Community-Driven Rural, Regional and Remote Health Research: Showcasing Projects and Collaboration - Hybrid event

Building upon the success of the Regional and Rural Health Research Dalby Consumer Roundtable held in February 2024, the UQ Health Research Accelerator (HERA) Workshop in May, and the Toowoomba partner event in July, the UQ rural, regional, and remote (RRR) Health Research Summit: Spotlighting Community-Driven Research is structured around highlighting the breakthroughs, challenges, and complexities of RRR Health Research focused on community-identified priorities in rural, regional, and remote Queensland.

The event will feature presentations of individual projects by project members/collaborators, including health partners consumers and researchers. Afterward, participate in an interactive collaborative session to design the future of the RRR Health Research landscape. This session offers a unique opportunity for in-depth discussions and networking.

Facilitator: Professor Karen Moritz

Presenters will include: 

• Kirsten Adlard, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
• Professor Bruce Chater, Rural and Remote Medicine Clinical Unit
• Dr David Chua, Primary Care Clinical Unit
• Associate Professor Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan, Rural Clinical School
• Professor Anthony Shakeshaft, Poche Centre for Indigenous Health
• Jessica Taylor, President of the Endometriosis Association (QLD) (QENDO)

Who should attend

University of Queensland researchers interested in rural, regional, and remote health research.

Location

Room 273, Global Change Institute (20), St Lucia campus / online via Zoom for those in rural, regional and remote locations. 

While the event is hybrid, we would encourage those on campus to attend in-person.