(Re)location, (re)location, (re)location (By Saskia Hartog) If you had asked me at the start of my internship this year what the similarities are between the intern program and working in real-estate, I probably would have been lost for words. However, after completing my first placement, one thing that has really struck me is the impact of location on not only the housing market, but also the delivery of healthcare and on a personal level, the ongoing need for a support network. July 15, 2022 By Sharnee Trehan challenges, Change, rural, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
How not to waste a good healthcare crisis (Tinto Cherian) COVID, in all its might, crippled the day-to-day functioning of people, organisations, governments, and social structures. It will be constructive to appraise the lessons this crisis invoked on our accustomed conventional systems and the visions that the resilience and experience instilled. June 3, 2022 By ACHSM Admin challenges, Clinical governance, COVID-19, government, health outcomes, health service delivery, patients, public health, public service, regional, remote, rural, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
A Call To Arms (Kelvin Yap) Kelvin Yap reflects on his learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. January 24, 2021 By Oscar Chaffey career, challenges, COVID-19, health outcomes, internship, public health, regional, rural, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
The challenges in providing rural healthcare According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 75% of the population does not get enough exercise and 69% of the population are considered overweight or obese in rural communities. July 26, 2019 By ACHSM Admin challenges, health service delivery, obesity, public health, regional, remote, rural 0 0 Comment Read More »
10 advantages of working in regional and rural health Shortly after Simonne Collins took the opportunity of a new position as an ACHSM Management Intern, she was informed she would be completing her first placement at a regional hospital in Victoria. As this placement draws to a close, she reflects on the many advantages of working in regional and rural health services. June 19, 2019 By ACHSM Admin internship, placement, regional, rural, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
The role health managers can play in creating culturally safe environments for Aboriginal people The colonisation and historical events that have occurred in Australia have had and continue to have devastating impacts on Aboriginal people. Accessing healthcare can be particularly difficult for our First Nations people due to a deep mistrust and the institutional racism present in most hospitals. February 22, 2019 By ACHSM Admin challenges, health service delivery, indigenous, patients, public health, regional, remote, rural 0 0 Comment Read More »