A qualitative exploration of health student perspectives of rural and remote placements during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To explore health student perspectives of rural and remote placements during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Setting: Australia.

Participants: Allied health, nursing and medical students with a planned rural or remote placement between February and October 2020.

The COVID-19 risk perceptions, health precautions, and emergency preparedness in older CALD adults in South Australia: A cross-sectional study.

Background: In Australia, the relationships of cultural contexts with health challenges in older culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) adults during the COVID-19 remain under-investigated. This study explored the older CALD adults' risk perceptions of COVID-19, and identified demographics and risk perceptions associated with their health precautions and emergency preparation in South Australia.

Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted.

Potential for Use of Portable Ultrasound Devices in Rural and Remote Settings in Australia and Other Developed Countries: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has become more common for rapid evaluation. Applications are limited by lack of training of users, difficulty maintaining ultrasound competencies, access to equipment for optimal imaging, and limitations in quality control. Such barriers exist in low-resource, underserved health care settings.

Risk Perception and Health Precautions Towards COVID-19 Among Older Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Adults in South Australia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Background: Risk perceptions and precaution-taking against COVID-19 are affected by individuals' health status, psychosocial vulnerabilities and cultural dimensions. This cross-sectional study investigates risk perceptions associated with COVID-19 and specifically the problem- and emotion-focused health precautions of older, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) South Australians.

Methods: Cross-sectional research involving self-administration of an online survey.

'I can't go, I can't afford it': Financial concern amongst health students undertaking rural and remote placements during COVID-19.

Introduction: As the coronavirus pandemic unfolded during 2020, widespread financial uncertainty emerged amongst university students across the globe. What is not yet clear is how Australian health students were financially impacted during the initial stages of the pandemic and whether this influenced their ability to undertake planned rural or remote placements.

Objective: To examine (a) financial concern amongst health students during COVID-19, (b) the financial implications of changes to planned rural or remote placements and (c) the impact of these factors on students' ability to undertake placements during the pandemic.

Impact of COVID-19 on rural and remote student placements in Australia: A national study.

Objective: To investigate students' perceptions of the impact of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on rural and remote placements facilitated by 16 University Departments of Rural Health in Australia in 2020.

Design: A mixed-method design comprising an online survey and semi-structured interviews.

Setting: Australia.

Rationale and protocol for the Nursing and Allied Health Graduate Outcomes Tracking (NAHGOT) study: a large-scale longitudinal investigation of graduate practice destinations.

Introduction: Inequitable distribution of health workforce limits access to healthcare services and contributes to adverse health outcomes. WHO recommends tracking health professionals from their points of entry into university and over their careers for the purpose of workforce development and planning. Previous research has focused on medical students and graduates' choice of practice location.

Delivering introductory physiotherapy clinical placements incorporating simulated learning experiences in rural settings.

Objective: To investigate the delivery, in rural settings, of introductory physiotherapy clinical placements incorporating simulation and describe the impact of these placements on the uptake of longer-term rural immersion opportunities.

Design: Retrospective cohort design.

Setting: The University of Newcastle and the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health (UONDRH), New South Wales, Australia.

Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation Practices in Preterm Infants: A Survey of Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Intensive and Special Care Units.

Preterm infants are at increased risk of micronutrient deficiencies as a result of low body stores, maternal deficiencies, and inadequate supplementations. The aim of this survey was to investigate current vitamin and mineral supplementation practices and compare these with published recommendations and available evidence on dosages and long-term outcomes of supplementations in preterm infants. In 2018, a two-part electronic survey was emailed to 50 Australasian Neonatal Dietitians Network (ANDiN) member and nonmember dietitians working in neonatal units in Australia and New Zealand.

Developing and maintaining collaborative practice: Exploring perspectives from dietetics and speech pathology about 'what works well'.

Aim: The aim was to support rich collaborative practice between two professions who frequently work together across both ordered and organic modes of collaboration.

Methods: This study uses a qualitative research approach of collaborative dialogical inquiry to explore the question 'From the perspective of dietitians and speech pathologists, "what works well" for developing and maintaining collaborative practice?' We deliberately chose a context where collaborative practice is evident, University Department of Rural Health (UONDRH). Participants in the research were academics and clinicians from dietetics and speech pathology.

The changing landscape of physiotherapy student clinical placements: An exploration of geographical distribution and student performance across settings.

Objective: To describe the geographical distribution of physiotherapy clinical placements and investigate the relationship between geographical setting and clinical placement marks in physiotherapy students.

Design: A retrospective cohort design was used for this study.

Setting: The University of Newcastle, New South Wales.