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RURAL AOTEAROA RESEARCH NETWORK – Dr Fiona Doolan-Noble The Rural Aotearoa Research Network (RAOR) is a national emergent organisation, purposed to improve health and health care for rural people by strengthening synergies between research teams, rural organisations, iwi/communities and health providers, making rural research more meaningful for the communities it serves. Its co-governance strategy for research processes aims to optimise these relationships. The focus will be on facilitating high quality, translatable rural research that can make a difference to the wellbeing of rural communities and increase the job satisfaction of rural health professionals in a timely manner. Read more. ...................................................................................................................... Taking the Rheumatic Fever message 'Get every sore throat checked' into hard to reach rural communities – Sarah Bain, Health Promotion Agency A strep throat can lead to rheumatic fever if it’s left untreated. Rheumatic fever is very serious and can cause heart damage. You can’t tell if it’s a strep just by looking, so it’s important to get every sore throat checked as soon as possible to prevent a strep throat turning into rheumatic fever. If antibiotics are prescribed, it’s important that children take them for the full 10 days, even if they feel better, to stop it turning into rheumatic fever. In New Zealand, Māori and Pacific children and young people aged 4 to 19 years in parts of the North Island – particularly those who live in crowded homes and who have a family history of rheumatic fever – are more likely to get strep sore throats and therefore, rheumatic fever. The Health Promotion Agency has been working with the Ministry of Health to raise awareness of rheumatic fever and its link to sore throats. Their national Rheumatic Fever Awareness Campaign, using TV, radio and online advertising to promote the sore throat messages, ends on 31 July. From August, rheumatic fever ongoing awareness activities will be led by the 11 District Health Boards (DHBs) with a high incidence of rheumatic fever. RHĀNZ members are welcome to promote the rheumatic fever key messages in your workplaces, websites, electronic newsletters or social media channels. Several resources are available to help with this. To access these resources and learn more, click here. ...................................................................................................................... CYBERSECURITY IN HEALTH 2017 - SPECIAL OFFER FOR RHĀNZ MEMBERS Cybersecurity in Health 2017 The Maritime Room, Princes Wharf, Auckland CBD, Tuesday 1 August 2017 Symposium 9am to 5pm, followed by networking from 5pm to 7pm. The safety of your organisation and its clients depends on it. Programme includes: • Who is trying to hack you? • What the future and new technologies will bring • You've been hacked! Recovery and remediation • What does an Incident Response Plan look like? You will hear about the latest Government policies and tactics, developing an incident response plan, practical case studies, AI/machine learning, blockchain, cloud, mobile devices, IoT, and the pros/cons of outsourcing and insurance. Plus there will be lots of audience interaction - so you can ask questions and get expert answers. Special offer from NZHIT: Due to the importance of the whole area of cybersecurity in health we’ve been able to secure a special opportunity for RHĀNZ members to attend this event at a specially discounted rate of $169.00 (incl GST), which is a whopping $200 reduction. If you’d like to take up this offer then please email Talie Schmidt-Geen at admin@nzhit.nz and she will assist you to register at the discounted rate for MTANZ members” Click here for more information, speaker line up and registration details. ...................................................................................................................... IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS OF RURAL PRE-SCHOOLERS STEC is a new type of E.coli illness to New Zealand. It spreads easily and is life threatening in one in ten cases. Children under five living on and around farms are most at risk. Read more. ...................................................................................................................... Media Watch ...................................................................................................................... Rural nurses from top to tip of NZ elected to working party Eight nurses from the Far North to Stewart Island have been elected to the Rural Nurses NZ working party including four nurse practitioners. Nominations were called for in April for a working party to up the profile of rural nurses after the idea was first mooted at the National Rural Health Conference in March. (Nursing Review) Read more ...................................................................................................................... Stress levels rising as Manawatu Gorge closure stretches primary healthcare The boss of a Tararua primary health provider says the closure of the Manawatu Gorge is putting a strain on staff and patients, which she fears could have long term impacts for healthcare in the region. Tararua Health Group chief executive Sharon Wards says some staff at the group’s four health centres and Dannevirke community hospital have faced arduous journeys to get to and from work during the three-month gorge closure caused by a massive slip in April. And there’s no end in sight for them or their patients. (NZ Doctor - subscriber only) Read more ...................................................................................................................... Elderly abandoned by banks in rural Waikato Elderly small-town residents continue to languish after banks shut up shop. Last year saw bank branches in small Waikato towns close, including Raglan, Te Aroha, Paeroa, Putaruru and Ngaruawahia. Residents of Raglan and Putaruru said it was tough on the whole community, but the elderly - often wary of internet banking - have been hit the hardest. (Stuff) Read more ...................................................................................................................... Taranaki town left without a doctor as GP shortage bites A small Taranaki town will get two new doctors to help fill a massive shortage of GPs in the area, but residents will have to wait more than three months before they arrive. The doctors will step in after the only full-time doctor at the Patea Health Centre left earlier this week. The replacement doctors, a couple from England, won't arrive until October and they're only on a three month contract. (Radio NZ) Read more ...................................................................................................................... Earthquake support navigator appointed in Kekerengu after Kaikoura quakes An isolated rural community north of Kaikoura has found help in the form of an earthquake support navigator, as promised by the Government after the Kaikoura earthquake. Kekerengu and Clarence are about an hour's drive south of Blenheim down State Highway 1, near the slips that have blocked the route to Kaikoura. Living in such isolation makes going to the doctor, seeing specialists and managing insurance claims difficult But Kekerengu resident Chris Wilson has taken on the role of navigator, tasked with linking residents with agencies and services. (The Marlborough Express). Read more ...................................................................................................................... HWNZ scratches eight-year itch in review of voluntary bonding scheme Rural health leaders are calling for the Voluntary Bonding Scheme to be widened and targeted at areas of highest need in a wide-ranging review being done by Health Workforce New Zealand. Both Ms Hansen and Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand chief executive Michelle Thompson want the scheme to be widened to include nurse practitioners. (NZ Doctor – subscribers only) Read more ...................................................................................................................... Mobile app picks up skin cancer amongst Fieldays punters A mobile app which allows users to check for skin cancer picked up 10 cases at Fieldays. The New Zealand-made app, Firstcheck, was showcased at the country's premier agri-show following its launch late last year. Co-founder Hayden Laird said the app appealed to Fieldays-goers, many of whom admitted they had put off getting skin lesions checked. Read more |
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