Jeff Malpas Despite Immanuel Kant’s role as the pioneer of modern academic geography, the engagement by contemporary philosophers with the intellectual landscape of geography is slight. Contemporary geographers, on the other hand, seem to make frequent forays into philosophical territory,...

Associate Professor Janelle Knox-Hayes   Examining processes of sensemaking in communities coping with land loss, changes in local natural resources, and increased intensity of storm events uncovers the complexities of climate adaptation in coastal communities. Vulnerabilities to climate change are...

Hamish Curry1 1Executive Director, Asia Education Foundation (AEF) These are indeed testing times. Not because our students are doing more multiple choice, but because of the imperative that they engage with the real world, its issues and its inventions. Global...

Health care systems around the world are evolving and virtual health care is an important means for achieving this transformation.   Dr. Williams will compare the health care systems between Canada and Australia and review the health care transformation currently occurring...

Dr Ewen McPhee 1 1 President, Rural Doctors Association of Australia Telehealth is seen as a solution to the delivery of care to rural and remote Australians. The implementation of a myriad of systems, processes and actions to deliver on a set of...

Dr Sheila Cook 1 1 Director of Diabetes and Endocrinology at Toowoomba Hospital   People living in rural areas suffer poorer health and poorer access to health care. This is particularly challenging for people with diabetes, where lifestyle changes and complex medication...

Poppy Malone 1 1 Community Engagement Manager, Hireup   There is no doubt that the world is becoming increasingly technologically dependant, with the disability sector being no exception. In this presentation you will hear about how Hireup is harnessing the power of technology...

Anne Cahill Lambert AM 1 1 Chair, ACT Remuneration Tribunal   Bob Dylan released this song in 1964 and Anne Cahill Lambert sometimes wonders if the health system is still stuck in 1964.  While the technology has leapt ahead, especially in telehealth...

Dr Adam Scott 1 1 Director of Cardiac Sciences, Cardiac Investigations Unit, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital   In rural hospitals there exists a significant time and cost constraint on the physicians ability to directly supervise Exercise Stress Tests (ESTs). This has...