Keeping the legacy of Gayle Woodford alive
Associate Professor Sue Lenthall was waiting to board a plane at Sydney Airport when news filtered through that the body of her friend and colleague, remote area nurse Gayle Woodford, had been found in a shallow grave. The nurse on duty at the health clinic in the remote South Australian town of Fregon, Gayle went […]
Keeping the legacy of Gayle Woodford alive
Associate Professor Sue Lenthall was waiting to board a plane at Sydney Airport when news filtered through that the body of her friend and colleague, remote area nurse Gayle Woodford, had been found in a shallow grave. The nurse on duty at the health clinic in the remote South Australian town of Fregon, Gayle went […]
Australian nurse chosen to lead International Council of Nurses (ICN)
Australian remote area nurse turned research academic Dr Isabelle Skinner will represent more than 20 million nurses worldwide after being appointed the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) last month. Founded in 1899, ICN is a federation of over 130 national nursing associations, including the Australian Nursing and Midwifery […]
Building resilience in health providers working remote
A nation-wide support service for remote area health workers is the ‘best job in the world’ according to senior clinical psychologist Dr Annmaree Wilson. Dr Wilson heads up a team of 11 psychologists, including two Aboriginal psychologists, as part of the CRANAplus Bush Support Service 1800 support line. Dr Wilson and her team are focussed […]