for support.

The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) is the peak professional body for nurses working in primary health care. APNA champions the role of primary health care nurses; to advance professional recognition, ensure workforce sustainability, nurture leadership in health, and optimise the role of nurses in patient-centred care.

The nature of working in remote locations in the Northern Territory means that patients may present with different symptoms than in urban-based locations. We created these modules to increase awareness about Indigenous health and educate those who are preparing to work, or interested in working in Indigenous communities.